Chennai Express is the new film of Shah Rukh Khan which is slated tobe
released this eid on 8 August – a trend that has till now, been
followed by Salman Khan. Withseveral films making history at the box
office, Chennai express has a tough
competition. It promises to be a fun filled
entertainer that portrays the clash of
cultures as a young man from Mumbai travels to Rameswaram and falls in love
with a Tamil girl. But, it remains to be
seen whether the film can create box
office history.
The highest opening day collection is Rs.
32.92 crores earned by Salman Khan's Ek
tha tiger. This is also the highest single
day collection by any film. This is
followed by Ra.One which collected Rs. 25 crores, though not on the
opening day. Other significant opening day colection
were Rs. 23 crores by Agneepath and Rs.
21 crores by Bodyguard. So, the film faces
a tough competition.
The highest opening weekend of 2013
belongs to the Ranbir Kapoor Deepika Padukone starrer Yeh Jawani hai
Diwani which collected Rs. 62.11
crores. The record in this respect is held
by Dabangg 2 starring Salman Khan
which earned Rs.63.6 crores in its
opening weekend. Can Chennai
Express break this record?
There is little doubt that the film will
enter the hundred crore club, but the
question is how long will it take to do so?
The record in this respect is held by two
films, both starring Salman Khan which
took 6 days. These films are Dabangg 2 and Ek tha tiger. Shah Rukh's film which
entered the club fastest, taking 10 days
in Ra. One.
The film can turn out to be the hat trick
film for Deepika Padukone as well. This
year, her Race 2 and Yeh jawani hai
diwani has easily entered the hundred
crore club and this may be the lucky third
film.
The highest lifetime collection record is
held by 3 idiots by Amir Khan which is RS.
202 crores. Though Chennai Express is
aiming at Rs. 200 crores, it remains to be
seen whether it can make a new record.
Several of Shah Rukh Khan's films have
done very well overseas. But the record is
held by 3 idiots which earned $25 million
followed by My name is Khan which
earned $23 million. This may be Shah
Rukh's chance to top the charts.
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