Chennai Express
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Chennai Express

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Box office record	Record details	Previous record holder	Ref.

Number of screens	3,700 screens	Dabangg 2 (2012, 3,450 screens)

Paid previews	₹67.50 million (US$940,000)	3 Idiots (2009, ₹27.50 million (US$380,000))

Second day	₹264.30 million (US$3.7 million)	Ra.One (2011, ₹229 million (US$3.2 million))

Third day	₹292.10 million (US$4.1 million)	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013, ₹224.40 million (US$3.1 million))

Opening weekend	₹870 million (US$12 million) (₹920 million (US$13 million) including paid previews)	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (₹630 million (US$8.8 million))

Opening week	₹1.39 billion (US$19 million) (₹1.461.50 billion (US$20 million) including paid previews)	Ek Tha Tiger (2012, ₹1.28 billion (US$18 million))

Worldwide opening weekend	₹1.67 billion (US$23 million)	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (₹1.07 billion (US$15 million))

Opening weekend in the United States	$2,220,497	My Name Is Khan (2010, $1,944,027)

Overseas opening weekend	$7,100,000	My Name Is Khan ($5,300,000)

Domestic nett. gross (excludes Entertainment tax)	₹2.08.25 billion (US$29 million)	3 Idiots ₹2.02 billion (US$28 million)

Distributor share (Domestic)	₹1.15 billion (US$16 million)	Ek Tha Tiger (₹1.07 billion (US$15 million))

Worldwide gross	₹3.95 billion (US$55 million)	3 Idiots (₹3.92 billion (US$55 million))

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