Jailer Box Office: Superstar Rajinikanth's Comedy-Thriller Surpasses KGF 2 Records In The UAE; Figures Inside

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Superstar Rajinikanth's dark comedy-action thriller Jailer is continuing to set new records and loot the box office with its unprecedented force. Written and directed by Nelson, Jailer gave the much-awaited success for the Thalaivar.

The movie was released in major south-Indian languages on August 10 all over the world to a thumping response. Irrespective of the film's pace, loose screenplay and lack of tight narration for what a thriller is expected to be of, Jailer sprung a surprise with its success.

Jailer Story

Jailer is the story of a retired Muthuvel Pandian, who worked as a Jailer at the Tihar jail. He lives a peaceful life with his family consisting of his son ACP Arjun, wife, daughter-in-law, and grandson. One day, when his son goes missing without a trace, Muthu unleashes his rage until he comes face-to-face with Varman, the deadly gangster involved in smuggling. What happens next? is to be seen on the screen.

Jailer Beats KGF 2 Records In the UAE

The movie is about to cross Rs 400 Crore Gross at the worldwide box office and in the UAE too, the movie made the magic figure, surpassing that of Yash-Prashanth Neel's KGF 2.

Here's a look at the opening weekend figures of Southern films in the UAE.

Jailer: $ 2,075,691

KGF Chapter 2: $ 1,849,583

Vikram: $ 1,811,033

Ponniyin Selvan 1: $ 1,763,925

Bheeshma Parvam: $ 1,690,189

RRR Movie: $ 1,602,906

Jailer Cast
The movie stars Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, Sunil, Jackie Shroff, Vinayakan, Vasanth Ravi, Ramya Krishnan, Mirnaa Menon, Yogi Babu, Sunil Reddy, Redin Kingsley, VTV Ganesh, Saravanan, Uday Mahesh, Aranthangi Nisha, Mahanadi Shankar, G Marimuthu, Jani, Tamannaah, Kishore, Naga Babu, and Makarand Deshpande among others in prominent roles.

Jailer Crew

Jailer's cinematography was handled by Vijay Karthik Kannan and editing was taken care of by R Nirmal. Anirudh Ravichander composed a sensational background score and music for the film. Kalanithi Maran bankrolled the movie on a budget of about Rs 240 Crore under the Sun Pictures banner.