Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 sets a new box-office record for Tamil cinema (Img: Pinterest)
Tamil Nadu: Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 has set a new box-office benchmark for Tamil cinema, collecting Rs 710.35 crore worldwide within 11 days of its theatrical release. According to the reports, the film surpassed the lifetime worldwide earnings of 2.0, which reportedly grossed around Rs 691 crore.
Released on October 15, the action drama reached the milestone on Sunday, October 25, becoming the highest-grossing Tamil film worldwide, based on the reported figures. Its strong domestic and overseas performance has also placed it among the biggest Tamil releases of 2026.
Jailer 2 has recorded Rs 466.85 crore in domestic gross earnings, with Domestic nett collections reaching Rs 398.70 crore. The film has further added Rs 243.50 crore from overseas markets to its global box-office total.
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On Day 11, the film recorded Rs 25.70 crore in India nett collections across its four language versions. The Tamil version led with Rs 17.35 crore from 5,683 shows. The Telugu version collected Rs 4.50 crore, followed by Hindi at Rs 3.15 crore and Kannada at Rs 70 lakh.
Nett collections exclude taxes, whereas gross figures include them.
The film had already crossed Rs 300 crore worldwide within three days of release and reached the Rs 400 crore mark on its fourth day. Its latest total strengthens its position in the Tamil film industry's box-office rankings.
Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures, The film centres on Muthuvel Pandian, aka Tiger, a retired jailer whose peaceful life is disrupted when a fresh danger emerges from the criminal underworld.
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Rajinikanth leads an ensemble featuring Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Vinayakan, Mohanlal and Shiva Rajkumar. Anirudh Ravichander returns as composer, while Vidya Balan, S J Suryah and Mithun Chakraborty are also part of the cast.
