Jailer 2 box-office collection day 6: Rajinikanth’s action comedy creates history, earns Rs 541 crore globally

Jailer 2 has made history at the box-office. The Rajinikanth-starrer has crossed Rs 541 crore globally within a week of its theatrical release. The action comedy earned an impressive Rs 45.5 crore on day 6. On day 7, it has collected Rs 1.34 crore so far. In India, Nelson Dilipkumar’s magnum opus has collected Rs 338 crore (net), according to a report from box-office tracking portal Sacnilk.com.

Occupancy rates varied across languages, with Tamil screenings leading at 70%, followed by Telugu at 59.3% and Kannada at 52%. Hindi shows recorded the lowest occupancy at 26%.

For the Tamil 2D version of Jailer 2, overall theatre occupancy stood at 73.46%. Morning shows registered 60.46%, while afternoon and evening screenings recorded 80% and 80.08%, respectively. Night shows reported an occupancy rate of 73.31%.


The Telugu 2D version recorded an overall occupancy of 52.46%. Morning screenings registered 28%, followed by 59.58% in the afternoon, 62.08% in the evening, and 60.17% at night.

The movie started its box office release on October 15, earning Rs 59.70 crore. Earnings fell to Rs 37.10 crore on Friday, then increased to Rs 47.25 crore on Saturday and Rs 55.85 crore on Sunday. The film garnered Rs 42.35 crore on Monday, with Tuesday's increase indicating that audience interest stayed robust in its opening week in cinemas.

The Tamil version became the largest contributor to Tuesday's home box office revenue, generating Rs 31.20 crore from 7,828 screenings. The Telugu adaptation earned Rs 8.75 crore from 2,293 showings. In the meantime, the Hindi version earned Rs 5 crore from 5,230 showings, while the Kannada version generated Rs 0.60 crore across 178 screenings.

About Jailer 2

Helmed by Nelson Dilipkumar, Jailer 2 is the sequel to the 2023 blockbuster Jailer. Like the prequel, the sequel narrates the story of "Tiger" Muthuvel Pandian, a retired jailer. In the earlier film, he was shown to be hot on the trail of Varman, an idol smuggler, and also investigating the disappearance of his son, ACP Arjun. The sequel depicts Muthuvel living a quiet life with his family, working as a supermarket supervisor. Varman, whose illegal business he dismantled, has a friend, Dileep, another idol thief who hires an investigator named Mukund to identify his killer. Muthuvel again gets entangled in shady business when he gets tricked by a fruit seller-gangster, Moorthi, into becoming his driver.

The film boasts a stellar cast. Aside from Rajinikanth, the movie also features veteran actors such as Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa and Rithvik reprising their roles from the predecessor, with S. J. Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Vidya Balan joining the cast.

The movie has been deemed the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2026.