Chennai Express collects Rs 6.75 crore in paid previews

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With this,the film beats the highest paid record of Rs. 2.7 crore that was held by 3 Idiots till now.

However,the unique aspect about Chennai Express‘ paid previews was that,where certain big films have three-four shows in previews,Chennai Express had nearly 10-12 shows on Thursday night at major multiplex chains.

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As today is a public holiday in India,it made sense to have maximum paid previews in multiplexes to pull crowd to the cinemas.

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What remains to be seen now is whether Chennai Express goes on to break other box office records.