Oct 19, 2026 7:00pm IST
Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’ Joins Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Leo’ In Fastest ₹150 Crore Grosser Club
Rajinikanth’s latest outing, “Jailer 2,” is on a record-breaking spree at the box office. After emerging as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2026 in just four days, the action-comedy has now joined Thalapathy Vijay’s “Leo” in the race to become one of the fastest films to cross the ₹150 crore mark in its original language.
Vijay’s action thriller collected ₹171.45 crore in its original Tamil version in its first five days. Meanwhile, “Jailer 2” has earned ₹164.95 crore in Tamil, with its fifth-day evening and night collections yet to be reported. Given its strong box office trend, the Rajinikanth-starrer has a chance of surpassing “Leo”s first-five-day tally by the end of the day.
Other Tamil films that crossed the ₹150 crore mark in quick succession include “Jailer” (six days), “The Greatest of All Time” (seven days), “Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1” (eight days) and “Coolie” (nine days).
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Beyond Tamil, the Telugu-dubbed version of “Jailer 2” has also contributed significantly to the film’s box office performance, collecting ₹40.6 crore.
The film currently stands at ₹219.33 crore (including collections from dubbed versions) and is expected to cross the ₹320 crore mark by the end of its first week.
Meanwhile, Rajinikanth has two projects in the pipeline: “Dharman” and “KHxRK” with Kamal Haasan. “Dharman” is directed by Ashwath Marimuthu, of “Oh My Kadavule” and “Dragon” fame. The film also stars Raashii Khanna, Simran, Yogi Babu and Ram Pothineni in key roles. The film is produced by Kamal Haasan under Raaj Kamal Films International, alongside R Mahendran of Turmeric Media.
Meanwhile, “KHxRK” marks the reunion of Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan after 47 years. The film will be directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, who also helmed “Jailer” and “Jailer 2.”
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