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Toxic Opens Massive Then Plummets: Weekday Drop Raises Profitability Doubts

Poor reviews have sharply reduced weekday audiences, creating doubt over whether the film can recoup its reported large costs.

Overview

  • The Yash‑starrer opened to a blockbuster India day one of about Rs 101.10 crore net but fell to roughly Rs 7.45 crore net on its first Monday, a single‑day decline of about 67.6% as tracked by industry sources.
  • By the Monday tally the film had reached about Rs 221.55 crore India net and Rs 264.80 crore India gross, with worldwide gross crossing roughly Rs 304.05 crore in early week reporting.
  • Trade trackers reported the movie ran about 13,400 shows on Monday with overall weekday occupancy near the high teens, and live trackers showed mixed small rebounds on Day 7 that pushed some estimates of the global total toward Rs 313 crore.
  • Coverage from multiple outlets ties the sharp weekday fall to negative critical reviews and poor word‑of‑mouth, while language splits show Hindi providing the largest rupee share and Kannada posting higher seat occupancy.
  • Profitability remains unclear because widely circulated production budget estimates are unverified and the film now needs stronger holds in coming days and a healthier second weekend to close any large shortfall.