3 Idiots, at the time it was released, took in more money on its first day than any other Indian film.
 3 Idiots became one of the few Indian films screened at the inaugural Indian Film Festival held in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) in December 2015
 Eventually, it became one of the few Indian films at the time to become successful in East Asian markets such as China and Japan, eventually bringing its worldwide gross to 392 crore ($90 million)  it was the highest-grossing Indian film ever at the time and the highest grossing Indian film of the 2000s

