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The undisputed box office king is back, and the box office is bowing down to him once again! Superstar Rajinikanth has proven that his cinematic pull remains unmatched as Jailer 2 locks in its final advance booking figures for Day 1. Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the highly anticipated sequel has set the box office on fire, officially registering the second-highest opening-day advance booking for Kollywood in the post-COVID era!
Rajinikanth Beats Coolie
Rajinikanth’s biggie, all set to release on October 15 worldwide, has officially surpassed the day 1 advance booking figures of his last theatrical release! Coolie, on its opening day, earned a gross collection of 37.2 crore in advance, and now Rajinikanth has surpassed that figure by a whisker, beating his own film and taking the spot for the second-biggest advance booking for the opening day in Kollywood post-COVID!
Jailer 2 Box Office Day 1 Advance Booking Final
Excluding blocked seats, Jailer 2 closed its final pre-sales at a huge 37.60 crore gross (translating to a solid 30.80 crore net collection), moving past major biggies of Kollywood. The film sold a whopping 19.6 lakh tickets (excluding blocked seats) for the opening day, against 17.6K shows in India, driven by unprecedented fan frenzy across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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Kollywood’s Top Opening-Day Advance Bookings Post-COVID (Gross)
With a final pre-sale of 37.60 crore gross, Rajinikanth has surpassed every single Tamil film since COVID except for Leo to bring the biggest opening-day advance booking.
Check out Kollywood’s top opening-day advance bookings post-COVID (Gross Collection India):
Leo – 46.36 crore
Jailer 2 – 37.6 crore
Coolie – 37.2 crore
Beast – 31.75 crore
The Greatest Of All Time – 24.5 crore
Jana Nayagan – 22.26 crore
By securing 37.60 crore gross, which is around 30.8 crore net in pre-sale, Jailer 2 has easily surpassed every single opening for Kollywood in 2026 and already stands below Jana Nayagan’s 42.7 crore, which is clearly going to lose its spot by the end of the day by a huge margin!
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Check out the box office collections and verdicts of Tamil films of 2026 here.
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