Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer 2 added ₹9.45 crore in India net collections on its second Monday, October 26, across 10,450 shows. That is a sharp 63.2% fall from Sunday’s ₹25.70 crore, but the weekday reset still came with two milestones: the domestic net total has crossed ₹400 crore, and worldwide gross has reached ₹733.35 crore.
The second-Monday math
A 19.8% all-language occupancy tells the immediate story. After a ₹24.15 crore Saturday and a ₹25.70 crore Sunday, the film moved back into weekday mode. The Monday number is a fraction of the first Monday’s ₹42.35 crore, which is normal for a front-loaded star vehicle, but it puts pressure on the next weekend to justify screen retention.
Where Monday’s money came from
- Tamil: ₹5.65 crore from 4,518 shows
- Telugu: ₹2 crore from 1,771 shows
- Hindi: ₹1.40 crore from 3,949 shows
- Kannada: ₹0.40 crore from 212 shows
Overseas added ₹2.50 crore on Monday, taking the cumulative overseas gross to ₹255.50 crore. With India gross at ₹477.85 crore, roughly one-third of the worldwide total now sits in the overseas basket, a cushion as domestic weekdays cool.
Why the occupancy gap matters
Tamil held occupancy in the 25-26% range, while Hindi stayed in the 11-13% range despite nearly as many shows. For exhibitors, that is a clear scheduling signal: trim Hindi shows before touching the core Tamil market. The state-wise split points the same way. Tamil Nadu led Monday with ₹4 crore gross, Karnataka added ₹2.35 crore, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana ₹1.90 crore, Kerala ₹1.25 crore, and the rest of India ₹1.50 crore.
What to watch next
The opening week had already stacked up ₹334.35 crore, and the second weekend added ₹64.35 crore from Friday to Sunday. Monday’s ₹9.45 crore is therefore a normal weekday drop rather than a collapse. Footfalls remain substantial: 714,175 tickets were sold on Monday, taking the total to 27,139,185.
The next meaningful number is the second Friday. If Jailer 2 can stay above ₹10 crore in India net, it keeps a meaningful show count into week three and supports the long tail.
Source: The Times of India
