In nine days, Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 has crossed ₹400 crore in gross domestic collection and is set to surpass the lifetime collections of his own Jailer and Vijay's Leo over the weekend.
Jailer, which was also directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, had grossed ₹407 crore during its lifetime run in India box office while Leo amassed ₹417 crore in the domestic market.
The top grossing Tamil movie in India box office is Rajinikanth's 2018 blockbuster 2.0, which has collected ₹519.65 crore over its lifetime.
Going by shows tracked by Sacnilk, Jailer 2 grossed ₹400.88 crore till 6 pm. It has also netted ₹342.26 crore in the domestic box office.
On Day 9, the Rajinikanth action comedy raked in ₹7.91 crore from 6,975 shows till 6 pm, reports Sacnilk. This includes ₹5.52 crore in Tamil, ₹1.62 crore in Telugu and ₹77 lakh in Hindi.
In worldwide collection, Jailer 2 entered the ₹600 crore club on Day 8, making it the second highest grosser in Tamil. With this milestone, Rajinikanth has three films in the ₹600 crore club. His 2.0 minted ₹691 crore in its lifetime while his Jailer first instalment collected ₹604.74 crore overall. Vijay's Leo had raked in ₹605.9 crore in worldwide collection.
Jailer 2 is now the highest grossing Tamil movie in Kerala box office with ₹62.55 crore collection, beating Leo's ₹59.64 record in the state. In AP-Telangana and Karnataka, the movie is second highest behind Jailer with ₹73.25 crore and ₹66.05 crore respectively.
