New Delhi: Jailer, starring Rajinikanth, opened in theatres on Thursday and quickly became the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year. According to business tracker Sacnilk, the film made Rs 52 on its first day of release in India. The movie made an estimated net sum of Rs 44.5 crore. The box office for Jailer was so successful that it became the year’s highest-grossing Tamil debut.
Superstar #Rajinikanth‘s #Jailer takes monstrous Day-1 opening at the Box office 🔥
No.1 TN grosser of 2023💥
Movie having a superb pre bookings everywhere till this weekend & expected to have a long run as WOM is good❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/UvoPcEs1Sr— AmuthaBharathi (@CinemaWithAB) August 11, 2023
Throughout the course of the day, Jailer’s occupancy rate was at 78.62 per cent. Tamil Nadu shared 23 crores to the film’s total gross collection of 52 crores, while Karnataka made 11 crores, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana made 10 crores, Kerala contributed 5 crore and the rest of India brought 3 crores to the total. According to the latest reports, the movie smashes a number of records at the box office.
#Jailer WW Box Office
Creates a new RECORD by entering all time TOP 3 openers in Kollywood. First two places were also occupied by the superstar only – #2Point0 and #Kabali.
||#Rajinikanth | #Shivarajkumar | #Mohanlal ||
TN – ₹ 29.46 cr
AP/TS – ₹ 12.04 cr
KA – ₹ 11.92 cr
KL… pic.twitter.com/eRAbF0OdEu— Manobala Vijayabalan (@ManobalaV) August 11, 2023
Reports state that the first day of the Rajinikanth film had 90 per cent occupancy and a global revenue of over Rs 72 crores. Premieres of Rajinikanth’s film reported earned over $1.25M from the United States. The action film got off to a roaring start at the box office.
#Jailer crosses $1.25M (₹10 cr) at the USA box office 🥁 pic.twitter.com/EyAvXPir1V
— LetsCinema (@letscinema) August 10, 2023
After an absence of two years, the film served as Rajinikanth’s triumphant return. On the first day, many of the actor’s devoted followers showed up at the theatres bright and early, and some even went so far as to force open the doors and rush inside. Even a couple from Osaka, Japan made the trip to Chennai to see Rajinikanth’s latest film, Jailer.
