'Jailer 2' Day 1 box office collection: The film set to hit ₹100 crore milestone soon?

Superstar Rajinikanth's much-awaited action thriller Jailer 2 has made an impressive start at the box office, collecting ₹29.39 crore net in India on its opening day on Thursday.

The film, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, is expected to reach the ₹100 crore milestone soon if the current trend continues.

Jailer 2 opened to positive reviews, as critics praised its dark humour, action sequences, music, performances and impressive cameos.

According to box office tracking website Sacnilk, Jailer 2 recorded an India net collection of ₹29.39 crore and a gross collection of ₹34.68 crore on Day 1, based on live figures.

The film is currently running across 9,701 shows in India.  The Tamil version collected ₹22.80 crore from 5,582 shows, followed by  the Telugu version, which collected ₹4.82 crore from 1,542 shows.

The Hindi version earned ₹1.56 crore from 2,507 shows, while the Kannada version contributed ₹21 lakh from 70 shows.

The film's total India net collection stood at ₹29.39 crore, while its gross earnings reached ₹34.68 crore.

According to Sacnilk, the Tamil version recorded an occupancy of 60.8 per cent, while the Telugu version registered 47.3 per cent occupancy on the opening day.

The strong opening-day performance has raised expectations that Jailer 2 could soon enter the ₹100 crore club.

Jailer 2 brings Rajinikanth back as the formidable 'Tiger' Muthuvel Pandian, who faces a fresh set of adversaries in the sequel. The second part brings in new faces in the form S. J. Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Vidya Balan. It also features cameos by Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar and Jackie Shroff like in the first part, alongside surprising additions such as Hrithik Roshan and Vijay Sethupathi.