Toxic box office Day 8: Yash's film drops 35%, crawls past Rs 320 crore worldwide

Yash-starrer Toxic collected Rs 5.10 crore nett in India on Day 8, down from Tuesday. The dip comes even as the Geetu Mohandas film crossed Rs 322 crore worldwide and heads into a crucial second weekend.

In Short

• Toxic's box-office collection drops 35% to Rs 5.10 crore nett on Day 8
• Film's India nett crosses Rs 234.70 crore; worldwide gross near Rs 322 crore
• Hindi version leads with Rs 3.15 crore nett and 13.19% occupancy

Yash-starrer Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups witnessed a significant drop in its box-office earnings on the eighth day of its theatrical run. The Geetu Mohandas directorial collected an estimated Rs 5.10 crore nett (gross minus taxes) in India on Wednesday, September 2, according to trade website Sacnilk. The figure marks a 35 per cent decline from Tuesday, when the film earned Rs 7.85 crore nett.

After the weekday dip, Toxic has now crawled past the Rs 320-crore mark worldwide. The film's India nett collection stands at approximately Rs 234.70 crore, while its India gross has reached Rs 280.25 crore. The overseas market contributed around Rs 1 crore gross on Day 8, taking the film's cumulative overseas gross to Rs 41.75 crore.

Its worldwide gross currently stands at around Rs 322 crore.

The Wednesday numbers indicate that the film is beginning to feel the pressure of the weekday slowdown after maintaining relatively stable collections earlier in the week.

Toxic sees a 35 per cent drop on Day 8

Toxic had collected Rs 7.65 crore nett on its first Monday from 13,400 shows across India. The film registered a slight improvement on Tuesday, earning Rs 7.85 crore from 12,894 shows.

However, Wednesday saw the film fall to Rs 5.10 crore nett despite being screened across 12,432 shows. The drop is particularly notable because the film's Tuesday collection had already been on the lower side compared with its massive opening.

The latest figure also means that Toxic is now averaging significantly lower numbers than its initial theatrical run. While the film's overall total remains substantial, sustaining momentum through the second weekend will be crucial.

Hindi version leads collections

The Hindi version remained the biggest contributor to Toxic's Day 8 domestic earnings. It collected Rs 3.15 crore nett from 9,009 shows, recording an overall occupancy of 13.19 per cent.

The Kannada version followed with Rs 1.35 crore nett from 1,099 shows. Interestingly, Kannada recorded the strongest overall occupancy among the film's major language versions at 21.70 per cent, indicating that Yash's home market continues to provide solid support.

The Telugu version contributed Rs 40 lakh from 1,134 shows, while the Tamil version earned Rs 17 lakh from 1,023 shows. The Malayalam version added Rs 3 lakh from 167 shows.

In terms of occupancy, Telugu recorded 15.46 per cent, Tamil 14.89 per cent and Malayalam 12 per cent.

Night shows provide some support

The occupancy trends across languages showed that Toxic continued to perform better during later shows.

The Hindi version recorded its highest occupancy during night screenings at 16.46 per cent. Kannada performed particularly well during afternoon shows, registering 27.38 per cent occupancy before ending the day at 19.31 per cent during night screenings.

Telugu screenings recorded 15.92 per cent occupancy in the afternoon and 17.50 per cent during night shows. Tamil saw its strongest turnout during night screenings at 16.64 per cent, while morning shows stood at 11.91 per cent.

Despite the pockets of stronger occupancy, the overall Wednesday collection remained considerably below Tuesday's figure.

However, the coming days will determine whether Toxic can maintain its momentum and convert its strong opening into a long theatrical run. The second weekend will be particularly important after the film's first major weekday correction.

Yash leads Toxic's star-studded cast

Directed by Geetu Mohandas, Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups is set in post-independence Goa and revolves around a gangster navigating a world of violence, loyalty and redemption.

Yash headlines the film, with Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria and Rukmini Vasanth playing key roles. The film marks Geetu Mohandas' first major commercial collaboration with Yash and has been mounted as a pan-India release across Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam.

With the second weekend around the corner, Toxic will need stronger footfalls to regain the momentum it enjoyed during its opening days.

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