Kumari Palany & Co

Chennai Express creates history

Posted on: 12/Aug/2013 2:23:47 PM
Rohit Shetty`s `Chennai Express` has created history! After the Shahrukh Khan -Deepika Padukone starrer smashed the first day and first weekend records, the film has already earned Rs 100 crores.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to twitter to explain the film`s impressive box office collection. `And the records lie shattered! #Chennai Express hits a ton [100 cr] at the close of its opening weekend. Creates HISTORY!` his tweet read.

The film, which collected Rs33.12 crore on its opening day, did extremely well both nationally and internationally over the weekend.

Chennai Express also recorded the highest ever second day collections surpassing Ra.One (Rs 23 cr) collection so far. (Paid Previews - 6.75 cr, Fri- 33.12 cr, Sat- 28.05 cr, Total- 67.92cr).

While it earned Rs 9.30 cr in Bombay on its second day (City & Thane-3.8, Guja & Sau- 2.95, Mha & NK, Goa-2.55), the figures in the rest of the cities were also impressive with Delhi/UP (5.40), E.Punj- (1.96), CP - (1.40), CI (0.93), Raj (1.52), Nizam (2.02), Mysore (1.95), TNK (1.10), WB (1.42), Bihar (0.63), Assam- 0.18 Orissa (0.25) and Total (28.05 cr).