Toxic worldwide box office collection day 2: Geetu Mohandas’ gangster film Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups starring Yash was released in theatres this Wednesday. The film opened to lukewarm reviews but performed well at the box office on its opening day. It showed a considerable dip in collections on its second day. (Also Read: Kabzaa director R Chandru urges Kannadigas to appreciate and stand with Yash and Toxic amid criticism )
Toxic was released on Onam, which had the advantage of a long weekend. The film was mounted on a massive budget and has been receiving criticism since its first promo was released over sensual scenes and violence. It was released in all South Indian languages and Hindi.
it remains to be seen if collections pick up While the film showed a dip on its second day. Toxic is directed by Geetu Mohandas and jointly produced by Venkat K Narayana and Yash through KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations LLP, respectively. It stars Yash in dual roles alongside Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, Rukmini Vasanth and others. After its release, the film continued to receive similar criticism.
It had made ₹ 358.86 crore worldwide in two days. Thanks to its strong opening, Toxic is still ahead of some top-grossers this year, like Ram Charan’s Peddi and Vijay’s Jana Nayagan , which grossed ₹ 148.49 crore and ₹ 118.50 crore worldwide in two days, respectively. Because it is lagging behind the top grosser of the year, Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar : The Revenge.
Trade sources have stated that Toxic has grossed ₹ 190 crore worldwide in two days of its release, and the film had brought in close to ₹ 140 crore on its opening day. The filmmakers had claimed on Thursday evening that the film had grossed ₹ 150 crore worldwide on its opening day. “Soaring HIGH against all odds! Box Office Intoxication by Rocking Star @TheNameIsYash,” they wrote, making the announcement.
