{
  "id": 17759375,
  "title": "Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 becomes first Tamil film to cross Rs 8 billion worldwide, beats Chhaava",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/rajinikanths-jailer-2-becomes-first-tamil-film-to-cross-rs-8-billion",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T06:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/rajinikanths-jailer-2-becomes-first-tamil-film-to-cross-rs-8-billion-worldwide-beats-chhaava-1.500732315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rajinikanth's action sequel, Jailer 2, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Tamil film to cross Rs 8 billion in worldwide box office collections. The film, which stars the 75-year-old actor, opened with an impressive Rs 400 crore over an extended four-day weekend. After strong starts during the Navratri and Dussehra holidays, Jailer 2 posted solid second weekend collections and then saw a midweek dip before picking up again in its third weekend.\n\nOn its 18th day in theatres, Jailer 2 crossed the Rs 800 crore mark, marking a record-breaking feat for Tamil cinema. The film continues to perform well in major markets such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh-Telangana, earning at least Rs 60 crore in each region.\n\nRajinikanth's large fan base in Southeast Asia, the Gulf, and North America has played a significant role in driving the film's international success, with overseas collections nearing $29 million. The film has surpassed popular Bollywood titles like Aamir Khan's PK and Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava, recording net collections of Rs 456 crore domestically and an estimated gross of Rs 533 crore.\n\nAlthough collections are expected to drop sharply on Monday and again when Ramayana opens later in the week, Jailer 2 is still on track to reach around Rs 850 crore worldwide. That would put it above Kantara Chapter One and Stree 2. The film also marks Rajinikanth's first sequel to a hit film since turning down offering to many of his past projects. He reprises his role as 'Tiger' Muthuvel Pandian, facing new villains with a supporting cast including Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa, Rithvik, S. J. Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Vidya Balan, Anna Rajan, Jatin Sarna, Hrithik Roshan, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, and Jackie Shroff in cameos.",
  "summary": "No Tamil film had ever reached the Rs 800-crore (Rs 8 billion) mark worldwide until Sunday. Jailer 2 got there on its 18th day in theatres, finishing the third weekend at Rs 808 crore gross globally. At 75, Rajinikanth now holds Tamil cinema’s biggest worldwide box-office record. A record-breaking start and steady holds Nelson Dilipkumar’s action sequel opened with Rs400 crore over an extended…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}