Chennai: Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 added Rs 3.35 crore in India net on its 20th day, taking its worldwide gross to Rs 816.90 crore and putting Vijay's The Greatest of All Time within reach in Tamil Nadu.
The Nelson Dilipkumar film, released on October 15, has collected Rs 463.05 crore net and Rs 541.65 crore gross in India, with overseas gross at Rs 275.25 crore after another Rs 1 crore on Tuesday.
It opened with Rs 334.35 crore net and Rs 391.55 crore gross in its first eight days, then added Rs 95.55 crore net in week two, a 71.4% drop. Days 16 to 20 brought Rs 33.15 crore net.
In Tamil Nadu it has grossed Rs 210.45 crore in 18 days and needs Rs 6.80 crore more to overtake The GOAT. The Tamil version earned Rs 1.93 crore on Tuesday from 3,624 shows; the Hindi version Rs 80 lakh from 3,420 shows, Telugu Rs 45 lakh and Kannada Rs 17 lakh. Across languages the film averaged Rs 4,161 a show.
Daily India net slipped 1.5% from Monday's Rs 3.40 crore. The third weekend had offered relief: gross collections rose from Rs 6.40 crore on Friday to Rs 11.30 crore on Saturday and Rs 13 crore on Sunday.
Occupancy on Tuesday was 14.62% for the Tamil 2D version, with night shows strongest at 16.31%; the Telugu version recorded 16.08%.
Rajinikanth plays retired jailer Tiger Muthuvel Pandian.