Jailer 2 North America Box Office: Recovers 79% Of Its Breakeven Target In 4 Days, Becomes Kollywood’s 7th Highest-Grosser
Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 shattered all projections at the North American box office (USA and Canada) in its 4-day extended opening weekend. While the premieres looked a bit underwhelming, given the massive pre-release expectations, the magnum opus surprised everyone with excellent numbers in the days that followed. In its first weekend, it earned over $5 million and emerged as Kollywood’s 7th-highest-grossing film of all time in the territory. Keep reading for a detailed report!
How much did Jailer 2 earn at the North American box office in 4 days?
The Tamil action-comedy thriller grossed a solid $2.065 million (including premieres) on opening day. Due to favorable reactions, it maintained a good pace on day 2, amassing $875K. On the first Saturday, day 3, it picked up really well and grossed a huge $1.29 million. On Sunday, day 4, it saw an expected drop but still posted a strong $911K.
Overall, Jailer 2 grossed a whopping $5.17 million at the North American box office in its 4-day extended opening weekend. It equals 49.04 crore in Indian rupees. Of the $5.17 million, the original Tamil version contributed the most at $4.38 million, followed by the Telugu version at $760K. The Hindi version scored only $25K.
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Recovers 79% of its break-even target
For those who don’t know, Jailer 2 must earn $6.5 million (61.66 crore) to achieve break-even. As we can see, in just 4 days, it has earned $5.17 million, thus recovering 79.53% of its break-even target. With such an impressive pace, the film will soon achieve break-even and emerge successful at the box office. In the long run, it is likely to fetch good returns for the distributor.
Becomes Kollywood’s 7th highest-grossing film in North America
With $5.17 million in the kitty, the Rajinikanth starrer has surpassed Kabali ($4.58 million) to become Kollywood’s 7th highest-grossing film at the North American box office.
Take a look at Kollywood’s top 10 grossers in North America:
- Jailer – $7.25 million
- Coolie – $6.95 million
- Ponniyin Selvan 1 – $6.7 million
- Leo – $5.69 million
- 2.0 – $5.5 million
- Ponniyin Selvan 2 – $5.27 million
- Jailer 2 – $5.17 million (4 days)
- Kabali – $4.58 million
- The Greatest Of All Time – $4.37 million
- Enthiran – $3.12 million
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