Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 becomes the highest-grossing film in Tamil cinema, breaking a record

Actress and Member of Parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Kangana Ranaut, is preparing for a significant return to the film industry. In addition to the upcoming film 'Queen 2', she plans to return to the horror genre after a 17-year hiatus. Actor Rana Daggubati will also participate in this new horror project, which he personally announced.

During the HorrorCon India 2026 event in Delhi, actor Rana Daggubati made an unexpected announcement about his upcoming film. He stated that he intends to produce a horror film titled 'Scary Picture'. The Telugu filmmaker and actor Ravi Babu will direct this project. Kangana Ranaut will be starring in this movie, information she also shared on her Instagram account on Sunday.

A video from the event, where Rana Daggubati announced his next film on stage, was circulated by event users on social media. A preliminary look at the film shown on screen suggests that the movie will be shot in Hindi, judging by the title.

Despite this, no official announcement about the film has been made by Rana's production house yet. However, Kangana reposted the video where Rana made this announcement on Instagram.

At the event, Rana commented on the film, clarifying that it is a horror film. He noted that the director is Ravi Babu, his friend, who has created many horror films in Telugu. This will be Ravi Babu's first feature film as a director in Hindi. The film's announcement was made here for the first time, as previously no information was provided to Indian media.

Kangana Ranaut last acted in the horror film 'Raaz 2', which also featured Imran Hashmi. This film was released in 2009 and was directed by Mohit Suri, receiving positive reviews at the box office. Now, after years, she is re-entering the horror genre, and it remains unknown how successful her new project will be.

The film 'Jailer 2' by Indian superstar Rajnikanth has achieved record collections, earning over 600 crore in just eight days. This success confirms Rajnikanth's status as a star, and the movie is the fourth major release in his career. However, starting from the second week of its run, the collection pace began to slow down.

According to a report by Sakencode, in the second weekly period, 'Jailer 2' showed a significantly slower start compared to the first week. On Thursday, the eighth day of release, the film collected 17.15 crore in net collections, of which 2.40 crore was from Hindi screenings. The total net collection over eight days amounted to 334.35 crore.

Internationally, the film achieved impressive results. In foreign countries, it brought in 214.50 crore in gross revenue over eight days. Globally, 'Jailer 2' earned 606.50 crore, marking the fastest achievement in Rajnikanth's career club of films with a turnover of 600 crore.

'Jailer 2' received a limited Hindi release. Due to the insufficient number of screenings in Delhi-NCR, the film performed weakly in this language. Analysts suggest that if the film had had the same number of screenings in Hindi as it did in Tamil, its box office collections could have exceeded 700 crore, considering the initial momentum. Many expected Rajnikanth to be the first to bring Tamil cinema to the 1000 crore mark, but this currently seems unlikely.

Rajnikanth's film may face a slump this week due to the release of the comedy-spy genre movie 'Udta Teer', starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan. This new film has received positive critical reviews. Now it depends on the audience whether they will choose to watch Ayushmann's film or continue following Rajnikanth's style and mannerisms.

Tamil cinema superstar Rajinikanth continues to surpass many famous actors despite his age of 75. His recent film 'Jailer 2' is demonstrating impressive box office results and has become one of the highest-grossing films in South Indian cinema this year.

The film 'Jailer 2' collected over 400 million rupees worldwide in just four days after its release. Sunday saw a significant increase in the film's earnings. This movie, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, has currently grossed around 424.25 crore rupees globally.

According to the report by Sakalilk, on the fourth day, which was Sunday, 'Jailer 2' earned 55.85 crore rupees in India. Thus, the total net revenue for the film in India reached 199.90 crore rupees, while the gross revenue amounted to 234.25 crore rupees, and overseas earnings were approximately 190 crore rupees. Consequently, the total global gross collection for the film reached 424.25 crore rupees.

Sunday's earnings were 18.2 percent higher than Saturday's. On the first day, the film brought in 59.70 crore rupees. Following that, earnings dropped to 37.10 crore rupees on Friday, but the film regained momentum on Saturday and Sunday.

The film 'Jailer 2' overtook 'Durandar 2: The Revenge' starring Ranveer Singh in global earnings. 'Jailer 2' became the highest-grossing Indian film released in 2026 based on international opening. On its first day outside India, 'Jailer 2' earned about 57 crore rupees, whereas 'Durandar 2' collected 52 crore rupees.

Nevertheless, 'Durandar 2' also showed good results abroad. The film earned over 25 million dollars, or about 240 crore rupees, in North America, surpassing the record of Baahubali 2. Now, 'Jailer 2' faces the task of maintaining its collection pace worldwide after the initial holiday period.