Overview
- The Central Board of Film Certification granted Toxic an 'A' (adult) certificate and did not demand any scene cuts, according to CBFC records reported on Friday.
- The certificate lists a runtime of about 3 hours 12 minutes and asks only that two Kannada words or phrases be muted or replaced and that statutory anti-smoking and anti-drinking warnings be added.
- The British Board of Film Classification gave the film an 18+ rating and flagged more content for the UK release, underscoring different national standards for violence and sexual material.
- Advance bookings opened the same day and produced strong commercial signals, with trade reports of roughly Rs. 11 crore in pre-sales within 10 hours and about 30,000 Hindi-version tickets sold in six hours, while premium seats in Mumbai and Bengaluru were listed above Rs. 2,000 and up to Rs. 2,600.
- The certification and sales together sharpen two consequences to watch: a public debate over perceived inconsistency in Indian censorship decisions, and elevated box-office pressure on the film and its exhibitors when Toxic opens on August 26.