Yash Starrer Toxic Faces Box Office Slump and IMAX Screen Cuts

The film Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, directed by Geetu Mohandas and starring Yash alongside Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, and Huma Qureshi, opened to a massive collection at the Indian box office. The film collected an estimated 101.10 crore net across all languages in India on its August 26, 2026 opening day, with total domestic gross reaching roughly 153 crore including a Hindi version contribution of 70 crore nett. However, box office collections suffered a sharp decline of around 60 to 65 percent on its second day, earning an estimated 19 crore to 39.50 crore net, followed by a further drop to 27.20 crore net on Day 3 and early estimates pointing to 12.51 crore net on Day 4.

Over its first three days, the film accumulated a worldwide gross of 221.35 crore, which included 198.10 crore gross in India and 23.25 crore from overseas markets, with a cumulative India net total reaching roughly 178.46 crore. The dramatic drop stemmed from negative word-of-mouth and front-loaded advance bookings, with Telugu states plummeting by 80 percent and Andhra Pradesh crashing by nearly 90 percent while Karnataka held steady at 10.50 crore. Driven by poor audience reception and a sharp drop in occupancy to 17.4 percent, exhibitors rapidly reinstated the Hollywood hit The Odyssey onto national IMAX screens just two days after replacing it for the new Indian release, while Spider-Man: Brand New Day is poised to reclaim screens after grossing 573.70 crore in India over four weeks.

Industry analysts label the film's trajectory as a freefall mode despite its record-breaking initial numbers, with Hindi collections projected around 150 crore. High production costs combined with unsatisfactory non-theatrical recoveries mean the movie faces substantial financial losses compared to previous blockbusters like KGF Chapter 2. Simultaneously, a controversy emerged as the film's audience rating on BookMyShow mysteriously disappeared, highlighting the high stakes surrounding Yash's return in a dual role while holiday screenings and weekend ticket sales aim to determine whether Toxic can stabilize.

Note: Factual discrepancies exist across source reports regarding exact Day 2 and Day 3 net collections, which are cited variously between 19 crore and 39.50 crore for Day 2 and around 27.20 crore for Day 3.