Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 is still going strong even as it steps into its third week. The Nelson Dilipkumar film, which hit theatres on 15 October 2026, has now crossed the ₹500 crore India gross mark and sits at a solid worldwide total of around ₹765 crore after 15 days.On Day 15 (Thursday, 29 October), the film collected ₹5.90 crore net in India from 10,313 shows. That’s an 18% drop from the previous day’s ₹7.20 crore, which is pretty normal for a weekday after two weeks.
Occupancy hovered around 15%. Tamil version led with ₹3.20 crore from 4,462 shows (about 18% occupancy), followed by Telugu at ₹1.40 crore, Hindi at ₹1.10 crore, and Kannada at ₹0.20 crore. Roughly 4.8 lakh tickets were sold on the day, taking total footfalls past 2.88 crore.This brings the India net total to ₹429.55 crore and India gross to ₹502.65 crore. Overseas added another ₹2 crore on Day 15, pushing the international gross to around ₹262–264 crore and the worldwide figure to ₹765 crore.
Here’s a quick look at the India net day-wise trend:
Day 1: ₹59.70 Cr
Day 2: ₹37.10 Cr
Day 3: ₹47.25 Cr
Day 4: ₹55.85 Cr
Day 5: ₹42.35 Cr
Day 6: ₹46.80 Cr
Day 7: ₹28.15 Cr
Day 8: ₹17.15 Cr
Day 9: ₹14.50 Cr
Day 10: ₹24.15 Cr
Day 11: ₹25.70 Cr
Day 12: ₹9.45 Cr
Day 13: ₹8.30 Cr
Day 14: ₹7.20 Cr
Day 15: ₹5.90 Cr
The film opened massively and held well through the first two weeks, especially in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and the Telugu states. Shows have come down gradually as expected, but evening and night occupancy in key centres like Chennai still looked healthy on Day 15.
Made on an estimated budget of ₹240–300 crore (some reports put it closer to ₹350 crore including promotions), Jailer 2 has already recovered its cost several times over and is now the highest grossing Tamil film worldwide, comfortably ahead of earlier records. With the third weekend and Diwali approaching, the film still has room to add more.Overall, this is a rock-solid run for the Tiger Muthuvel Pandian sequel. The numbers speak for themselves strong opening, steady holds, and a clear path toward higher milestones.