Jailer 2 box office collection day 1: Rajinikanth film surpasses Jailer 1, Vijay's Jana Nayagan, Vikram's lifetime hauls with ₹59 crore opening

Jailer 2 box office collection day 1: Rajinikanth's film received positive reviews from the critics and audience.

Jailer 2 box office collection day 1: Rajinikanth has once again proved his box office pull with Jailer 2. The 75-year-old superstar's latest film opened to a massive response in theatres worldwide on Thursday, recording an impressive collection on its first day. After strong advance bookings hinted at a record-breaking opening, the Nelson Dilipkumar directorial has lived up to expectations, emerging as one of the biggest openers in Tamil cinema.

Jailer 2 box office update

Jailer 2 box office collection day 1: Rajinikanth stars in this Nelson Dilipkumar film.

Advance bookings for Jailer 2 began in India on October 10, five days before release. They had already begun in select overseas territories a day prior. The film took a running start at the ticket window in pre-sales. By the end of October 14 (Wednesday), the advance bookings for the film had crossed ₹80 crore worldwide. For opening day in India alone, the film sold 18 lakh tickets in pre-sales, grossing ₹37 crore.

That set the stage up for a massive day 1 for the Nelson Dilipkumar film. On release day, Jailer earned ₹59.70 crore net at the domestic box office across 15,887 shows. This means the film has not just outpaced the first part but also other major Tamil hits such as GOAT, Vikram, and Jana Nayagan.

Jailer 2 beats Tamil cinema biggies

All about Jailer 2

Jailer 2 is produced by Sun Pictures and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. The film is a rare sequel that Rajinikanth agreed to do. The superstar has, in the past, rejected sequels to his other blockbusters. Jailer 2 brings back Rajinikanth as his iconic character, 'Tiger' Muthuvel Pandian, who is going against a new legion of bad guys this time. Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa and Rithvik reprise their roles from the first part, with S. J. Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Vidya Balan, Anna Rajan and Jatin Sarna joining the cast. The film also features several high-profile cameos by Hrithik Roshan, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, and Jackie Shroff. Anirudh Ravichander has composed the music for the film. Jailer 2 has been certified UA 16+ with a runtime of 2 hours and 45 minutes.