Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Jailer 2’ hits Rs 300-crore milestone worldwide on Day 3

Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer 2 has crossed the Rs 300-crore mark at the worldwide box office within three days of its theatrical release, grossing Rs 317.15 crore, according to trade tracker Sacnilk.

The film collected Rs 47.80 crore net in India on Saturday, taking its total domestic net collection to Rs 144.60 crore. Its India gross collection stood at Rs 169.65 crore, while the overseas gross reached Rs 147.50 crore in the first three days.

The Tamil version led Saturday’s domestic earnings with Rs 34.60 crore from 7,802 shows. The Telugu version collected Rs 8.50 crore across 2,100 shows, while the Hindi-dubbed version earned Rs 4.25 crore from 4,554 shows. The film ran across 14,604 shows nationwide.

Jailer 2 had opened with Rs 59.70 crore net in India, followed by Rs 37.10 crore on its second day, according to Sacnilk.

With its worldwide gross touching Rs 317.15 crore, the film has surpassed Karuppu, which collected Rs 310.10 crore globally, and is closing in on Jana Nayagan, whose worldwide gross stands at Rs 324.70 crore.

Jailer 2’s overseas collection of Rs 147.50 crore in its first three days has also edged past the approximately Rs 142.35 crore earned by Dhurandhar: The Revenge during the same period.

Jailer 2 has become Rajinikanth's fourth-highest-grossing film worldwide, surpassing Kabali, which collected Rs 295 crore, and Enthiran, with a global haul of Rs 290 crore. The film continues to trail 2.0 (Rs 691 crore), Jailer (Rs 605 crore) and Coolie (Rs 517 crore).

Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the film sees Rajinikanth reprise his role as Tiger Muthuvel Pandian. The ensemble cast includes Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, Ramya Krishnan, Vijay Sethupathi, Vidya Balan and Mithun Chakraborty. Anirudh Ravichander has composed the music for the film.