Jailer 2 box office collection day 5: Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 has continued its strong run at the box office, adding nearly ₹40 crore to its domestic collection on Monday. After a strong opening weekend, Nelson Dilipkumar’s sequel has taken its India net collection past the ₹240 crore mark in just five days.
Jailer 2 box office collection
According to the trade website Sacnilk, Jailer 2 has collected ₹42.35 crore net in India on Monday, taking its domestic total to ₹242.25 crore. The film showed an occupancy of 48.8% across 14,976 shows. It is performing better in Tamil than in Telugu and Hindi, bringing in ₹31.40 crore in its original language alone with ₹174.20 crore total collection.
Jailer 2 registered an opening of ₹59.70 crore when it was released on October 15. The film saw a dip on Friday, bringing in ₹37.10 crore. It recovered during the weekend, collecting ₹47.25 crore on Saturday and ₹55.85 crore on Sunday. The film ended its first weekend with a domestic collection of around ₹199 crore.
Jailer 2 has already become the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2026. With the film benefiting from Navaratri and Dasara despite entering the weekdays, it remains to be seen whether it holds steady till the next weekend. The Rajinikanth film also had the advantage of no competition at the Tamil box office.
About Jailer 2
Jailer 2 is written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Kalanithi Maran through Sun Pictures. It is a sequel to Jailer (2023). The film stars Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa, and Rithvik, reprising their roles from the predecessor, with SJ Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu, and Vidya Balan joining the cast. Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar and Jackie Shroff reprise their cameos.
After seeing the response to Jailer 2, Nelson thanked fans and wrote on his social media, “Theatres are going bonkers! Thalaivar magic hits different. Thank you, dear audience, for the phenomenal love and reception for #Jailer2. Nothing beats seeing the audience celebrate it like this! Thank you all for the love and support. @rajinikanth sir @anirudhofficial @sunpictures.”
Jailer 2 sees retired jailer Tiger Muthuvel Pandian face new enemies from the idol smuggling network after his son’s death in the first part. He relies on new and old friends to keep his family safe, all while ensuring they don’t learn the truth about recent events. It ends with a hint that Muthu might not be done fighting yet.
