The appearance comes as ‘Jailer 2’ continues its strong theatrical run, with worldwide gross collections reaching Rs 6.663 billion (Rs 666.3 crore) in its first 10 days, according to box-office tracker Sacnilk.
The film collected Rs 241.5 million (Rs 24.15 crore) in net earnings in India on Saturday, October 24, marking a 66.6 per cent increase from the previous day. Its gross collections in India stood at Rs 4.368 billion (Rs 436.8 crore), while overseas markets contributed Rs 2.295 billion (Rs 229.5 crore).
‘Jailer 2’ climbs Tamil cinema box office charts
Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures, ‘Jailer 2’ hit cinemas on October 15. It is the sequel to the 2023 blockbuster ‘Jailer’, in which Rajinikanth plays retired jailer Muthuvel Pandian, also known as Tiger.
The sequel has already surpassed the original film’s worldwide earnings of approximately Rs 6.047 billion (Rs 604.7 crore). With its latest total, ‘Jailer 2’ has become the second-highest-grossing Tamil film worldwide, behind Rajinikanth’s own 2018 science-fiction film ‘2.0’, which earned approximately Rs 6.91 billion (Rs 691 crore).
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