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Toxic box office collection day 5: Yash film crosses 214 crore mark, beats Vijay's Jana Nayagan and Suriya's Karuppu

Toxic box office collection Day 5: Yash-starrer opened strongly, collecting over ₹101 crore on Day 1, but has seen a consistent decline in box office earnings.

Updated on: Aug 31, 2026, 06:50:08 IST
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Toxic box office collection Day 5: Geetu Mohandas and Yash’s Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups released in theatres on Wednesday amid high expectations. On its opening day, the Yash starrer minted over 101 crore at the box office in India, surpassing the opening of Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Given its massive start, there were expectations that the film would go on to break several box-office records. However, Toxic witnessed a major drop in collections on its second day and has continued to see a decline in its daily earnings since then.

Toxic box office collection Day 5

Toxic box office collection Day 5: Yash plays lead role in Geetu Mohandas' directorial.
Toxic box office collection Day 5: Yash plays lead role in Geetu Mohandas' directorial.

According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Toxic had collected a net 23 crore in India on Sunday. This takes the film's total India net collection to 214.10 crore so far. The film recorded an overall theatre occupancy of 25.3% on Sunday and was screened across 16,241 shows. The collection on Sunday saw a minimal dip of approximately 8.5% compared to Saturday’s 25.15 crore. Although the film has crossed the 200 crore mark in India net collections, its daily collections have continued to decline since its record opening.

Deep Dive

What was the box office collection of Toxic on Day 5?

On Day 5, Toxic collected a net total of ₹19.93 crore, bringing its overall India net collection to ₹211.03 crore.

Why did Toxic's box office collections decline after the opening day?

Toxic witnessed a significant drop in collections after its opening day due to negative reviews, resulting in a continual decrease in daily earnings.

How did Toxic perform compared to earlier Yash films like KGF Chapter 2?

Toxic earned less than half of what KGF Chapter 2 made within five days, with KGF Chapter 2 netting ₹430.15 crore compared to Toxic's ₹211.03 crore.
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Toxic language-wise collection on Day 5

Looking at the language-wise breakdown, Toxic had the maximum number of shows in Hindi, with 11,734 screenings. The Hindi version earned 14.50 crore and recorded 24% occupancy. The Kannada version, meanwhile, collected 6.40 crore net from just 1,297 shows, with a remarkable 50% occupancy. The Telugu language release added 1.40 crore net from 1,541 shows at 23% occupancy, while Tamil language shows contributed 0.60 crore net from 1,416 shows. The Malayalam version recorded 0.10 crore net from 253 shows.

Toxic performance so far

The downward trend continued on Friday, with the film collecting 27.20 crore. On Saturday, Toxic fell further and earned 25.15 crore net in India.

Toxic surpasses lifetime India net collection of Jana Nayagan and Karuppu

Toxic has earned less than half of what Yash's last juggernaut, KGF Chapter 2, earned within five days of its release in India. KGF Chapter 2 had minted 430.15 crore in net collections in India within five days of its release.

Meanwhile, Toxic has surpassed the lifetime India net collections of Suriya's Karuppu, which earned 198.18 crore, and Vijay's Jana Nayagan, which collected 198.22 crore.

About Toxic

Directed by Geetu Mohandas, Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups stars Yash in the lead role, alongside Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Tara Sutaria, Rukmini Vasanth, Huma Qureshi and Akshay Oberoi.

 
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Vibha Maru

Vibha Maru is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Entertainment, based in Delhi. With a decade of experience across digital and print media, she covers Bollywood, Hollywood and web shows. A self-confessed cinephile who breathes Hindi cinema, Vibha can often be found sacrificing sleep after binge-watching films and web series. Though she holds a Commerce degree, she discovered her true calling in journalism after enrolling at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). She began her career covering Delhi's cultural scene, food, nightlife, concerts, and city life at The Times of India, before moving into full-time entertainment journalism with India Today. At India Today, Vibha interviewed some of the biggest names in Bollywood and television while carving a niche for herself through film reviews, opinion pieces, nostalgic features, celebrity interviews, and trend-driven stories. She later brought her storytelling and editorial expertise to The Indian Express, where she continued to deepen her understanding of cinema through long-form entertainment explainers, retrospectives and feature writing. Now, as Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times Entertainment, Vibha continues to chronicle the world of movies and pop culture. Her work spans breaking entertainment news, exclusive interviews, celebrity features, and stories that capture the conversations shaping Indian cinema.

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