Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 is building momentum ahead of its theatrical release, with advance bookings registering strong demand across key markets. The Nelson Dilipkumar directorial has already crossed Rs 16 crore in pre-sales across three show dates, with its opening day accounting for the bulk of the bookings.
According to Sacnilk, Jailer 2 has sold tickets worth Rs 16.84 crore across three show dates, including blocked seats, while the figure stands at Rs 14.50 crore without blocked seats. The film's opening day, Thursday, October 15, leads with Rs 11.05 crore in advance-booking gross, indicating that the first-day demand remains the primary driver of its pre-sales.
Tamil Nadu leads the state-wise advance-booking chart with Rs 6.47 crore, followed by Kerala at Rs 2.65 crore and Karnataka at Rs 1.25 crore. Chennai is the top city, contributing Rs 3.29 crore, followed by Bengaluru at Rs 1.21 crore and Coimbatore at Rs 59.99 lakh. Chennai's contribution alone accounts for nearly 30 percent of the opening day's reported gross.
When Jailer 2 is compared with Rajinikanth's last three releases, the advanced-sales still has some milestones to cross, to beat their record. Coolie led Rajinikanth’s three recent films with Rs 37.20 crore followed by Jailer with Rs 18.24 crore in pre-sales and lastly Vettaiyan at Rs 15.22 crore.
Nelson returns to write and direct Jailer 2, after Jailer (2023), which sees the return of "Tiger" Muthuvel Pandian (Rajinikanth) as he investigates a bigger syndicate behind the idol smuggling ring, which Muthuvel bought down in the first film.
The cast of the film includes Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, Jackie Shroff, Mithun Chakraborty, Vidya Balan, SJ Suryah, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Ramya Krishnan, Mirnaa Menon, Yogi Babu, Jatin Sarna, Tamizh, Ramachandran Durairaj, Jaffer Saadiq, Bagavathi Perumal, Meghana Raj Sarja, and Bjorn Surrao, among others.
The crew of Jailer 2 also includes cinematographer Vijay Kartik Kannan, editor R Nirmal, art director Drk Kiran, and action choreographer Chethan D’Souza. Kalanithi Maran has produced the upcoming film under his Sun Pictures banner. The film will open in theatres on October 15.
