'Chennai Express' shatters through the 100-crore club, breaks multiple records

Shah Rukh Khan’s rise to the top hasn’t really been too difficult. His swarms of fans have followed him through his near three-decade long career through all the ups and downs and sudden U-turns.
After you excuse all the ‘bokwaas’, realisation sets in that despite all the criticism, SRK’s latest film 'Chennai Express' has become the fastest film to earn 100 crores at the box office (domestic). The film did 103.50 crore in 4.5 days, breaking 'Ek Tha Tiger's record of Rs 100 crores in five days!

'Chennai Express' managed a cool Rs 6.75 crores in paid previews on Thursday, earning another first for the movie in ‘highest paid collections’. It broke the '3 Idiots' paid preview record (of Rs 2.75 crores) and 'Ek Tha Tiger''s first day collection record (close to Rs 33 crores). The film and its cast, including the film’s director, has been trending on twitter for four days now.

So if you’re wondering about the film’s earnings in total, try to wrap your head around these figures. But keep in mind the numbers are just for three days, the film is still running to full houses.

Opening day: Rs 33.12 crore

Saturday: Rs 28.05 crore

Sunday: Rs 32.5 crore

The Red Chillies and Disney UTV film is directed by Rohit Shetty and stars SRK and Deepika Padukone in lead roles.

Here are some numbers to boggle your mind:

Highest Paid Preview Collections:

'Chennai Express': Rs 6.75 cr

'3 idiots': Rs 2.75 cr

'Kites': Rs 1.85 cr

'Ghajini': Rs 1.75 cr

'Jism 2': 1.50 cr

Fastest Rs 100 crore Ever:

'Chennai Express': Four days (plus paid previews)

'Ek Tha Tiger': Five days

'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani': Seven days

Chennai Express climbs box office charts in the US; ranks at 13th

Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Chennai Express' has climbed up the popularity chart in the United States and is ranked at 13th spot in the very first weekend.

Released in 196 theaters across the United States, ‘Chennai Express’ collected $2,416,513 (about Rs 1.4 crores), in the first four days of its release, BoxOfficeMojo reported Monday, adding that it collected $2,220 in the first weekend.

BoxOfficeMojo, keeps tracks of all major movie releases in the US, according to which the film was ranked at 13th spot on the popularity chart, which was topped by ‘Elysium’ with $29.8 million collection, followed by ‘We are the Millers’ ($26.4 million) and ‘Planes’.

'Chennai Express' breaking records, racing towards 100-cr mark

'Chennai Express' has taken off on the fast track on the very first day, it seems. The film made Rs 6.75 crores by way of paid reviews and Rs 33 crores through regular screening on Friday itself. It broke the '3 Idiots' paid preview record (of Rs 2.75 crores) and 'Ek Tha Tiger''s first day collection record (close to Rs 33 crores).

The film continued to make Rs 28 crores on Saturday followed by Rs 30 crores on Sunday. As a result, the film has already made close to Rs 98 crores, even before it has entered weekdays.

The only film to have made Rs 100 crores within five days of its release was Salman Khan’s 'Ek Tha Tiger'.

But if the numbers are anything to go by, 'Chennai Express' might just overtake that. Given the smooth run that the film has had so far, trade analysts believe that the film will make Rs 150 crores at a minimum, but the real challenge for the film now is to cross the Rs 200 crore mark. Given the fact that it will face competition from 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbai' next week, the collections are expected to dwindle a bit.