Overview
- Both big-budget action films remain slated for a March 19, 2026 release as pan-India, multilingual rollouts.
- On BookMyShow, Toxic shows roughly 319,000 people marked interested versus about 48,000 for Dhurandhar 2, according to a Koimoi-cited snapshot.
- Dhurandhar’s first installment reportedly topped Rs 1,200 crore worldwide, setting a high bar for the sequel’s box-office pull.
- Analysts describe the matchup as one of 2026’s major clashes and caution that early buzz is not predictive of final performance.
- Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma weighed in on X, dubbing the showdown “Dhuroxic” and contrasting Dhurandhar’s grounded tone with Toxic’s stylised approach.