'Jailer' 1st Day Box Office Collection: The 7 Big Records Set By Rajini-Starrer

Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' has got a gigantic start at the worldwide box office. The movie, which was released on Thursday, has been overwhelmingly received by fans across the globe.

The most interesting part of the story is that 'Jailer' has garnered a highly positive response from the audience. This is the first movie of the superstar in recent years which has got such wider appreciation.

As the movie is met with grand reviews, here we bring you the seven records broken by Rajinikanth's film on the first day.

Biggest Tamil Nadu Opener Of 2023
By earning over Rs 26.5 crore, the Tamil flick has become the biggest opener of 2023, beating Ajith's 'Thunivu' (Rs 24.59 crore) and Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan 2' (Rs 21.37 crore).

Biggest Opener In Rajini's Career In Tamil Nadu
For decades, Rajinikanth rewrote box-office records. Be it 'Enthiran' or 'Kabali', his movies have always set new benchmarks at the box office. However, in the last few years, the collections of his films significantly came down.

With 'Jailer', he has bounced back as it has become his biggest opener, beating his first-day collection of 'Kabali', which had minted Rs 21.5 crore on the first day.

Biggest Tamil Opener Of All Time At WW Box Office
More importantly, 'Jailer' has become the biggest Tamil opener of all-time. This film has broken Rajinikanth's previous best of Rs 93.3 crore by '2.0' at the worldwide box office. His latest flick has minted Rs 96+ crore at the global box office.

5th Biggest Opener Of All Time For South Indian Film
It has now become the fifth biggest opener for a South Indian film. 'RRR' holds the first place with an opening day collection of Rs 220-225 crore followed by 'Baahubli 2' (Rs 214 crore), 'KGF 2' (Rs 162.9 crore) and 'Saaho' (Rs 125.7 crore).

Biggest Opener in Karnataka
In Karnataka, Rajinikanth beat his own record by earning Rs 11.85 crore on the first day. It shattered the opening-day record of 'Kabali' which had collected Rs 10.77 crore.

Biggest Tamil opener of 2023 in AP, Kerala, ROI
The movie raked in over Rs 12.04 crore in Andhra and Telangana, Rs 5.38 crore in Kerala and Rs 4.25 crore from the rest of India. All these are the highest for a Tamil film in 2023.

Biggest Tamil Overseas Opener In 2023
The movie has got a gigantic start at the overseas box office. This is the biggest for a Tamil movie in 2023. As per Ayngaran International, which is distributing the movie overseas, has raked in Rs 33 crore. Trade analysts say that if the collection of the premiere shows are included, the first-day collection will easily cross Rs 40 crore.