Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Toxic Trails Dhurandhar 2, Falls Behind KGF 2
Toxic is a new movie starring Yash.
It made ₹101.10 crore in India on its first day.
On the second day, it earned ₹36.40 crore more.
This brought its two-day total to ₹137.50 crore.
The movie made less than Dhurandhar 2, a film starring Ranveer Singh.
It also made less than Yash's earlier movie KGF: Chapter 2 during the same period.
Toxic did earn more than the 2025 film Dhurandhar after two days.
Reviewers and audiences gave Toxic mixed or negative opinions.
The movie may earn more during the extended weekend, but its reported budget is about ₹500 crore.
Toxic earned ₹101.10 crore net in India on its opening day and ₹36.40 crore on day two.
The film's two-day India net total reached ₹137.50 crore after a reported 64% second-day drop.
Dhurandhar 2 led Toxic with a ₹102.55 crore opening day and remained ahead after two days.
Toxic also trailed KGF: Chapter 2, which earned ₹206.50 crore net during its first two days.
Toxic outperformed the 2025 Dhurandhar over two days, but received mixed-to-negative reviews.
- Who
- Toxic stars Yash and is directed by Geetu Mohandas; Dhurandhar 2 stars Ranveer Singh and is associated with Aditya Dhar.
- What
- Toxic's two-day India net collection reached ₹137.50 crore, placing it behind Dhurandhar 2 and KGF: Chapter 2 on comparable benchmarks.
- When
- Toxic was released on August 26, 2026; its reported second-day figures followed its opening day.
- Where
- The reported box-office figures cover India, with some worldwide totals also provided.
- Why
- The comparison examines whether Toxic can match the performances of Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar films and Yash's KGF: Chapter 2.
Toxic's Strong Opening
Dhurandhar 2's Lead
Opening-day performance
Toxic's Strong Opening
Toxic was a major opener, collecting ₹101.10 crore and falling short of Dhurandhar 2 by only ₹1.45 crore.
Dhurandhar 2's Lead
Dhurandhar 2 opened higher at ₹102.55 crore and remained the year's bigger box-office success in the comparison.
Two-day performance
Toxic's Strong Opening
Toxic reached ₹137.50 crore in two days and still has the extended weekend to improve its total.
Dhurandhar 2's Lead
Dhurandhar 2 remained ahead of Toxic and KGF: Chapter 2 on the two-day India net benchmark.
Star power and franchise advantage
Toxic's Strong Opening
Yash remains described as arguably the bigger pan-India star after KGF: Chapter 2, and Toxic tests his appeal in a new project.
Dhurandhar 2's Lead
Dhurandhar 2 benefited from the established success of its first film, while Toxic does not have the advantage of a previous franchise installment.
- Toxic opening day
- ₹101.10 crore net in India across all languages
- Toxic two-day total
- ₹137.50 crore net in India
- Toxic day-two change
- ₹36.40 crore collected, representing a reported drop of about 64%
- Dhurandhar 2 opening day
- ₹102.55 crore net in India across all languages
- Dhurandhar 2 day two
- ₹80.72 crore net; its reported worldwide gross reached ₹358.86 crore
- KGF: Chapter 2 first two days
- ₹206.50 crore net in India
- Toxic reported budget
- Around ₹500 crore
- Toxic reception
- Mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences
