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Fastest Rs100-crore earner: Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Chennai Express sets a new record

 The new Shah Rukh Khan-starrer has done it. Chennai Express has earned Rs100 crore at the box-office over the opening weekend, the fastest Rs100-crore earner in the history of Indian cinema.

Concedes trade analyst Amod Mehra, "The paid previews on Thursday may have prevented the film from breaking records on the first day. But now over the weekend Chennai Express has broken all records and is the first film to cross Rs100 crore in just four days. The business of cinema is growing. 

Give the audience decent entertainment backed by big stars and a festive time, and you will be assured big returns. Chennai Express proves it."

Adds Taran Adarsh, "The collections are unimaginable, historic. It looks like a dream. Chennai Express has shattered all previous records and set a new benchmark at the box-office."

Suniel Wadhwa, an independent distributor and box-office analyst comments, "Audiences boarded Chennai Express in huge numbers.The film has shattered all box-office records not only in India but also internationally. Rohit Shetty is the Manmohan Desai of the new millennium. 

Chennai Express recorded the highest collections for a paid preview, also for the first, second and third day. It has also become the fastest century earner  and taken the top spot at the box-office."

Opines Komal Nahata, "The weekend collections of Chennai Express is the hugest ever. Undoubtedly, it will become the fastest ever film to touch Rs100 crore."

Spoilsport critics and other party-poopers be damned. Shah Rukh Khan's latest release and his first sojourn into Rohit Shetty's kingdom of the corny and the comic, has swept the box-office, making it the most successful opener of 2013 so far. Taran adds, "All previous records lie shattered. The season of biggies has commenced on a high note with a thundering success."
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