Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 passes Rs 400 crore worldwide in four days
Rajinikanth's Tamil action sequel, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, opened October 15 and earned over 400 crore rupees globally in four days. Its India opening weekend reached about 224 crore, with the film ranking second worldwide over October 16 to 18.
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What happened
Jailer 2, a Tamil action film starring Rajinikanth and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, opened on October 15 and has collected more than 400 crore rupees worldwide in four days. Its India collections on day four reached about 55.85 crore rupees, and its opening weekend in India totalled around 224 crore. Over the October 16 to 18 weekend, it was the second-biggest film in the world.
Why it matters
The film is reported to have posted the biggest opening weekend for a Kollywood film and ranked second globally over the October 16 to 18 weekend with $31.2 million.
Timeline
- Oct 15: The film opened in theatres with an India net collection of 59.70 crore rupees on its first day.
- Oct 18, 8:01 PM ET: On its fourth day, the film collected 55.85 crore rupees net in India, bringing its worldwide gross to 424.25 crore rupees.
- Oct 19, 1:52 AM ET: The film's first weekend in India reached 224 crore rupees, and its Sunday collections in Tamil Nadu were higher than its opening day.
- Oct 19, 4:41 AM ET: Variety reported the film ranked second among the world's biggest films over the October 16 to 18 weekend, grossing $31.2 million.
Coverage
- Rajinikanth’s 'Jailer 2' Ranks No. 2 at Global Box Office (variety.com)
- Jailer 2 box office day 4: Rajinikanth-starrer marches past 400 crores in collections (cinemaexpress.com)
- Jailer 2 Box Office Collections: Superstar Rajinikanth posts the biggest debut for Kollywood with Rs. 404 Cr worldwide (pinkvilla.com)
- Jailer 2 Leads Box Office, Nayyi Navelli-Prahaar Follow (Rediff)
- Jailer 2 Box Office Collections: Superstar Rajinikanth starrer posts an excellent first weekend of Rs. 224 Cr in India (pinkvilla.com)
- Jailer 2 Box Office Collection Day 4: Rajinikanth Film Is At Rs 424 Crore, All Set To Cross Rs 500 Crore Mark Worldwide (NDTV)
- Jailer 2 Worldwide Opening Weekend Worldwide Box Office: Rajinikanth flexes superstardom, grosses RECORD Rs 410 crore globally in 4 days (pinkvilla.com)
- Jailer 2 box office collection day 4: Rajinikanth's film all set to enter Rs 450 crore club globally, beco (Economic Times)
- 'Jailer 2' box office collection day 4: Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Nelson Dilipkumar film sees Sunday jump; earns Rs 55.85 cr in India; worldwide gross hits Rs 424.25 cr (Times of India)
- Nelson on Jailer 2 box office: 'Thalaivar magic hits different' (cinemaexpress.com)
- Jailer 2 (Hindi) Box Office: Rajinikanth starrer collects STRONG Rs 4.25 crore on Day 3, targets Rs 15 crore opening weekend (pinkvilla.com)
- Jailer 2 Box Office Collections: Superstar Rajinikanth starrer has another century day on Saturday, 3 days Rs. 316 Cr (pinkvilla.com)
- Jailer 2 Box Office Collection Day 3: Rajinikanth's Film Crosses Rs 300 Crore Mark Worldwide (NDTV)
- Jailer 2 box office Day 3: Rajinikanth film jumps 29%, crosses Rs 300 crore globally (indiatoday.in)
- Jailer 2 Box Office Collection Day 3 Updates: Rajinikanth film earns over Rs 317 crore (Indian Express)
- Jailer 2 box office collection day 3: Rajinikanth’s film crosses Rs 300 crore mark worldwide, beats Dhuran (Economic Times)
- 'Jailer 2' box office collection day 3: Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar film crosses Rs 300 cr worldwide; India net hits Rs 144.60 cr (Times of India)
- Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 passes Rs 400 crore as box office run continues
- Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 passes Rs 200 crore worldwide in two days
- Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 earns Rs 125 crore worldwide on opening day
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