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Thalaivar is coming. Superstar Rajinikanth’s highly anticipated action sequel, Jailer 2, is shattering pre-release metrics, crossing the 5 lakh-ticket milestone for Day 1 alone in India, excluding blocked seats.
According to early tracking updates from Sacnilk, the film has raked in an advance gross of ₹9.51 crore without blocks, surging to ₹10.90 crore when factoring in blocked seats.
Tamil Nadu leads the charge domestically with a stellar ₹6.44 crore (excluding blocks), while Chennai alone has registered ₹3.26 crore inclusive of blocks. The film is scheduled to hit theatres worldwide on October 15.
The momentum is accelerating as the final booking rush approaches, with trade figures showing hourly spikes of over ₹60.61 lakh and multiple shows hitting soon hitting houseful status.
The phenomenal pacing makes Jailer 2 target Rajinikanth's own previous benchmark. The superstar's action spectacle Coolie set a towering benchmark with a massive ₹76.14 crore India gross and ₹151.14 crore worldwide on its opening day in 2025.
With this box office dominance, Rajinikanth stands alone as the only Tamil actor to command three global blockbusters crossing the ₹500-crore mark worldwide, spearheaded by 2.0, Jailer, and Coolie.
Directed by Nelson, Jailer 2 sees the return of Rajinikanth's 'Tiger' Muthuvel Pandian, though now as a silent, kept-to-himself car driver, as revealed by the recent trailer. A voiceover follows, revealing that "he didn't go into hiding after killing Varman."
The film's new additions also make an appearance in the trailer, with SJ Suryah's recently introduced Bodhi Kalpak speaking directly to the camera, saying "Can only the Jailer set up snipers? Why wouldn't I?" Suryah's Kalpak is later seeing speaking angrily to someone on the phone, adding "More than you killing him, we should see him suffer and bleed to death!"
Jailer 2 has received a UA 16+ certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), with the film’s runtime set at 165 minutes and 18 seconds.