India, Oct. 15 -- Jailer 2 box office collection day 1: Rajinikanth's still got it. At 74, the superstar is still reigning supreme at the box office. His latest release, Jailer 2, hit screens globally on Thursday, delivering a record-breaking start at the box office. Advance bookings trends had indicated that Jailer 2 would take one of the biggest openings by a Tamil film in history, and come Thursday, that has come to pass.

Advance bookings for Jailer 2 began in India on October 10, five days before release. They had already begun in select overseas territories a day prior. The film took a running start at the ticket window in pre-sales. By the end of October 14 (Wednesday), the advance bookings for the film had crossed Rs.80 crore worl...