Chennai Express released on August 9, 2013.
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chennai Express has broken all box office records in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi after its release at the Eid weekend on August 9.
The action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty also stars Deepika Padukone.
"There is no doubt that Chennai Express has become the biggest box office hit from India since the government allowed screening of Indian movies in the country," Mohammad Qadri the media spokesman for IMGC said.
IMGC is the biggest distribution company in Pakistan with its offices based in Lahore and it imports Indian films via Dubai.
Qadri said that since its release in just eight screens in Karachi, Chennai Express had grossed over 40 million rupees and the figure was mounting.
"I can't give the exact figures now but the initial estimate of ticket sales for the week since its release Chennai Express has grossed over 40 million rupees. The figure will be higher when the final figures of ticket sales for all over Pakistan are available by Monday," Qadri said.
The previous record for highest grossing movie from India was held by Salman Khan's Dabangg in Karachi.
Qadri said due to the high demand for tickets the cinema owners had also hiked up prices for Chennai Express and in some areas it was being screened in five to six shows in a day.
"Clearly Pakistani people enjoy the movies of Shah Rukh Khan and its ticket sales exceeded expectations and it did much better than all the other Eid releases including some Pakistani movies and the Hollywood blockbuster, Wolverine."
Pakistani film critics have also described the film as an entertaining time pass and one critic wrote, "The Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer is an aesthetically selected evolution of the Dabangg genre."
The action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty alsostars Deepika Padukone.
"There is no doubt that Chennai Express has become thebiggest box office hit from India since the government allowedscreening of Indian movies in the country," Mohammad Qadri themedia spokesman for IMGC said.
IMGC is the biggest distribution company in Pakistan withits offices based in Lahore and it imports Indian films viaDubai.
Qadri said that since its release in just eight screensin Karachi, Chennai Express had grossed over 40 millionrupees and the figure was mounting.
"I can't give the exact figures now but the initialestimate of ticket sales for the week since its releaseChennai Express has grossed over 40 million rupees. Thefigure will be higher when the final figures of ticket salesfor all over Pakistan are available by Monday," Qadri said.
The previous record for highest grossing movie from Indiawas held by Salman Khan's Dabangg in Karachi.
Qadri said due to the high demand for tickets the cinemaowners had also hiked up prices for Chennai Express and insome areas it was being screened in five to six shows in aday.
"Clearly Pakistani people enjoy the movies of ShahRukh Khan and its ticket sales exceeded expectations and itdid much better than all the other Eid releases including somePakistani movies and the Hollywood blockbuster, Wolverine."
Pakistani film critics have also described the film as anentertaining time pass and one critic wrote, "The Shah RukhKhan and Deepika Padukone starrer is an aesthetically selectedevolution of the Dabangg genre."
