Rohit
Shetty's
latest
directorial
venture
Chennai
Express
has
received
an
earth-shattering
response
at
the
Indian
Box
Office
in
the
first
weekend.
The
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
starrer
has
set
several
new
records
like
highest
grosser
in
paid
previews,
highest
grosser
on
day
1,
2
and
3.
This
is
not
all,
the
movie
has
become
the
fastest
Rs
100
crore
grosser,
beating
the
record
of
Salman
Khan's
Ek
Tha
Tiger.
Being
one
of
the
most-awaited
Hindi
movies
of
2013,
Chennai
Express
packed
a
solid
punch
in
paid
previews
on
Thursday
by
collecting
Rs
6.75
crores
nett
in
the
domestic
market.
This
is
the
highest
ever
collection
at
the
Indian
Box
Office.
With
this,
the
Rohit
Shetty-directed
film
smashed
the
previous
record
of
Aamir
Khan's
3
Idiots,
which
had
raked
in
Rs
2.7
crores
from
the
paid
previews.
Chennai
Express,
which
had
huge
amount
of
advance
ticket
booking
for
the
first
weekend,
released
in
3,500
screens
on
August
9,
which
was
the
Eid
holiday.
Cashing
on
this
festive
season,
the
film
registered
100%
occupancy
in
both
single
screens
and
multiplexes
on
its
opening
day.
It
collected
Rs
33.12
crores
nett
at
the
Indian
Box
Office
on
the
first
day,
beating
the
previous
record
of
Ek
Tha
Tiger,
which
was
the
biggest
opener
with
its
collection
Rs
32.92
crores
nett.
Ek
Tha
Tiger,
which
had
crossed
Rs
100
crore
mark
in
just
five
days,
had
dropped
more
than
50%
with
its
collection
reaching
Rs
14.50
crores
nett
on
the
second
day.
The
business
of
Chennai
Express
also
dipped
on
Saturday,
but
it
was
just
15%.
The
Shahrukh
Khan
starrer
collected
Rs
28.05
crores
nett
at
the
Indian
Box
Office
on
the
second
day,
taking
its
domestic
total
to
Rs
67.92
crores
nett.
See
Photos
of
Shahrukh
Khan's
Eid
Party
Chennai
Express
has
picked
up
well
on
Sunday
and
did
much
better
than
its
opening
day
business.
The
figures
of
its
third
day
are
still
being
compiled.
As
per
early
trends,
the
movie
has
collected
Rs
32.50
crores
nett
on
its
third
day.
With
this,
it
has
raked
in
a
total
of
Rs
100.42
crores
nett
at
the
Indian
Box
Office
in
the
three-day
first
weekend.
It
is
a
monstrous
weekend
for
the
film.