 During paid previews, Chennai Express performed well, with the Hindi version collecting ₹ 67.5 million, surpassing the previous record held by 3 Idiots, according to Box Office India. The film collected ₹ 292.5 million on its opening day, making it the second highest opening day collection behind Ek Tha Tiger. The film broke the second and third day box office records, collecting ₹ 264.30 million (US $ 3.9 million), and ₹ 292.10 million (US $ 4.3 million) respectively, and collected ₹ 870.8 million (US $ 13 million) (₹ 938.3 million ( US $ 14 million) including paid previews ), breaking the previous weekend record set by Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Chennai Express set another record for worldwide opening gross, earning ₹ 1.59 billion (US $ 24 million) in the three-day weekend. The film performed well on Monday, collecting over ₹ 120 million (US $ 1.8 million). It grossed ₹ 115 million (US $ 1.7 million) on its first Tuesday, becoming Shah Rukh Khan's highest grossing film in India. The film grossed ₹ 125.60 million (US $ 1.9 million) on Wednesday.
