Jailer 2 box office: Rajinikanth's sequel crosses Indian Rs 210 crore worldwide in two days

Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 has grossed about Indian Rs 210.65 crore worldwide in its first two days, according to early estimates from box-office tracker Sacnilk. The action sequel, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, opened on Thursday 15 October and is the fourth Tamil film of 2026 to pass 200 crore worldwide. All figures here are in Indian rupees.

Jailer 2 collection so far

Sacnilk first put the opening at 125.25 crore worldwide, the figure The Hollywood Reporter India and most outlets reported, then revised day one to 127.25 crore as overseas numbers came in. The Tamil version accounted for 43.35 crore net of the Indian opening, from 9,326 shows. Overseas, where Gulf and Western markets carry Tamil films, brought in close to half the total.

Day two fell about 36% from the opening, a normal drop for a star film released on a Thursday. The weekend numbers will show whether it can approach the first film: Jailer (2023) was that year's biggest Tamil release with more than 600 crore worldwide.

2026's Tamil films past 200 crore

Who is in it

Rajinikanth returns as Tiger Muthuvel, the retired jailer. S.J. Suryah plays the villain, at the head of the Kalpak family in Goa, with Vidya Balan and Mithun Chakraborty in the cast and cameos from Hrithik Roshan and Vijay Sethupathi. Anirudh Ravichander wrote the music.

Reviews have been warm rather than glowing: The New Indian Express called it "a fulfilling but familiar sequel", while actor Riteish Deshmukh said he "clapped, whistled and cheered at every entry", The Times of India reported. "Jailer movie Rajinikanth" has been among the rising Google searches in Pakistan this weekend.

We will add the weekend total when the trackers publish it. More film and drama news is on our entertainment page.