In just 2 weeks since its release in India, Chennai Express has become only the second film to cross the 200 crore mark. The film has been on a record-breaking spree ever since it released during the Eid weekend, and even though the SRK starrer still needs a few lakhs to cross the lifetime business of 3 Idiots, its only a matter of time now. We haven’t received the official figures yet, but the Thursday business is likely to be around 3 – 3.5 crore net.
Here’s a look at some of the records that the film has broken on its ‘super-express’ journey at the box office.
Chennai Express 200 Crore
1. Paid Previews: The 3 Idiots record of 2.75 crore, set more than 3 years ago, was broken. Chennai Express collected Rs 6.75 crore on Thursday (8th August).
2. First Day: Salman Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger collected Rs 32.92 crore last year, a record that many believed only Krrish 3 or Dhoom 3 could break. Chennai Express though, managed to beat ETT by 20 lakhs (0.2 cr) as the film collected Rs 33.12 on its opening day at the box office.
3. Highest Single Day Collections: Another one of the records previously held by Salman’s Ek Tha Tiger was overtaken. Eid releases have always managed to smash most records, and this year was no different. However, this time around, it was Shah Rukh Khan who reigned supreme at the box office.
4. Second Day: Ra One in 2011 collected 25 crore net (including all versions) in what was back then a record-breaking 25 crore net (including all versions). Chennai Express collected 28.06 crore, which is not only the highest collections on the second day of release, but also the biggest Saturday AND the third highest single day business ever! HUGE!
5. Weekend: Chennai Express crossed the 100 crore mark in its first weekend itself (including paid previews), a record that is likely to stay for long unless a major release gets two or more holidays in its first weekend
6. Fastest to 100 Crore: Ek Tha Tiger crossed the 100 crore mark in 5 days, Chennai Express did it in almost double quick time. The Shahrukh Khan film took just 3 days + paid previews.
7. First Week: This record too was blown away quite easily. Ek Tha Tiger collected 137.15 crore in 7 days, Chennai Express did 20 crores more – 156.71 crore. The film crossed the lifetime business of every film except Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, ETT and 3 Idiots in its first week itself! And this includes humongous blockbusters like Dabangg 2, Rowdy Rathore and Bodyguard!
8. Fastest to 150 crore: Chennai Express beat the 9 day record of ETT in 7 days.
9. Fastest to 200 crore: In 2 weeks, CE also became only the second film to collect 200 crores or more.
10. Highest grosser ever: Chennai Express will be the highest grosser in the history of Indian Cinema tomorrow (most likely)!
Here are a few other records that the film holds. Clearly, Chennai Express will be the film to beat for all major releases henceforth.
- Third film to gross 300 crores or more worldwide after Ek Tha Tiger and 3 Idiots.
- Second film to gross 350 crores or more.
- Third film to cross the 100 crore mark overseas – 3 Idiots and My Name Is Khan being the other two.
- Highest first weekend / first week collections in almost every country overseas.
Too many to list, really. Congratulations to the entire team of Chennai Express, more so to Shahrukh Khan – because at the end of the day, for a masala entertainer like Chennai Express to generate the business that it has and collect more than 100 crores in the overseas markets alone, is simply unheard of!
BOI is site of Aamir Khans or his fool fan actually trust me. every films figure if different at BIO from other sites but 3Idiots is only one movie which BOI and all other sites shows same. So dnt much haters. SRK dnt need any clearification his work speaks himself.
– Highest Earner at Domestic Level CE by SRK
– Longest Runner at Domestic Level DDLJ by SRK
– Highest Earner in Overseas SRK
– Highest Awards, Rewards & Hounors holder SRK
So SIR SRK Tusi Amazing Fantabolous Ho.
@gewone what a idiot u are.
Srk has himself said dat every record is created to be broken.
Record Breaking Express
Created Unlimited records
Now Lifetime Will be around : 215 cr. Which will be un breakable by next few years
King Is Back
I am a Salman Fan but People were talking about Masala Movie…Here they got it !! In evry genre of Movies SRK fits best…Honestly Salman wouldn’t hav Carried these typ of roles with so ease..SRK – Take A BOW
No Body Thought It will cross 200 cr.
Chennai Express and Srk gives a tight slap to them and says, ” Hey! I’m the king and ruling past 20 years, so don’t compare me with records , I have come to bollywood to do a film not to make record”
This Is King
Ek tha tiger 199cr in 35days
chennai express 200 in 14days
chennai express 225cr in 35days.
Verdict All time blockbuster
ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER
Srk does a masala movie after 6 years and makes 200 cr.
