Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’ is closing in on the Rs800 crore worldwide milestone after its earnings surged on the third Saturday of its theatrical run.
The Nelson Dilipkumar-directed action drama collected Rs 9.35 crore net in India on October 31, its 17th day in cinemas. The figure marked a 70% rise from Friday’s Rs 5.50 crore, according to trade tracker Sacnilk, as reported by NDTV.
The latest collection took the film’s domestic net earnings to Rs444.75 crore, while its India gross reached Rs520.35 crore.
Overseas markets contributed another Rs 3 crore on Saturday, bringing the international gross to Rs 270.50 crore.
With these figures, ‘Jailer 2’ has earned an estimated Rs790.85 crore worldwide.
The Tamil version remained the biggest contributor on Day 17, earning Rs6.70 crore net from 4,199 shows.
The Hindi version added Rs1.45 crore from 3,549 screenings, while the Telugu and Kannada versions collected Rs90 lakh and Rs30 lakh, respectively.
The film recorded 8,738 shows across India on Saturday, with an estimated 692,764 tickets sold. Its total ticket sales have now crossed three crore.
Tamil Nadu continued to lead the domestic market, contributing Rs5.25 crore in gross earnings on the day. Karnataka added Rs2 crore, while Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together contributed Rs1 crore.
Kerala also recorded Rs1 crore, with other domestic markets accounting for the remaining Rs1.65 crore.
Released on October 15 in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu, ‘Jailer 2’ stars Rajinikanth as retired jailer Tiger Muthuvel Pandian.
The cast also includes Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Vinayakan, Vidya Balan, Jackie Shroff, Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, Vijay Sethupathi and Hrithik Roshan.
