 At the time , Chennai Express became the highest grossing Bollywood film , both in India and around the world , collecting ₹ 3 @.@ 96 billion ( US $ 59 million ) by the end of its run . It currently stands as the fourth @-@ highest grossing Bollywood film worldwide . The film 's gross broke the ₹ 3 @.@ 92 billion ( US $ 58 million ) record set by 3 Idiots , according to Box Office India . 
