Jailer 2 has ended its first week on a stupendous note, crossing ₹ 600 crore worldwide and climbing to the second spot in the list of highest-grossing Tamil films. The Rajinikanth-starrer is now on course to dethrone 2.0 from the top spot. And judging by current earnings trends, it has enough left in the tank to surpass it pretty soon.
The film is a rare sequel that Rajinikanth agreed to do. The superstar has, in the past, rejected sequels to his other blockbusters. Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa and Rithvik reprise their roles from the first part, with S. J. Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Vidya Balan, Anna Rajan and Jatin Sarna joining the cast. The film also features several high-profile cameos by Hrithik Roshan, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, and Jackie Shroff. Anirudh Ravichander has composed the music for the film.
Jailer 2 is produced by Sun Pictures and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. Jailer 2 brings back Rajinikanth as his iconic character, ‘Tiger’ Muthuvel Pandian, who is going against a new legion of bad guys this time.
Jailer 2 is the second-highest-grossing Tamil film ever
Jailer 2 had already indicated its bumper start with record-breaking advance bookings. Prior to its release, the film earned ₹ 80 crore in gross from pre-sales for its opening weekend. This helped the film achieve a massive opening weekend, crossing the ₹ 400-crore mark in its first four days. On day 8, Jailer 2 earned ₹ 17 crore net in India, taking its domestic haul after its extended opening week to a staggering ₹ 334 crore net ( ₹ 391.55 crore gross). Overseas, too, Jailer 2 has been a massive success. After eight days, the Nelson Dilipkumar film has amassed $22.6 million internationally. This takes the film’s worldwide gross to a staggering ₹ 606 crore. In just eight days, Jailer 2 has become the second-highest-grossing Tamil film ever. On Thursday, it became only the fourth Kollywood film to cross the ₹ 600-crore mark worldwide. An hour later, it climbed to the second spot in the list, eclipsing its own first part ( ₹ 604 crore) and Vijay’s Leo ( ₹ 605 crore). Earlier in the week, it had beaten another Rajinikanth blockbuster – Coolie ( ₹ 518 crore). The top spot belongs to Shankar’s 2.0, which starred Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar. The sci-fi hit grossed ₹ 691 crore worldwide. As of now, these are the only Tamil films to have earned over ₹ 500 crore worldwide. Many do not regard 2.0 as ‘just’ a Tamil film, as it had a wide Hindi release and was shot in part in Hindi, owing to Akshay’s presence. Jailer 2 earned ₹ 30 crore gross worldwide on Thursday. It is expected to see a jump in its second weekend, with trade pundits predicting it will cross 2.0 by Sunday and, hopefully, become the first Tamil film to mint ₹ 700 crore.
The Rajinikanth-starrer then had a massive Monday, and continued its money-minting ways through the Dussehra holiday. On some days, it has matched, if not eclipsed, the domestic earnings. However, it remains a film originally shot and produced in Tamil, which gives it the top spot on the list.
The film finally saw its first big dip on Wednesday, its seventh day in theatres, followed by another drop on Thursday.
