Chennai Express collected very well in paid previews on Thursday. According to Box Office India, the total collections of the Hindi version were INR67.50 million (US$1.1 million), thereby surpassing the previous record held by 3 Idiots.[96] The film collected INR292.50 million (US$4.7 million) on its opening day, making it the second highest opening day collection behind Ek Tha Tiger. The film broke the second day and third day box office records as well collecting INR280.50 million (US$4.5 million) and INR325 million (US$5.2 million) respectively. Chennai Express set another record for worldwide opening, earning INR1.67 billion (US$27 million) in the three-day weekend.[99] The film fared well on Monday collecting over INR120 million (US$1.9 million). It grossed INR115 million (US$1.8 million) nett on its first Tuesday, thus becoming the highest grossing Shahrukh Khan starrer film in India. The film remained steady and grossed INR125.60 million (US$2.0 million) on Wednesday. Box Office India reported that the film grossed INR190 million (US$3.0 million) nett on Thursday, taking its first week total (including paid previews) to INR1.461.50 billion (US$23 million), beating the previous record of Ek Tha Tiger. The film collected INR225.50 million (US$3.6 million) on its second weekend, taking the total domestic nett to INR1.68 billion (US$27 million), and also became the second highest grossing Bollywood film in ten days with a worldwide gross of INR3.14 billion (US$50 million).
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