Box office India Chennai Express collected very well in paid previews on Thursday. According to Box Office India , the total collections of the Hindi version were 6.75 crore (US$1.1 million), thereby surpassing the previous record held by 3 Idiots . [96] While Box Office India stated that the film collected 29.25 crore (US $4.9 million) on its opening day, [97][98] a majority of sources including the Hindustan Times , the Times of India , DNA India , International Business Times and some other trade analysts reported that the film took 33.12 crore (US$5.6 million), which would make it the highest Hindi opening day of all time. [99][100][101][102][103] The film broke the second day and third day box office records as well with mammoth businesses of 28.05 crore and 32.5 crore respectively. Reported by Box Office India , Chennai Express set another record for worldwide opening, earning 167 crore (US$28 million) in the three-day weekend (includes overseas and domestic entertainment tax). [104] Despite its magnus collection in the first three days, the film fared well on Monday collecting over 12 crore. [14] It grossed 11.50 crore nett on its first Tuesday, thus becoming the highest grossing Shahrukh Khan starrer film in India. [105][106] The film remained steady and nett. grossed 12.56 crore on Wednesday. [107][108] [109] Box Office India reported that the film grossed 19 crore nett on Thursday, to take its first week total (including paid previews) to 145 crore (US$25 million), beating the previous record of Ek Tha Tiger .[110] Other reliable sources like the Times of India , India Today , IB Times, Bollywood Hungama and some other trade analysts put its seven days total at 156.7 crore (US$26 million). [111] [112][113][114][115][116] Overseas Overseas, the film broke records, with paid previews in the UK amounting to more than any first day of a Bollywood film in the UK. [117] In Nepal, the film created history with a business of over NRs. 10 million plus which tends to be a lifetime collection for a majority of films. The film also set opening weekend records in foreign territories taking in a total of 50.47 crore (US$8.5 million), including record collections from key markets USA ($2.47 million), UAE (AED 7.73 million) and UK (£934,118). [11][12][118][119] It proved a big hit in Pakistan as the film collected $3,00,000 [Rs. 1.84 crores] in its opening weekend.
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