Jailer 2 released in theatres on Thursday and the craze is such that the film has shattered records at the box office. Director’s Nelson Dilipkumar and Rajinikanth have hit it off with Jailer 2. After their 2023 hit Jailer, the duo has delivered a success with the film’s sequel. Jailer 2, which grossed ₹ 320 crore worldwide even before its first weekend, has now become the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2026.
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Jailer 2 is directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Kalanithi Maran through Sun Pictures. The sequel to the 2023 film sees Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa, and Rithvik reprising their roles, with SJ Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu, and Vidya Balan joining them. Jailer 2 has crossed ₹ 150 crore in India. Advance bookings for Jailer 2 began in India on October 10, five days before release. By the end of October 14 (Wednesday), the advance bookings for the film had crossed ₹ 80 crore worldwide. For opening day in India alone, the film sold 18 lakh tickets in pre-sales, grossing ₹ 37 crore. On release day, Jailer earned ₹ 59.70 crore net at the domestic box office across 15,887 shows.
He posted a picture Rajinikanth and music composer Anirudh Ravichander. Thalaivar magic hits different. Thank you, dear audience, for the phenomenal love and reception for #Jailer2. Nothing beats seeing the audience celebrate it like this! Thank you all for the love and support. Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar and Jackie Shroff also reprised their cameos with two Bollywood and Kollywood stars making surprise appearances. They had already begun in select overseas territories a day prior.
Nelson said in the caption, “Theatres are going bonkers! On Sunday, Nelson thanked audience for the thunderous feedback to the film with a new post on X.
