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Toxic: A Fairytale For Grown-Ups Box Office Inches Toward Rs 300 Crore Globally Amid Mixed Reviews
Yash's 'Toxic: A Fairytale For Grown-Ups' has collected nearly Rs 300 crore worldwide in five days despite mixed reviews and a sharp decline on its first Monday. The film, directed by Geetu Mohandas, earned Rs 23 crore net in India and is now Rs 15 crore away from the Rs 300 crore club.
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Box Office Performance
'Toxic: A Fairytale For Grown-Ups', starring Yash, Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, and Tara Sutaria, released in theatres on August 26, 2026, and has amassed a total worldwide collection of nearly INR 300 crore in its first five days, as reported by Mashable. According to a report by the Hindustan Times cited by Mashable, the film earned INR 2 crore overseas on its fifth day, bringing its total overseas gross to INR 29.25 crore. The movie is now only INR 15 crore away from entering the INR 300 crore club.
Mashable, quoting industry tracker reports cited by the Hindustan Times, noted that the gangster drama has made an earning of INR 23 crore net in India from around 16,241 shows, with an overall occupancy of roughly 25.3 percent.
However, Times Now reports a different trajectory. After taking a spectacular Rs 100 crore opening on August 26, the film kept declining at the box office. On its first Monday, the film earned in a single digit. According to Sacnilk, as cited by Times Now, the film went down from Rs 23 crore on Sunday to Rs 7.45 crore on Monday. The Hindi version earned Rs 4.40 crore, Kannada Rs 2 crore, Telugu Rs 68 lakh, Tamil Rs 30 lakh, and Malayalam Rs 7 lakh. Occupancy in the morning was 13 percent, increasing to 18.54 percent in the afternoon and dipping to 16.23 percent in the evening.
Times Now also reported the film's overall collection figures: gross collection in India is Rs 264.80 crore, total India net collection stands at Rs 221.55 crore, and worldwide gross collection is Rs 304.05 crore. These figures differ from Mashable's five-day worldwide collection of INR 285.20 crore, with the discrepancy possibly due to different reporting periods or sources.
Critical Reception and Plot
The film opened to mixed reviews from audiences as well as critics, according to Mashable. Times Now described the movie as one of the highly anticipated films of 2026, a psychological thriller that was eventually released on Onam. The trade had predicted that the long weekend would benefit the film at the box office, but its pre-release buzz collapsed immediately after the initial reactions came in, Times Now reported.
Directed by Geetu Mohandas and co-written by Yash, 'Toxic: A Fairytale For Grown-Ups' follows the story of Raya (Yash), a gangster raised by his elder sister Ganga (Nayanthara). While in a relationship with Rebecca (Tara Sutaria), Raya falls in love with Nadia (Kiara Advani), a circus artiste. Their intimate love story leads to future events, including Raya's face-off with his son, Ticket, from his affair with Nadia, as detailed by Times Now. The film also stars Rukmini Vasanth and Sudev Nair.
Production and Release
Produced by KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations, the film was released in multiple languages including English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam, as reported by Mashable.
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Framing: The headline emphasizes the box office collection nearing INR 300 crore while acknowledging criticism, focusing on commercial performance amidst mixed reception.
Facts Included:
Toxic: A Fairytale For Grown-Ups, starring Yash, Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Tara Sutaria, and others, released in theatres on August 26, 2026.
The movie opened to mixed reviews from audiences and critics.
The movie has made a total collection of nearly INR 300 crore globally in five days.
On its fifth day, the movie made a collection of INR 2 crore overseas, according to a report by the Hindustan Times.
The film is now only INR 15 crore away from entering the INR 300 crore club.
The gangster drama has made an earning of INR 23 crore net in India, as per industry tracker reports cited by HT.
The earnings were made from around 16,241 shows.
Produced by KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations, the film will be released in multiple languages like English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam.
Framing: Toxic Box Office Collection Day 6: Yash, Kiara Advani Film Crashes Down To Single Digit On First Monday — The tone is factual but subdued, focusing on the film's underperformance.
Facts Included:
Toxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups was one of the highly anticipated films of 2026.
The psychological thriller was eventually released on Onam this year.
The trade had predicted that the long weekend would benefit the film at the box office.
Its pre-release buzz collapsed immediately after the initial reactions came in.
After taking a spectacular Rs 100 crore opening on August 26, Toxic kept declining at the box office.
On its first Monday, the film earned in a single digit.
In the morning, the occupancy was 13 per cent.
Directed by Geetu Mohandas and co-written by Yash, Toxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups follows the story of Raya (Yash), a gangster, who is raised by his elder sister Ganga (Nayanthara).
While being in a relationship with Rebecca (Tara Sutaria), Raya falls in love with Nadia (Kiara Advani), a circus artiste.
Their intimate love story leads to future events in Toxic, including Raya's face-off with his son, Ticket, from his affair with Nadia.
Toxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups also stars Rukmini Vasanth and Sudev Nair.
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ClaimToxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups was one of the highly anticipated films of 2026.
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ClaimToxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups was released on August 26, 2026.
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ClaimToxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups is a psychological thriller.
ClaimIn Toxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups, while being in a relationship with Rebecca (Tara Sutaria), Raya falls in love with Nadia (Kiara Advani), a circus artiste.
ClaimThe intimate love story in Toxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups leads to future events including Raya's face-off with his son, Ticket, from his affair with Nadia.