Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer 2 continued its impressive box office performance on Saturday, October 31, recording a 70% increase in domestic earnings compared with the previous day. The film collected Rs 9.35 crore net in India on its 17th day, up from Rs 5.50 crore on Friday.
With the latest earnings, its total domestic net collection reached Rs 444.75 crore, while its India gross collection climbed to Rs 520.35 crore.
Worldwide Collection Approaches Rs 791 Crore
The film also maintained a strong performance in overseas markets, earning Rs 3 crore on Saturday. Its cumulative overseas gross collection has reached Rs 270.50 crore.
According to Sacnilk, the film's worldwide gross collection now stands at Rs 790.85 crore.
On Day 17, Jailer 2 recorded 8,738 screenings across India, with an estimated 6,92,764 tickets sold. Its total theatrical ticket sales have crossed three crore, reaching 3,00,11,397.
The Tamil version remained the largest contributor, earning Rs 6.70 crore from 4,199 shows. The Hindi version collected Rs 1.45 crore from 3,549 screenings, while the Telugu version added Rs 90 lakh from 801 shows. The Kannada version contributed Rs 30 lakh through 189 screenings.
Despite entering its third week in theatres, the film has maintained a strong domestic box office presence.
During its first eight days, Jailer 2 collected Rs 334.35 crore net and Rs 391.55 crore gross in India. Its second week added another Rs 95.55 crore net and Rs 111.50 crore gross, representing a 71.4% decline compared with the opening period.
In the first two days of its third week, the film earned Rs 14.85 crore net and Rs 17.30 crore gross domestically. Its overall India gross collection has now crossed Rs 500 crore.
Jailer 2 Outperforms Coolie
A comparison with Rajinikanth's previous release, Coolie, shows the difference in the box office performance of the two films.
At the same stage of its theatrical run, Coolie had earned Rs 276 crore net and Rs 322.40 crore gross in India. Its worldwide gross collection stood at Rs 499.40 crore, including Rs 177 crore from overseas markets.
On its 17th day, Coolie collected Rs 2.80 crore net from 3,998 screenings across India.
The Tamil version contributed Rs 1.95 crore from 1,790 shows, while the Telugu version earned Rs 45 lakh from 918 screenings. The Hindi version added Rs 36 lakh from 1,209 shows, and the Kannada version collected Rs 4 lakh from 81 screenings.
Its overseas earnings on that day stood at Rs 50 lakh, with an average collection of Rs 7,004 per show. By comparison, Jailer 2 has recorded substantially higher domestic and worldwide earnings at the corresponding stage.
Tamil Version Records Highest Occupancy
Among the four language versions, the Tamil release recorded the highest overall theatre occupancy on Saturday at 30.37%.
Its morning shows registered 17.46% occupancy, followed by 29.92% in the afternoon and 31.54% in the evening. Night screenings recorded the highest occupancy at 42.54%.
The Hindi version registered an overall occupancy of 15.28%, with morning, afternoon, evening and night shows recording 11.42%, 11.33%, 13.92% and 23.08%, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Telugu version recorded an overall occupancy of 23.28%, with night screenings reaching 29.90%.
Tamil Nadu Leads State-Wise Collections
Tamil Nadu remained the biggest contributor to Jailer 2's domestic box office earnings on Saturday.
The state generated Rs 5.25 crore in gross collections, accounting for 48.2% of the tracked domestic gross of Rs 10.90 crore.
Karnataka contributed Rs 2 crore, while Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together added Rs 1 crore. Kerala also recorded Rs 1 crore in earnings, with the remaining domestic markets contributing Rs 1.65 crore.
Source: NDTV