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New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone-starrer Chennai Express is chugging on with immense steam at the box office. The film recorded an opening day collection of Rs 33.12 crore, say trade experts, and it is expected to do well across national and international quarters over the weekend.
Heavy promotions for the Rohit Shetty directorial, coupled with a release on an auspicious occasion like Eid-ul-Fitr Friday, seem to have paid off. Even before the release, the buzz for the movie was strong, giving it a collection of Rs 6.75 crore in the home country from paid previews on Thursday itself.
Though Chennai Express is playing in highest number of screens for any film, we still ran out of capacity in most locations due to this huge demand at the box office and the film is on its way to create new benchmarks, added Verma.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared that the collective figures minted by the movie on Thursday and Friday in India amounted to Rs39.87 crore nett.
Said to have been made at a budget of Rs. 70 crore, Chennai Express had a grand release in over 3,500 screens in the country and 700 screens abroad.
In the film, Shah Rukh plays a north Indian, who falls in love with a Tamil girl, essayed by his Om Shanti Om co-star Deepika.
The number of shows were doubled in Chennai for Chennai Express as Tamil movie Thalaivaa didnt release there
Internationally too, the film is said to be doing well.
In the Gulf region, it released Thursday and minted $435,000, with 28 screens yet to report. But it is estimated to cross $550,000 by the time all screens report, said a source.
In Singapore, two screens are yet to report, but it made $95,359 on Thursday.
Chennai Express, an action comedy, had only night show previews in Britain Thursday, numbers are 142,220 pounds with three sites yet to report.
In Australia, the paid previews Thursday amounted to $34,314, while in New Zealand, the figures came to $6,431.
Adarsh shared on Twitter that the movie took a huge start in US-Canada, earning $2,60,000 (Rs.15, 776,020.00 approximately) out of Thursday night preview shows.
Chennai Express mints more than Rs 33 crore on opening day - Firstpost
Heavy promotions for the Rohit Shetty directorial, coupled with a release on an auspicious occasion like Eid-ul-Fitr Friday, seem to have paid off. Even before the release, the buzz for the movie was strong, giving it a collection of Rs 6.75 crore in the home country from paid previews on Thursday itself.
Though Chennai Express is playing in highest number of screens for any film, we still ran out of capacity in most locations due to this huge demand at the box office and the film is on its way to create new benchmarks, added Verma.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared that the collective figures minted by the movie on Thursday and Friday in India amounted to Rs39.87 crore nett.
Said to have been made at a budget of Rs. 70 crore, Chennai Express had a grand release in over 3,500 screens in the country and 700 screens abroad.
In the film, Shah Rukh plays a north Indian, who falls in love with a Tamil girl, essayed by his Om Shanti Om co-star Deepika.
The number of shows were doubled in Chennai for Chennai Express as Tamil movie Thalaivaa didnt release there
Internationally too, the film is said to be doing well.
In the Gulf region, it released Thursday and minted $435,000, with 28 screens yet to report. But it is estimated to cross $550,000 by the time all screens report, said a source.
In Singapore, two screens are yet to report, but it made $95,359 on Thursday.
Chennai Express, an action comedy, had only night show previews in Britain Thursday, numbers are 142,220 pounds with three sites yet to report.
In Australia, the paid previews Thursday amounted to $34,314, while in New Zealand, the figures came to $6,431.
Adarsh shared on Twitter that the movie took a huge start in US-Canada, earning $2,60,000 (Rs.15, 776,020.00 approximately) out of Thursday night preview shows.
Chennai Express mints more than Rs 33 crore on opening day - Firstpost
