Chennai Express

2013 | Action, Comedy, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A man travelling to Rameswaram via Chennai express for his late grandfather's ashes immersion finds himself in trouble after helping a don's daughter and her cousins board the train.

Scores

Overall Score
70.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
71.7%
Review Aggregate
55.6

Critic Consensus

52.6% Fresh • 19 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 53% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticfunnyvisually strikingemotionalaction-packedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Deepika Padukone2013$0$0(est)
Shah Rukh Khan2013$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score53.0
RT critic review count19
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes69,346

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$5,307,960$7,146,382
International2013$4,926,693$6,633,063
Worldwide2013$10,234,653$13,779,445

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2013$4,624,657$6,226,416
Digital Rentals ?2013$3,798,000$5,113,445
Digital Purchases ?2013$2,270,000$3,056,219
Physical Rentals ?2013$4,909,000$6,609,242
Physical Purchases ?2013$12,719,000$17,124,250
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$2,123,184$2,858,553
Total Revenues2013$30,443,841$40,988,124
Expenses
Budget ?2013$115$155
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$120,000 (est)$161,562 (est)
Participations2013$2,436,000$3,279,713
Residuals ?2013$1,612,000$2,170,319
Interest & Overhead2013$23$31
Total Expenses2013$4,168,138$5,611,781
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$26,275,703$35,376,344

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