Chennai: Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 has grossed Rs 606.05 crore worldwide within eight days of release, edging past the lifetime worldwide haul of the first film, Jailer, by Rs 1.31 crore, according to trade trackers.
On its eighth day, the film earned Rs 17.15 crore nett in India, a 39.1 per cent fall from Wednesday's Rs 28.15 crore. Its cumulative India nett now stands at Rs 334.35 crore, with a domestic gross of Rs 391.55 crore and Rs 214.50 crore from overseas markets.
Thursday's earnings came from 13,241 shows across language versions. Tamil led with Rs 10.75 crore nett, followed by Telugu at Rs 3.60 crore, Hindi at Rs 2.40 crore and Kannada at Rs 40 lakh. Tamil accounted for roughly 62.7 per cent of the day's India nett collection.
The film, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar with music by Anirudh Ravichander, brings back Rajinikanth as retired jailer Tiger Muthuvel Pandian, whose quiet life is disrupted by a new threat. The ensemble includes Vidya Balan, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, Jackie Shroff, Ramya Krishnan and Yogi Babu.
A sequel to the 2023 hit Jailer, the film has become the second-highest-grossing Indian title of 2026 so far, behind Dhurandhar 2, trade estimates suggest. Its final position will depend on how it holds in the coming week. For its second Friday, the film has sold about 4.44 lakh tickets across 11,021 shows, worth Rs 7.58 crore, with Tamil Nadu contributing Rs 3.32 crore, Karnataka Rs 1.06 crore, Telangana Rs 97.18 lakh and Andhra Pradesh Rs 86.66 lakh. Among cities, Chennai led with Rs 1.42 crore, followed by Bengaluru at Rs 84.03 lakh and Hyderabad at Rs 55.10 lakh. The Tamil version continues to draw the most demand, while the Hindi and Telugu versions have also done steady business. Exhibitors say the film's music and action sequences are pulling audiences in.