Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Toxic Crosses ₹250 Crore Worldwide After Day Four
Toxic is a movie starring Yash and directed by Geetu Mohandas.
It made a very large amount of money on its first day in Indian cinemas.
However, its earnings dropped on the next three days.
By the end of Day 4, it had made ₹190.45 crore after Indian taxes.
Its worldwide earnings had reached ₹254.75 crore.
The Hindi version earned more in India than the other language versions.
Some viewers liked Yash’s acting, the action and the visuals.
Other viewers disliked the story, pacing, editing and ending.
Kichcha Sudeep and Rishab Shetty supported the film’s unusual approach.
Toxic earned an estimated ₹26.60 crore net in India on Day 3 and ₹24.50 crore on Day 4.
The film’s India net collection reached ₹190.45 crore after four days, while its India gross stood at ₹227.50 crore.
Toxic’s worldwide gross collection rose to ₹254.75 crore, including ₹23.75 crore from overseas markets after three days.
Hindi shows led the film’s three-day India net earnings with ₹98.30 crore, ahead of Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam.
The film received mixed to largely negative reviews, while Kichcha Sudeep and Rishab Shetty praised Yash’s unconventional performance and creative risk.
- Who
- Yash stars in Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, directed by Geetu Mohandas; Kichcha Sudeep and Rishab Shetty publicly supported the film.
- What
- Toxic’s India net collection reached ₹190.45 crore after Day 4, while its worldwide gross reached ₹254.75 crore.
- When
- The film released on August 26; Day 3 was reported as Friday, August 29, 2026, and Day 4 followed it.
- Where
- The collections came from Indian cinemas and overseas markets; the film was released in Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English.
- Why
- Daily earnings fell sharply after the strong opening, amid mixed or largely negative audience and critic reactions.
Critical Concerns
Creative Support and Commercial Performance
Box-office momentum
Critical Concerns
Collections declined from ₹101.10 crore on Day 1 to ₹37.65 crore on Day 2, ₹26.60 crore on Day 3 and ₹24.50 crore on Day 4.
Creative Support and Commercial Performance
Despite the daily drops, Toxic reached ₹190.45 crore net in India and ₹254.75 crore worldwide within four days.
Reviews and audience response
Critical Concerns
Critics and viewers criticised the writing, pacing, length, sudden cuts, slow-motion sequences, lack of a coherent story and the climax.
Creative Support and Commercial Performance
Some viewers praised Yash’s screen presence, action sequences, visuals and visual effects, and the film continued to attract audiences.
Unconventional storytelling
Critical Concerns
Negative reactions described the unusual narrative as confusing, pointless or ineffective.
Creative Support and Commercial Performance
Kichcha Sudeep and Rishab Shetty said Yash deserved praise for rejecting a predictable commercial formula and attempting an unconventional story.
- Release date
- August 26
- Day 1 India net
- ₹101.10 crore
- Day 2 India net
- ₹37.65 crore
- Day 3 India net
- ₹26.60 crore
- Day 4 India net
- ₹24.50 crore across 17,612 shows
- Four-day India collections
- ₹190.45 crore net and ₹227.50 crore gross
- Worldwide gross
- ₹254.75 crore by Day 4; the three-day figure was ₹221.45 crore, including ₹23.75 crore overseas
- Reported occupancy discrepancy
- Day 3 occupancy was reported as either 21.9% across 14,746 shows or 26.75% overall, with night shows at 39.62%; another report listed Kannada occupancy at 36.12%
Sources
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