Toxic box office day 4: Yash film crosses Rs 190 crore but slows sharply on Saturday
Dubai: Yash's return to the big screen after four years began as a box office event and is now becoming a cautionary tale about the gap between star power and word of mouth. Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups opened huge, but four days in, the momentum has stalled. The Geetu Mohandas gangster drama, which released on 26 August, has crossed one meaningful milestone while falling well short of…
Yash's movie Toxic, a gangster drama released in August 2023, has experienced a rapid rise in box office collections but has since encountered a significant slowdown. The film surpassed the earnings of Yash's 2018 hit KGF: Chapter 1 within just four days but is currently performing at roughly half the pace of its sequel, KGF: Chapter 2.
Opening with a staggering ₹101.10 crore on the first day, the movie saw a sharp decline, dropping to ₹37.65 crore on day two, ₹27.20 crore on day three, and ₹24.50 crore on day four, which happened to be a Saturday. This drop from Friday's earnings represents a 9.9% decrease, raising concerns about the film's momentum. So far, the total India net collection stands at ₹190.45 crore, with the gross surpassing ₹227.50 crore.
Outside of India, Toxic has generated an additional ₹27.25 crore, pushing the worldwide gross past ₹254.75 crore.
The Hindi version accounted for ₹15.50 crore of day four's total, while the original Kannada version contributed ₹6.60 crore. The film has garnered mixed reviews, with critics citing a bloated three-hour runtime, chaotic screenplay, excessive violence, and a failure to deliver on the promise of a female-centric gangster genre. The drop in box office earnings can be attributed to poor word-of-mouth, as several female characters in the film remain largely defined by their relationships to Yash's character.
Despite the negative reviews, Kannada actor Rishab Shetty has offered support for Yash, praising his portrayal of a powerful man's struggle.
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