Toxic worldwide box office collection day 5: Yash film nears ₹300 crore, fails to beat Ram Charan's Peddi
Toxic worldwide box office collection day 5: Yash’s Toxic is continuing its theatrical run, but the Geetu Mohandas film is seeing a noticeable drop.
Toxic worldwide box office collection day 5: Yash-starrer Toxic: A Fairly Tale for Grown Ups opened to mixed reviews from the critics and audiences but the opening numbers were bigger than one expected. However, since the release date, the box office performance has only dipped. Audiences have been sharing their views on how the weak story of the film damages the scale of it.

Toxic worldwide box office collection
According to the trade tracker, Yash’s Toxic is continuing its theatrical run, but the film is seeing a noticeable drop in collections after its huge opening. Overseas, the film added ₹2.00 crore on day 5, taking its total overseas gross to ₹29.25 crore. This took the film's worldwide gross collection to ₹285.20 crore in just five days. The film is now less than ₹15 crore away from crossing the ₹300 crore mark.
On day 5, the gangster drama earned ₹23.00 crore net in India from 16,241 shows, registering an overall occupancy of 25.3%. Despite the dip, the film has crossed the ₹200 crore mark in India, taking its five-day net collection to ₹214.10 crore.
Deep Dive
The first Sunday figure marked 8.5% drop from Saturday's collection of ₹25.15 crore. Interestingly, the film recorded 25.3% occupancy on Sunday across 16,241 shows, slightly higher than the 24.3% recorded on Saturday. However, the number of shows has fallen considerably from the 24,579 shows recorded on opening day.
Toxic box office comparison
With ₹285.20 crore in worldwide gross collections after five days, Toxic is already among the stronger performers of 2026. However, the film still has some ground to cover to overtake the biggest releases of the year.
Ram Charan’s Peddi had crossed ₹315 crore worldwide within its first five days. Toxic is nearing to move past RJ Balaji’s Karuppu, starring Suriya and Trisha Krishnan, which ended its theatrical run at around ₹304 crore worldwide. That had made it the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2026 so far.
The biggest numbers, however, remain some distance away. Sunny Deol’s Border 2 has crossed ₹450 crore worldwide during its lifetime run, while Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar 2 has delivered a massive ₹1,813 crore worldwide.
Toxic faces a word-of-mouth challenge
The biggest concern for Toxic is the pace at which its collections have fallen since its opening day. The film began with a massive ₹101.10 crore on Day 1 but has recorded a steady decline in the days that followed.
Toxic has also faced criticism from sections of the audience over its violent scenes and treatment of its female characters. The mixed response could prove important as the film moves into its second week, especially with word-of-mouth playing a bigger role in sustaining theatrical business.
Directed by Geetu Mohandas, Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups stars Yash, Nayanthara and Kiara Advani in the lead, alongside Huma Qureshi, Rukmini Vasanth and Tara Sutaria. Released on August 26 in Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English, the film is now eyeing the ₹300 crore worldwide milestone.
ABOUT THE AUTHORMonica YadavMonica Yadav is a senior entertainment journalist with Hindustan Times Entertainment, based in Mumbai, with nearly 11 years of experience covering Bollywood, Hollywood and Asian entertainment, including Korean, Chinese and Thai cinema, television and music. She is among the few Indian journalists in India with a dedicated focus on Korean entertainment, including K-pop and K-dramas, and has interviewed some of the industry's biggest stars while closely tracking the rise of global pop culture. Her reporting has also taken her beyond India, where she has covered travel, culture and entertainment. Alongside her work at Hindustan Times, her bylines have appeared in several international publications. Known for her in-depth interviews, feature stories and engaging storytelling, Monica enjoys exploring the human side of entertainment. From breaking news and long-form features to music coverage, explainers and on-camera conversations with artists, she is passionate about telling stories that connect with audiences across the world.Read More
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