Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer 2 has grossed Rs 424.25 crore worldwide in its first four days in theatres, with the Nelson Dilipkumar-directed action film recording a rise in domestic collections on Sunday, October 18.
The film earned Rs 55.85 crore nett in India on its fourth day, an 18.2% increase from Saturday’s Rs 47.25 crore. Its total domestic nett collection has reached Rs 199.90 crore, while the India gross stands at Rs 234.25 crore. Overseas markets have contributed Rs 190 crore to its worldwide gross.
According to Sacnilk, the film recorded an overall occupancy of 62% across 15,473 shows on Sunday. It registered 36,87,269 footfalls on the day, taking the cumulative number of theatre visits over its first four days to 1,30,21,526.
Jailer 2 box office collections over four days
Released in theatres on Thursday, October 15, Jailer 2 opened with an India nett collection of Rs 59.70 crore, recording 55.4% occupancy across 16,599 shows.
Its collections fell to Rs 37.10 crore on Friday, October 16, with occupancy dropping to 48.2% across 13,157 shows. The film recovered on Saturday, October 17, earning Rs 47.25 crore nett from 14,604 shows at an occupancy of 53.9%.
Sunday brought another increase, with collections climbing to Rs 55.85 crore and occupancy reaching 62%. The four-day domestic nett total consequently stood at Rs 199.90 crore.
Tamil version accounts for the biggest share
The Tamil version remained the film’s largest contributor on Sunday, collecting Rs 39.95 crore nett from 8,173 shows at an occupancy of 80%.
The Telugu version earned Rs 9.50 crore nett across 2,234 shows, with occupancy at 64.3%. The Hindi version collected Rs 5.75 crore nett from 4,902 shows, recording 31% occupancy. The Kannada version contributed Rs 65 lakh from 164 shows at an occupancy of 61%.
Language-wise occupancy figures for 2D screenings showed particularly strong turnout for the Tamil version. Its overall occupancy was reported at 82.58%, with morning shows recording 67.08%, afternoon shows 87.08%, evening shows 88.77% and night shows 87.38%.
The Hindi version registered an overall occupancy of 44.40%. Morning shows recorded 28.58%, afternoon screenings 49.83%, evening shows 47.83% and night shows 46%.
The Telugu version recorded 61.81% overall occupancy, with morning shows at 41.92%, afternoon shows at 70.58%, evening shows at 71.83% and night shows at 62.92%.
Overseas earnings push worldwide total beyond Rs 400 crore
Jailer 2’s overseas performance has added significantly to its global collections. The film earned Rs 40 crore from international markets on Sunday, taking its cumulative overseas gross to Rs 190 crore.
Combined with the domestic gross of Rs 234.25 crore, this brought its worldwide gross collection to Rs 424.25 crore after four days in cinemas.
The figures are based on box-office tracking estimates and may be revised as further collection data becomes available.
Shamna Kasim thanks Rajinikanth and the film’s team
Meanwhile, actor Shamna Kasim has thanked audiences for their response to her dance appearance in Jailer 2. She also expressed gratitude to director Nelson Dilipkumar, producer Kalanithi Maran and composer Anirudh Ravichander for giving her the opportunity to be part of the film.
In a video shared on social media, Shamna spoke about the opportunity to share screen space with Rajinikanth, whom she has admired for years. She also named Padayappa as one of her favourite films featuring the veteran actor.
“Everyone would like to share screen space with a style icon such as Rajinikanth sir. I never thought that I would have that opportunity,” she said.
Jailer 2 cast and story
Rajinikanth returns as Tiger Muthuvel Pandian in Jailer 2, the sequel to the 2023 film Jailer. The follow-up continues the story of the character played by the actor in the original film.
The cast includes S. J. Suryah as Bodhi Kalpak, Mithun Chakraborty as Chakri, Suraj Venjaramoodu as Dileep, Ramya Krishnan, Vidya Balan and Yogi Babu. The film also features special appearances by Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar and Jackie Shroff.
Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the action entertainer was released in theatres on October 15.