‘s latest outing, Jailer 2, continues to dominate the box office in its first week. The sequel saw a drop right after its blockbuster opening; however, it has managed to sustain the audience after the Dussehra week. Jailer 2 remains way ahead of other films in cinemas, including the multi-starrer Hollywood martial arts film starring Vidyut Jammwal.
has collected ₹316.35 crore in India net collections over its first seven days, as per Sacnilk. The Rajinikanth-starrer opened at ₹59.70 crore on October 15 and maintained a strong run through the weekend. It earned ₹47.25 crore on Saturday and ₹55.85 crore on Sunday, one of the highest single-day figures after its opening day collection.
The film collected ₹42.35 crore on Monday and ₹46.80 crore on Tuesday before its India net collections declined to ₹28.15 crore on Wednesday. Despite the dip in collections, Jailer 2 also crossed the ₹300 crore India net mark within its first week, thanks to the popularity of its predecessor, which undoubtedly helped to bring audience to the theatres.
In comparison, , which released on October 16, recorded a relatively modest first-week collection. The film collected ₹1.05 crore on its opening day, followed by ₹1.45 crore on Saturday and ₹1.58 crore on Sunday. After a subtle growth over the weekend, its collections fell to ₹78 lakh on Monday before recovering to ₹1.02 crore on Tuesday. The film earned ₹58 lakh on Wednesday and ₹41 lakh on Thursday, taking its total India net collections to ₹6.87 crore and India gross collections to ₹8.12 crore. Its occupancy also remained significantly lower than Jailer 2, falling to 8.3% on Thursday while Rajinikanth’s film was at 34.8% on Wednesday, a working weekday.
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Notably, Jailer 2 arrived a day before Street Fighter and relied heavily on the established popularity of its prequel, which gave it a substantial head start in earnings. By the end of its first week, Jailer 2 continued to lead by a big margin. When compared with Street Fighter, the Nelson Dilipkumar film earned ₹309.48 crore or 46 times as much as Jammwal’s Street Fighter in the first week. Its total India net collections stood at ₹348.85 crore, while India gross collections were at ₹408.55 crore on Friday.
Disclaimer: All data used in this article is taken from Sacnilk.com. Live Mint couldn’t independently verify the claims. Please check the film tracker website for the latest updates, as figures are subject to change.