It’s truly huge ……
He is no.1 again
1 must share one thing
Shahrukh Khan is the Only One Who have 100 cr. In all genre movie
masala,Sci-fic,action thriller,romance
Now maratha mandir will show ddlj nd ce.. Coz they have told if ce breaks 3i records then they will show it along with ddlj
@ haters….srk in his bad phase does one masala movie and all records are broken….where are u ?? keep on giving excuses..it doesn’t matter to the records that has been created by ce, but I am sure ce sucess will not get into srk’s head and he will keep on trying another genre unlike salman. that’s why he is called king of bollywood…
@ haters……..this is big slap from srk to you all and in future never say that srk is finished….
So u r going to remain alive for next 100 years and track each and every film record.
Rofl.nothing funny than ur comment @gewone
As per BOI film collected 186-cr from where 200-cr????
congrats deps,rohit…and kick to srk for destroyin akki’s film…
why SRK(Chennai Express) is superior then Amir khan(3 Idiotd)?
I agree…contentwise 3 Idiots was way better then Chennai Express. But after 4 yrs, people who keep praising it remember it not for Amir Khan…but its content and directions and other things. In simple words, 3 Idiots wasnt solely Amir khans movie like Chennai Express is SRKs.
Lets see what makes both movies watchable ….not including amir-kareena and srk-deepika and songs and directors.
3 idiots – boman irani, sherman joshi, r madhvan, that balatkar speech guy.
CE – none.
It means 3 idiots got hit not only because of amir but also the supporting cast which gave such strong performance. On other hand, CE has only Srk and deepika all over…..you dont recall or know other cast member even.
Guys 2day one more history will be written when ce surpass 3i collection.
So dis weak z celebration tym fr srk fans.
History pe history likhi ja rhi h..
Srk Truely deserve to be no.1.
Real king of bollywood…
Only khans wil make records n they only break their records.
SRK, SK N AK are legends of bollywood…
first n last srk movie to break records.. as they say “every dog has his day”.. so did srk this time.. rohit shetty, deepika, eid, 3 back to back holidays, independence day, no competition from OUATIMD watsoever, raksha bandhan n dirty polictics came to the rescue for srk this time.. u cant get so lucky everytime.. CE has saved srk career only for some time.. but the saddest part is that his happiness will be short lived as hrithik n aamir are coming next.. n also dont u forget the phenomenon called salman khan coming next year!
king is back! r u kiddin me??? he was never a king to begin with.. i repeat CE has saved srk career for the time being.. the credit of its success does not goes to srk at all.. the only credit that goes to srk is his dirty politics! i say it again it is the first n last movie of srk to break records.. only one big blockbuster n jumping like monkeys.. ask ur srk to give 5 blockbusters in a row then we’ll talk.. next year salman will have 7 blockbusters in a row! even 8 in a row blockbusters if he has 3 releases next year.. now try n beat that! :D
i bow my head down in shame that a crap and trash movie like CE has broken 3 idiots record. but i am happy that dhoom 3 will soon change that.
i always had the feeling if SRK was in 3idiots then that film would have done 250cr in india alone and 200cr in overseas!
@dark idiot boy i am not talking about money records stupid, i am talking about being the king of bolywood, the legend of india and the emperor of overseas
so stupid moron understand 1st then talk , each time u prove how idiot u are
go and wash ur brain , dont face CE light or it will burn you :D
rest in peace moron :D
Interestingly, while Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots that released on Christmas in 2009 took 70 days to cross the mark, SRK’s film did the same in just 15 days.
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Just watched the success bash og CE All Time Blockbuster
Really Really Happy to watch the Excitment Happiness & Engry of Sir SRK. He Danced with a unknown boy at Lungi Dance amazingly & passionatingly. Salute to u Sir SRK.
I think @gewone u retire now coz ce is a hit now.
You should come again 8 the time of happy new year.
Hey guys, I am a SRK fan too and wish CE collects 250 cr so that this record remains unbeatable for many years.
@gewone,its time for us to rejoice.don’t spoil your mood.these haters will bark for each and everything.just leave them and get on the train.
Only 186 cr till now didnt break 3Idiots record tara and producver can say anything but the fact is still fact and no one will believe something BOI didnt accept it
Srk done it…congrats to him…he prvd himself again…nobody can break his overseas’s records…despite thats all i dnt like CE
The king is back. Good come back. This film is big slap to all those telling shahrukh’s time is over. See this is the real king of bollywood.
2013 will be the recording breaking milestones in bollywood!! ce beats all the records hope so evn life time record and krrish 3 trailer made 1 crore views!! highest views for any bollywood trailer!! after ce waiting for records of krrish 3!