Few stars can turn a weekday slump into a headline victory, but Rajinikanth has done it again. Jailer 2’s domestic numbers cooled noticeably on its eighth day, yet the Nelson Dilipkumar directorial still found a milestone worth celebrating: it has now overtaken the lifetime worldwide gross of Thalapathy Vijay’s Leo .

The Day 8 numbers

Week two opened with a clear drop. Jailer 2 collected Rs 0.17 billion net across all languages on Thursday, down 39.1% from Wednesday’s Rs 0.28 billion, according to trade tracker Sacnilk. The film ran across 13,241 shows nationwide.

That still takes its domestic tally to:

India net: Rs 3.34 billion

India gross: Rs 3.92 billion

A dip of this size after a blockbuster opening week is typical, and the film’s eighth-day haul would still count as a strong opening for most releases.

The overseas boost that tipped the scales

International audiences supplied the final push.…