Thirteen days in, Jailer 2 is still doing the one thing every big release wants to do in its second week. It is still adding to its total, still pulling crowds on a weekday, and still setting records that had stood for years. The latest trade figures, reported on Wednesday, put Rajinikanth’s sequel at Rs 744 crore worldwide, a number that makes it the highest-grossing Tamil film ever and leaves the Rs 750 crore mark just a few crore away.
The film opened on October 15, and the pace has been unusual even by Rajinikanth standards. According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Jailer 2 reached Rs 300 crore worldwide in three days, Rs 400 crore in four, Rs 500 crore in six and Rs 600 crore in eight. Business Today, citing the same tracker, calls it Kollywood’s first Rs 700 crore worldwide grosser.
Day 13 itself, Tuesday, October 27, was a working day, and it still brought in Rs 7.50 crore net in India. That took the domestic net total to Rs 415.65 crore and the domestic gross to Rs 486.50 crore. Overseas, the film added Rs 2 crore on the day, taking its international gross to Rs 257.50 crore. Add the two together and you get the Rs 744 crore worldwide figure that has dominated Wednesday’s trade updates.
A weekday that still filled theatres
The day 13 breakup tells its own story about where Jailer 2 is playing strongest. Tamil shows led the way with Rs 4.15 crore net from 4,620 shows. Telugu added Rs 1.65 crore from 1,773 shows, Hindi contributed Rs 1.45 crore from 4,060 shows, and Kannada brought in Rs 25 lakh from 211 shows. In total, the film played 10,664 shows across India on Tuesday.
Footfall stayed healthy too. An estimated 6.09 lakh tickets were sold on day 13, taking the reported cumulative footfall to around 2.77 crore since release, at close to 18 percent occupancy.
Kerala record falls after nine years
The most striking record in Wednesday’s updates came from Kerala. Jailer 2 has collected Rs 72.85 crore gross in the state by day 13, passing the approximate lifetime Kerala collection of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, Rs 72.25 crore. That makes Rajinikanth’s film the highest-grossing non-Malayalam film in Kerala box office history, ending a record that had stood since 2017.
Overseas, the picture is similar. Trade updates put Jailer 2 fifth among South Indian films overseas, with Rs 257.50 crore, ahead of KGF: Chapter 2 at Rs 214.15 crore. In the Hindi market, trade updates also note that the film has moved past Coolie to become the second-highest Kollywood grosser in Hindi.
What Jailer 2 is, and why it travelled
Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, who also directed the first Jailer in 2023, the sequel brings back Rajinikanth as retired jailer Tiger Muthuvel Pandian. A new threat from the criminal underworld disturbs the quiet life he had settled into. Anirudh Ravichander composed the music, and Sun Pictures, under Kalanithi Maran, produced the film.
The cast around Rajinikanth is part of the draw. Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa and Vinayakan return from the first film, while S. J. Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Vidya Balan join the sequel. Mohanlal and Shiva Rajkumar return in cameo roles, and Hrithik Roshan, Jackie Shroff and Vijay Sethupathi also appear.
The Rs 800 crore question
With Rs 744 crore banked, the next questions are simple. The film needs only about Rs 6 crore more in worldwide gross to reach Rs 750 crore, a mark it could pass in the next day or two at its current weekday pace. After that, Rs 800 crore comes into view, and trade reports on Wednesday described that figure as firmly in sight rather than a distant hope.
Nothing about a second week is guaranteed. Weekday collections can dip, new releases arrive, and screens start to move on. But Jailer 2 has already done the hardest part of a long run. It has held its audience past the opening weekend and into a second Tuesday that still sold more than six lakh tickets.
For now, Jailer 2 is the highest-grossing Tamil film worldwide, the first from Kollywood to cross Rs 700 crore, and a Kerala record-breaker, all inside 13 days.
FAQs
How much has Jailer 2 collected worldwide?
Rs 744 crore worldwide gross in its first 13 days, according to trade tracker Sacnilk, as reported on October 28. That includes Rs 486.50 crore gross in India and Rs 257.50 crore overseas.
Is Jailer 2 the highest-grossing Tamil film ever?
Yes, on the reported figures. It is Kollywood’s first Rs 700 crore worldwide grosser, ahead of 2.0, Leo, the first Jailer and Coolie.
What did Jailer 2 earn on day 13?
Rs 7.50 crore net in India on Tuesday, October 27, across 10,664 shows, taking its India net total to Rs 415.65 crore.
What record did Jailer 2 break in Kerala?
It collected Rs 72.85 crore gross in Kerala by day 13, passing Baahubali 2’s approximate lifetime figure of Rs 72.25 crore to become the highest-grossing non-Malayalam film in Kerala history.
Who directed Jailer 2 and who stars in it?
Nelson Dilipkumar directed it, with music by Anirudh Ravichander and production by Sun Pictures. Rajinikanth stars as Tiger Muthuvel Pandian.
Jailer 2 released on October 15 and is still running in theatres.
