Box office comparison between Shahrukh Khan’s biggest grosser ‘Chennai Express’ and his latest Diwali release ‘Happy New Year’ is interesting because pre-release, the trade pundits expected the latter to surpass the Rohit Shetty directed film.
In 7 days, Happy New Year leads by around Rs 86 lakhs, even though Chennai Express had plenty of holidays in its first week.
It’ll be interesting to compare the day-wise figures in the coming days, because Chennai Express was affected by the release of Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobaara, while Happy New Year has no competition from big films this weekend. It remains the first choice for cine-goers, which should help the Farah Khan film perform well over the coming weekend.
Do note that the collections of Happy New Year includes business from Tamil and Telugu versions which has contributed around 5.5 crore in its first week. Chennai Express didn’t release in regional versions.
Can Happy New Year beat Chennai Express and then Kick? That’s the big question that will be answered this weekend. Bookmark this page for daily updates!
UPDATE: In 10 days, Chennai Express had collected 181.92 crore, while Happy New Year has collected 179.81 crore.
| Day | Chennai Express | Happy New Year (10 days collections only) |
|---|---|---|
| Screens | 3700 | 5000 |
| Preview | 6.75 | No Previews |
| Day 1 | 33.12 (Eid Holiday) | 44.97 (Diwali) |
| Day 2 | 28.06 (Holiday) | 31.6 |
| Day 3 | 32.5 (Sunday) | 32.29 (Sunday) |
| Day 4 | 12.62 | 15.01 |
| Day 5 | 11.5 | 13.17 |
| Day 6 | 12.56 | 11.02 |
| Day 7 | 19.60 (Independence Day) | 9.51 |
| First Week | 156.71 crores | 157.57 crores |
| Day 8 | 6.48 | 5.26 |
| Day 9 | 8.51 | 7.47 |
| Day 10 | 10.22 (Sunday) | 9.51 |
| Day 11 | 3.8 | 3.31 |
| Day 12 | 7.06 (Raksha Bandhan) | 4.06 (holiday) |
| Day 13 | 4.51 | 2.75 |
| Day 14 | 3.25 | 3.51 (holiday) |
| Two Week Total | 200.54 | 193.44 |
| Day 15 | 2.12 | 1.05 |
| Day 16 | 3.61 | 1.8 |
| Day 17 | 4.75 (Sunday) | 2.33 |
| Day 18 | 1.63 | 0.9 |
| Day 19 | 1.74 | 0.85 |
| Day 20 | 2.46 (Janmastami) | - |
| Day 21 | 1.56 | - |
| Three Week Total | 218.41 crores | - |
| Day 22 | 0.81 | - |
| Day 23 | 1.14 | - |
| Day 24 | 1.89 (Sunday) | - |
| Till Fourth weekend | 222.25 crores | - |
| Remaining weeks | 4.96 | - |
| Lifetime Collections | 227.21 crores | 200.37 crores (19 days) |
chennai Express is one of the best movie than other, happy new year little bit good but story is borring.