India, Oct. 19 -- Trade website Sacnilk figures cited in a Hindustan Times report published Oct. 18, 2026 said Nelson Dilipkumar’s film Jailer 2, starring Rajinikanth, collected ₹321 crore gross worldwide by the end of Saturday after its Oct. 15 theatrical release, making it the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2026 and surpassing the lifetime worldwide collections of Jana Nayagan and Karuppu.
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The report said Jailer 2 grossed ₹320 crore worldwide even before its first weekend and reached ₹321 crore gross worldwide by Saturday.
It added that the film made close to ₹145 crore net in India by Saturday, and on Sunday it had already collected ₹21.60 crore net in India, crossing the ₹165 crore mark in domestic col...