3 Idiots had the highest opening day collections of an Indian film to date, beating out Saathi, the previous record-holder.
3 Idiots became a success in East Asian markets, which was unusual for an Indian film at that time
 By the first week, the film netted 79 crore (equivalent to 169 crore or US$21 million in 2020), again breaking the box office record held by Ghajini

