Launch › Release window · 26 Aug 2026 · T0
Opens worldwide with ₹140.75 crore on day one
Toxic opened on 26 August in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam, and in English overseas. Day one was ₹101.10 crore net in India; the Hindi version took more than twice the Kannada.
Why it matters
A blockbuster opening built on Yash's KGF audience in the Hindi belt, which the film then could not hold.
AnalysisThe numbers
- ₹101.10 croreDay 1 India netNet · INR · India, all languages · as of 27 Aug 2026ReportedSource: Cinema Express
- ₹140.75 croreDay 1 worldwide grossGross · INR · Worldwide · as of 27 Aug 2026ReportedSource: Cinema Express
- ₹53.50 croreDay 1 Hindi version netNet · INR · India, Hindi version · as of 27 Aug 2026ReportedSource: Box Office IndiaCinema Express reported ₹55 crore for the same day.
Details
- Date
- 26 Aug 2026 · T0
- Phase
- Launch › Release window
- Category
- Results & measurement
- Markets
- India, Global, United States, Canada
- Led by
- Studio-led
Sources 2
- Toxic box office collection day 1: Yash's film hits Rs 140 crore worldwide, Hindi doubles KannadaCinema Express · 27 Aug 2026 · cinemaexpress.com · SecondaryVerifies: Day 1: ₹101.10 crore India net, ₹120.75 crore India gross, ₹140.75 crore worldwide gross; language split; 24,579 shows
- Toxic (Hindi) Records Outstanding First Day - Mass Circuits HugeBox Office India · 27 Aug 2026 · boxofficeindia.com · SecondaryVerifies: Hindi version about ₹53.50 crore nett on day 1
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