Jailer 2 is set to begin the second week with a bang as the action could eyes ₹600 crore worldwide and even ₹400 crore in gross domestic collection.
In the first week, Jailer 2 minted ₹576.45 crore worldwide. This includes ₹371.45 crore from gross domestic business and ₹205 crore from overseas screens. The total net domestic collection in the first week stood at ₹317.2 crore, reports Sacnilk.
Entering the second week, the Rajinikanth starrer netted ₹8.44 crore from 8,903 shows tracked by Sacnilk till 5 pm. As per latest figures, the total net domestic collection was pegged at ₹325.64 crore and the total gross domestic earnings was ₹381.41 crore.
Jailer 2 now requires less than ₹20 crore to hit the ₹400 crore milestone in India box office and around ₹15 crore to cross ₹600 crore in global box office.
The Rajinikanth starrer, produced with an estimated budget of ₹240 crore to ₹300 crore, netted ₹59.7 crore in domestic screens on the opening day, followed by ₹37.1 crore on Day 2, ₹47.25 crore on Day 3 and ₹55.85 crore. After a massive weekend, the momentum continued more or less the same in the following days, with the movie raking in ₹42.35 crore on Day 5, ₹54.7 crore on Day 6 and ₹33 crore on Day 7.
Helmed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Kalanithi under the banner Sun Pictures, the second installment in the film franchise follows retired jailer Muthuvel Pandian who has to protect his family and confront a lethal new underworld empire on a global scale after his past catches up with him.
Besides Rajinikanth, the film features Vidya Balan, S.J. Suryah, Ramya Krishnan, and Suraj Venjaramoodu. It also has guest roles by Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, and Hrithik Roshan, among others.
