If it was deemed that Chennai Express
had concluded its lifetime run, the
assumption would be incorrect. The Shah
Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer has
been relentlessly performing well with a
tireless ease at box office, with the
current economic wavering working in its
favor. The film, that has so far made a
worldwide gross income of 420
crores, has chances to add more moolah
in its kitty soon, as the film is all set to hit
the screens in a few more circuits
overseas.
India’s Ambassador to Egypt Navdeep Suri
announced on Wednesday the return of
Indian movies to Egyptian theatres from
October 2, 2013. United Motion Pictures,
facilitated by Gaurang Films and the
Indian Embassy in Cairo, will bring to
Egyptian audiences their much loved
Indian actors and actresses on the big
screen and as a part of the initiative,
Chennai Express will hit Egyptian theatres
in Cairo and Alexandria on October 2. The
movie, initially, will run in 2 theaters in
Alexandria and 8 theaters in Cairo,
including all the major theaters and
multiplexes.
 Venturing films into new geographical
zones have turned out to be extremely
beneficial for Bollywood in the recent
years. Though Chennai Express has
recorded the highest collections
worldwide, in the overseas arena Aamir
Khan’s 3 idiots still scores as the highest
grosser with USD 26 million.
3 Idiots released in China in December
2011, after which the film’s earning were
118 crores as per the dollar rate of Rs. 47,
during the respective year, catapulting the
film way ahead of the total collections
raked up by My Name Is Khan overseas.
After the film released in Japan in
June-2013, it made another 1 million i.e.
6 crores as per this year’s dollar rate - Rs.
60.
It is predicted that Chennai Express will
be able to earn atleast 3-4 crores net
from the newer circuits where the film will
release. With the high domestic income,
as well SRK’s international fan following
that is working well for the film in the
global zones too, the film will easily be
able to pull in the estimated range, given
the higher rate of dollar currently.