Rajinikanth-starrer action thriller Jailer 2 made an impressive box-office debut. The sequel to the hit 2023 film hit theatres on October 15, 2026. Surpassing the original’s opening-day collection, the film earned a whopping ₹59.70 crore net in India, according to Sacnilk.
The film brought in these figures across 16,599 shows, with an impressive occupancy of 55.4 percent and footfalls of 3,746,734.
Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the action film recorded the highest collection in Tamil language, earning ₹43.35 crore net across 9,326 shows at 70.8 percent occupancy. The Telugu belt saw good numbers, earning ₹12.50 crore net across 2,792 shows at 56.2 percent occupancy, while in Hindi the film earned ₹3.50 crore across 4,371 shows at 20 percent occupancy. The Kannada belt saw the lowest collection, earning just ₹35 lakh net across 110 shows at 54 percent occupancy.
Rajinikanth’s sequel received rave reviews at the box office, translating into box office numbers as net India nears ₹60 crore while gross collection has surpassed ₹70.25 crore.
In international markets, the Telugu film opened strongly, earning almost the same as India, with ₹57 crore gross pushing worldwide collections to ₹127.25 crore and surpassing the ₹100 crore mark on day one.
Produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures’ premier banner, Jailer 2 also stars Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa, Suraj Venjaramoodu, SJ Suryah, and others. Vidya Balan, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, Jackie Shroff, and Hrithik Roshan also appear in cameo roles.
