Superstar Rajinikanth’s action extravaganza Jailer 2 shows no signs of slowing down at the box office, continuing its impressive theatrical run. The movie has put up strong numbers on Wednesday. Backed by Sun Pictures,…

Superstar Rajinikanth’s action extravaganza Jailer 2 shows no signs of slowing down at the box office, continuing its impressive theatrical run. The movie has put up strong numbers on Wednesday. Backed by Sun Pictures, the Jailer sequel comfortably passed its crucial post-holiday weekday test, racking up Rs 28.15 crore nett in India on Day 7.Thanks to impressive weekday momentum, the Nelson Dilipkumar directorial Jailer 2 stormed past the Rs 300 crore domestic nett milestone in just a week, emerging as one of the top blockbusters in Tamil cinema history.With an impressive Rs 317.20 crore nett India collection in just 7 days, Jailer 2 has become the fastest Tamil film in history to enter the Rs 300 crore nett club.’Jailer 2′ Box Office Day 1: Rajinikanth rewrites Tamil cinema history with Rs 154.85 crore opening’Jailer 2′ movie review: Upgraded Rajini swag but same old problems
‘Trimming a superstar is unnecessary’: Mohanlal’s stylist slams ‘Jailer 2′ makers, vows not to work on potential franchisesWith this, Rajinikanth’s film has shattered the record previously held by his own 2.0 (8 days), outstripping other blockbusters like Thalapathy Vijay’s Leo (11 days) and Jailer (16 days).Additionally, the Rs 28.15 crore nett collected on Wednesday stands as the single biggest Wednesday collection ever recorded in Tamil cinema history.Wednesday’s box office figures were fuelled by the original Tamil version, which brought in Rs 18.50 crore, while the Telugu dub added Rs 6.00 crore. The Hindi version also continued its consistent run by generating Rs 3.00 crore, bringing its cumulative Hindi total above Rs 25 crore.’Jailer 2′ First Day First Show: Rajinikanth fans celebrate with global frenzy’Jailer 2’ FDFS: Fans hail ‘Thalaivar’ Rajinikanth’s aura, declare it a mega blockbusterMadras HC issues injunction to protect Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’ & Shivarajkumar’s ‘Bail’ from digital leaksJailer 2 is proving to be an overseas blockbuster as well. With an estimated international gross of $25M+ (Rs 211 crore) added to its domestic gross of Rs 371.45 crore, the film’s total worldwide collections now stand at Rs 582.45 crore.With Jailer 2 requiring only Rs 17.55 crore to reach Rs 600 crore figure, trade analysts predict it will comfortably surpass the mark over its second weekend due to strong momentum.Delivering back-to-back blockbusters with Jailer and Jailer 2, director Nelson Dilipkumar has cemented his position as one of the industry’s premier filmmakers.

Source: Deccan Herald