Thalaivar is back with a bang! Rajinikanth-starrer 'Jailer' records highest opening in Tamil Nadu, earns Rs 44 cr across India on Day 1

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Jailer’ has the Midas touch! Superstar Rajinikanth’s comeback venture has recorded the highest opening for Kollywood (Tamil film industry) this year. According to a report by the Indian box-office tracking portal Sacnilk.com, the Rajinikanth-starrer earned a staggering Rs 44.50 crore on the first day of its release. The report also revealed that the movie has collected a gross figure of Rs 52 crore domestically. This includes Rs 23 crore from Tamil Nadu, Rs 11 crore from Karnataka, Rs 5 crore from Kerala, Rs 10 crore from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and Rs 3 crore from the other states. The movie is predicted to earn Rs 30 crore on the second day. If it can manage this feat, the movie would cross Rs 73 crore at the box-office! Trade analyst Manobala Vijayabalan took to Twitter to share the box-office collections of the action-comedy. “Superstar #Rajinikanth's #Jailer takes an earth-shattering opening at the TN Box Office. The movie has minted ₹ 29.46 cr in the state. Record Day 1 for any Tamil movie released in 2023,” he wrote. He also revealed that ‘Jailer’ is now among the top three all-time highest first-day grossers of Kollywood, the other two movies also being Rajinikanth-starrers — ‘2Point0’ and ‘Kabali’.

Directed by Tamil director Nelson, ‘Jailer’ is a black comedy action film. The movie marks the return of Rajinikanth to the silver screen after two years. The movie boasts of a spectacular cast consisting of Jackie Shroff, Shiva Rajkumar, Tamanaah Bhatia, Vasanth Ravi, and Ramya Krishnan. Malayalam superstar Mohanlal also makes a special appearance.