Jailer 2 sells 1.94 lakh day 1 tickets before Telugu states open bookings

Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 has sold 1.94 lakh tickets for its opening day, though bookings are open in only two states so far. The film reaches theatres on October 15, 2026. As of 11:30 am IST it had grossed Rs 3.63 crore in day 1 pre-sales, and that count leaves out blocked seats.

The surge came quickly. At 12:30 pm the day before, pre-sales stood at Rs 64.05 lakh. By 9:30 am the next morning they had climbed to Rs 3.54 crore, a jump of 453.12% in 21 hours.

Tamil Nadu accounts for nearly all of it, with 1,620 shows listed and Rs 3.29 crore gross. Karnataka has only around 10 shows so far. Across India, listed shows rose from 380 on the previous afternoon to 1,638.

Telugu fans are still waiting. Bookings have not yet opened in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana or Kerala.

Sun Pictures, Kalanithi Maran's banner, produced the sequel on a budget of Rs 350 crore. SJ Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Ramya Krishnan and Vidya Balan share the screen with Rajinikanth.