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Thursday 16th August 2012 17.30 IST

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Ek Tha Tiger collected a phenomenal 31.25 crore nett on day one. The film may would have collected 75 lakhs more but some centres were closed due to various events listed below. The first day distributor share was amazing as it crossed 19 crore. The first day territorial breakdown is as follows.

Mumbai - 11.48 crore

Delhi/UP - 6.45 crore

East Punjab - 2.76 lakhs

West Bengal - 1.47 crore

Bihar - 45 lakhs

Assam - 5 lakhs

(Most parts of Assam was closed due to a bandh called by a local party)

Orissa - 30 lakhs

CP Berar - 1.61 crore

CI - 1.38 crore

Rajasthan - 1.76 crore

Nizam - 1.62 crore

(some centres in the Maharashtra side of the circuit were closed due to funeral of former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh)

Mysore - 1.55 crore

TNK - 35 lakhs

TOTAL - 31.23 crore

Wednesday 7th August 2013 10.00 IST

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Chennai Express is set to break many records this week with the only doubt being whether it will claim the highest opening day record of Ek Tha Tiger which stands at 30.75 crore nett approx. The weekend record is almost assured and its sure to be the highest opening for a Friday release.

The film will actually open on Thursday with paid previews starting at around 6pm and the looking at the amount of shows and next day being a national holiday, the paid previews should alone will put up a phenomenal number.

The film will have the widest release ever and with ticket rates being increased at multiplexes by around 15-20% on average there is potential to put up huge daily figures over the Eid holiday period.

The collections in Maharashtra/Gujarat belt could smash records by a distance. It has been seen over the last couple of years that these type of masala films whether they work or not tend to under perform in Delhi, Punjab, West Bengal and Mysore but with Shahrukh Khan ruling the roost in West Bengal and Mysore these circuits will not be a problem initially. If the opening day record does not come for Chennai Express it is likely to be due to an under performance in Delhi city and Punjab.