Oct 15, 2026 2:56pm IST
‘Jailer 2’ Box Office: Rajinikanth-Starrer Takes a Bumper Start, Records 80% Occupancy in Morning Shows
The highly anticipated 2026 Tamil film “Jailer 2,” headlined by Rajinikanth, has finally hit screens and, as expected, the mass action-thriller has made a phenomenal box-office start, with Tamil Nadu leading by a huge margin.
After record-breaking pre-sales, the tentpole project has registered extraordinary morning-show occupancy. According to Ramesh Bala, the trade tracker from Chennai, the original Tamil version has 80 percent occupancy, followed by Telugu (60 percent) and Hindi (25 percent).
So far, the film has collected ₹18.71 crore on its opening day, with Tamil contributing a significant ₹15.37 crore. Among non-Tamil-speaking cities, Kochi and Bengaluru have registered maximum occupancy for the sequel. Based on the current trend, the film is targeting over ₹80 crore on its first day, making it one of the biggest openers in Indian cinema history.
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Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, who also helmed the prequel, “Jailer 2” is produced by Kalanithi Maran under the Sun Pictures banner, with music composed by Anirudh Ravichander. The film follows the success of the original, which centered on retired police officer Muthuvel Pandian and his efforts to protect his family while taking on a criminal network.
Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa and Rithvik reprise their roles, while S. J. Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Vidya Balan, Anna Rajan and Jatin Sarna are new additions to the cast. Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, and Jackie Shroff will reprise their cameos in “Jailer 2,” with Hrithik Roshan joining them.
Reportedly made on a humongous budget of over ₹240 crore, the film marks the reunion of Hrithik and Rajinikanth after nearly 40 years. The duo was seen in 1986’s “Bhagwan Dada,” where Roshan was a child artist.
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