‘Jailer 2’ becomes highest-grossing Tamil film in India, earns Rs 520.35 crore

Chennai: Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Jailer 2’ has become the highest-grossing Tamil film at the domestic box office, collecting Rs 520.35 crore in gross earnings within 17 days of its release, according to figures reported by Sacnilk and cited by The Week.

The Nelson Dilipkumar directorial surpassed Rajinikanth's earlier film ‘2.0’, which had earned Rs 519.65 crore in its lifetime domestic run.

‘Jailer 2’ also became the fastest Tamil film to enter the Rs 500-crore club in India, according to the report.

The film's worldwide gross collection stood at Rs 790.85 crore as of Day 17, putting it within reach of the Rs 800-crore milestone.

On its 17th day, the action comedy earned a net collection of Rs 9.35 crore across 8,735 shows, Sacnilk reported. This included Rs 6.7 crore from Tamil screenings, Rs 1.45 crore from Hindi, Rs 90 lakh from Telugu and Rs 30 lakh from Kannada.

The film features Mohanlal and Shiva Rajkumar, who reprise their roles from the first instalment. Vidya Balan, S J Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Jatin Sarna are also part of the cast.

The film is produced by Kalanithi Maran under the Sun Pictures banner.