Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 has wrapped up its overseas run with $29.56 million (₹280 Cr), making it the first Kollywood film ever to cross $25 million overseas. It just missed the $30 million mark, by a very small margin.
Jailer 2 Overseas Area-Wise Closing Collections
- Middle East: $9.18M
- North America: $8M
- Malaysia: $3.80M
- UK and Ireland: $2.31M
- Europe: $1.80M
- Australia: $1.53M
- Singapore: $1.45M
- New Zealand: $150K
- Sri Lanka and Rest of World: $1.35M
- Total: $29.56M (₹280 Cr)
Middle East Leads the Way
The Middle East was the film’s biggest overseas market, with $9.18 million, nearly a third of its total overseas gross. Malaysia, a traditional stronghold for Rajinikanth, added a strong $3.80 million.
So Close to $30 Million
Jailer 2 has set a new benchmark for Tamil cinema overseas as the first Kollywood film to cross $25 million. But it finished just short of $30 million, missing the mark by under half a million dollars.
North America’s Missed Potential
The gap comes down mainly to North America. The market was capable of delivering numbers in the Middle East range, around $9 million or more, but the film’s release strategy in the USA held it back, and it finished at $8 million.
With a stronger North America run, Jailer 2 would easily have crossed $30 million overseas.
Part of a Bigger Story
The overseas total adds up to the film’s worldwide closing of ₹830 Cr, the biggest ever for a Kollywood film. As with its limited Hindi release in India, the overseas numbers show that Jailer 2 was a record-breaker that still left something on the table.
