Jailer 2 box office Day 10: Rajinikanth's film nears Rs 700 crore mark globally

Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 moved closer to the Rs 700 crore mark worldwide after a strong second Saturday at the box office. The action thriller earned Rs 24.15 crore nett in India on Day 10, a 66.6 per cent rise from Friday's Rs 14.50 crore.The weekend growth took the film's worldwide gross collection to Rs 666.30 crore. Its domestic performance remained driven by the Tamil version, while the Telugu, Hindi and Kannada releases also contributed.The Tamil version led with Rs 16.25 crore from 5,545 shows. The Telugu version earned Rs 4.40 crore from 1,835 shows, while the Hindi version collected Rs 2.90 crore from 4,008 shows. The Kannada version added Rs 60 lakh from 203 shows.The Day 10 collection took the film's India nett total to Rs 373 crore and its India gross collection to Rs 436.80 crore. Overseas, it earned Rs 10 crore during the day, taking its total overseas gross to Rs 229.50 crore. Its worldwide gross collection now stands at Rs 666.30 crore. CategoryDay 10 Figures India NettRs 24.15 croreTamilRs 16.25 croreTeluguRs 4.40 croreHindiRs 2.90 croreKannadaRs 0.60 croreOverseas GrossRs 10 croreWorldwide Gross (Total)Rs 666.30 croreShows11,591Growth from Friday66.6 per centThe Tamil 2D version recorded an overall occupancy of 49.65 per cent, rounded to 49.7 per cent. Turnout increased from 29 per cent in the morning to 48.15 per cent in the afternoon and 56 per cent in the evening. It peaked at 65.46 per cent during night shows.Among the cities tracked for Tamil shows, Chennai led with 72.5 per cent occupancy. Coimbatore followed at 64.8 per cent, while Trichy recorded 61.8 per cent.The Telugu 2D version registered overall occupancy of 41.4 per cent. Bengaluru led with 60.3 per cent, followed by Mumbai at 57 per cent and Warangal at 56 per cent. Hindi 2D occupancy stood at 24.2 per cent overall, ranging from 12 per cent in the morning to 37.3 per cent at night.State-wise, Jailer 2 collected Rs 12 crore in Tamil Nadu on Day 10. Karnataka contributed Rs 5.50 crore, while Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together added Rs 4.50 crore.Film moves past two reported lifetime totalsThe film had crossed Rs 300 crore nett in India during its first week, ending the period with Rs 334.35 crore. It earned Rs 14.50 crore nett on its ninth day, taking the domestic total to Rs 348.85 crore before the second Saturday. Its worldwide collection stood at Rs 628.05 crore at that stage.Jailer 2 has surpassed the reported domestic lifetime collections of Border 2 and Hanuman Ansh. Border 2 collected a reported Rs 329 crore, while Hanuman Ansh earned Rs 339 crore.The film opened with a domestic nett collection of Rs 59.70 crore from 15,887 shows. Advance bookings began on October 10, five days before its release, and crossed Rs 80 crore worldwide by the end of October 14.About Jailer 2Written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, Jailer 2 is produced by Kalanithi Maran under the Sun Pictures banner. It is a sequel to the 2023 film Jailer.Rajinikanth returns alongside Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa and Rithvik, who reprise their roles from the first film. The sequel also stars SJ Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Vidya Balan. Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar and Jackie Shroff return in cameo appearances.The sequel follows retired jailer Tiger Muthuvel Pandian, played by Rajinikanth, after the events of the first film. Muthu killed Varman, played by Vinayakan, and was subsequently warned that a network of idol smugglers would come after him.Dileep, played by Suraj Venjaramoodu, wants to identify the person threatening the group's smuggling operations. Muthu's family, meanwhile, remains unaware that he killed his son Arjun, played by Vasanth Ravi, to protect them.Muthu tries to give his family a normal life while working as a supermarket supervisor. His peaceful life is disrupted when fresh threats emerge from the criminal underworld, forcing him to turn to old and new allies and return to his ruthless ways to protect his family and legacy.- Ends