MUSCAT : Superstar Rajinikanth’s much-anticipated Jailer 2 opened in Oman on Thursday, with a packed screening schedule at Muscat cinemas extending beyond midnight as the film began its worldwide theatrical run.

At Cinepolis in Oman Avenues Mall, the opening-day schedule showed 22 screenings across standard and Macro XE formats. Showtimes ranged from 11am until 1am the following morning, giving audiences opportunities to watch the film throughout the day and late into the night.

The schedule included 17 standard screenings and five Macro XE shows, with several afternoon and evening screenings starting just 30 minutes apart.

The Oman release coincides with a closely watched opening in India, where advance ticket sales pointed to a substantial first-day audience. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, cited by NDTV Profit, the film sold about 1.96 million advance tickets across 17,615 shows, generating approximately ₹37.60 crore in gross bookings, excluding blocked seats. Tamil-language screenings led sales, followed by the Telugu and Hindi versions.

Worldwide, trade analyst Ramesh Bala projected an opening-day gross of around ₹125 crore, speaking to India Today ahead of the release. That figure remains a forecast; final opening-day collections have yet to be established.

Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Sun Pictures, Jailer 2 follows the 2023 blockbuster Jailer. The original earned more than ₹600 crore worldwide, setting a substantial commercial benchmark for the sequel.

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