Jailer 2 box office: Rajinikanth's sequel crosses Rs425 crore in 4 days, Kollywood's biggest weekend ever
Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 earned about Rs426 crore worldwide in its first four days, beating Coolie's record. The numbers, the records and the trailer.
Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 has had the biggest opening weekend ever for a Tamil film, and fans across South Asia, including in Pakistan, are searching for the numbers.
The numbers
According to trade site Koimoi, after four days:
| Gross (crore) | |
|---|---|
| India | Rs235.89 (Rs199.9 net) |
| Overseas | Rs190 |
| Worldwide | Rs425.89 |
The first Sunday alone brought in about Rs105.9 crore worldwide.
These are early trade estimates and other trackers give slightly different totals, but all agree it’s a huge start.
Records broken
Koimoi says Jailer 2 is now:
- the biggest opening weekend ever for a Kollywood (Tamil) film worldwide, beating Coolie’s Rs384 crore
- the first Tamil film to reach Rs400 crore in its opening weekend
- the highest-grossing South Indian film of 2026 so far, passing Peddi (Rs341 crore)
What’s the film?
Jailer 2 is a Tamil action-comedy thriller, the sequel to the 2023 hit Jailer, directed by Nelson with music by Anirudh, and produced by Sun Pictures. Rajinikanth returns as “Tiger” Muthuvel Pandian, the retired jailer with a dangerous past.
Why Rajinikanth still wins
Rajinikanth is in his seventies and still opens films like no one else in Indian cinema. Jailer 2 is also a sequel to a crowd favourite, which helped it crush competition such as Vijay Deverakonda’s Ranabaali, released the same week.
Can Pakistanis watch it?
Indian films don’t get a cinema release in Pakistan, so fans here will need to wait for an official streaming release. As always, avoid pirated copies.
Watch the official trailer from Sun TV below.
Sources
This story was researched and drafted with AI assistance, then checked and edited by our editor before publishing.
