Rajinikanth and Nelson’s previous collaboration, Jailer, was a huge success at the box office, and the duo is coming together once again for the highly anticipated sequel, Jailer 2. The film has already created huge hype with its teaser and songs. The makers are reportedly planning to release the Jailer 2 trailer on October 5.
Jailer 2 movie budget
According to Kollywood sources, the Jailer 2 film is being made with a budget of over Rs 300 crores, including the cast & crew remuneration, production costs, and publicity expenses. There are huge expectations on Jailer 2 due to Rajinikanth’s craze and first part Jailer become huge success.
Jailer 2 Pre Release Business and Box office Target
Jailer 2 is being released by Sithara Entertainments in the Telugu states, Sri Gokulam Movies in Kerala and Karnataka, and Shloka Entertainments in overseas markets. According to Kollywood sources, Jailer 2 has done a theatrical business of Rs 325 crores worldwide. With that, the film needs to collect more than Rs 650 crores at the box office to reach break-even.
Jailer 2 North America Advance Bookings
Advance bookings for Jailer 2 recently opened in North America, and the Rajinikanth craze is already getting a good response from the audience. According to the trade information available so far,8593 Tickets have been sold for 485 Shows across 219 Locations in America alone. Trade experts say that $252,180, which is around Rs ₹2.43 crore gross in Indian currency has been collected.
The fact that Jailer 2 crossed the $100K mark in America within just 36 hours of advance bookings opening shows the strength of Rajinikanth’s stardom. With this, Jailer 2 has also become one of the fastest Tamil films to cross the $100K mark in America.
If the Jailer 2 mania is already this strong, expectations are likely to increase further after the audio launch, teaser, and trailer are released. Trade pundits are predicting that the advance bookings could rise significantly in the coming days.
With 11 more days left for the Jailer 2 premiere in North America, it remains to be seen how much Rajinikanth’s film will collect through advance bookings by then.
