Yash's film Toxic was released in theaters on August 26, generating high expectations from the public, who were subsequently disappointed after the premiere. The film received numerous negative reviews from all sides, and some critics even faced legal notices from the creators.
The negative reaction to Toxic became a subject of active discussion on social media, where people pointed out flaws in the movie. Due to these poor reviews, the film's revenue significantly dropped: on the second day, screenings fell by approximately 60%, and the third day showed similar figures. After a successful first day, the film failed to gross a net income of 40 million rupees.
Despite this decline and the negative public outcry, Toxic still set historical box office records. The answer to how the film managed to succeed despite the drop and the bad press lies with Yash himself, who achieved record figures on the first day thanks to his star status. Toxic established and broke many astonishing box office records.
The first record was set by Yash due to the opening collections from the films KGF Chapter 2 and Toxic. He became the first actor in the Indian film industry whose film started with collections of 100 million rupees twice. This film also ranked sixth among the highest-grossing openings in Indian cinema.
Furthermore, Toxic secured the second spot on the list of films with an 'A' rating based on opening collections. Only Ranveer Singh's film 'The Revenge' can surpass it. Yash broke Ranbir Kapoor's record in the film Animal. The fourth record was broken regarding Hindi releases: Toxic became the second South Indian film to achieve a big start in Hindi.
With this film, Yash equaled and surpassed the comeback record of Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan. Pathaan earned 55 million rupees on its first day in Hindi, a sum that Toxic exceeded. As for Kannada, it is the second film to reach an opening collection of 100 million rupees. Previously, Yash's KGF Chapter 2 had earned 100 million rupees on its first day. Toxic also became the highest-grossing film in Kannada this year.
Regarding worldwide collections, Toxic set a record of 140-150 million rupees in net collection on the premiere day. It became the eleventh film to collect such a large sum on its first day globally. Yash's star status demonstrated its power on the first day. Now it remains to see what total revenue the film will bring in the first weekend.
