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Toxic shows cut in Mumbai after mixed reviews, Rs 100 crore day 1
Yash's pan-India film Toxic earned an estimated Rs 100 crore gross in India and Rs 130 crore worldwide on day one, making it the biggest Indian opening of 2026, according to tracktollywood.com.…
Yash's pan-India film Toxic earned an estimated Rs 100 crore gross in India and Rs 130 crore worldwide on day one, making it the biggest Indian opening of 2026, according to tracktollywood.com. However, the film has received largely negative reviews from critics and audiences. 123telugu.com reports that exhibitors in Mumbai have cut shows by nearly 20% on the second day due to mixed word of mouth.
M9.news alleges that paid critics, called Samosa critics, have avoided reviewing the film, with netizens questioning if the makers paid them to stay silent. Another m9.news report says viewers are fed up with the film's violence, gore, and nudity, calling it a combination of 'a man fights a dozen men and sleeps with multiple women.' The film faces a break-even target of Rs 800 crore, tracktollywood.com notes.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The sources split sharply: tracktollywood.com leads with the Rs 100 crore day one record, downplaying reviews, while m9.news frames the negative reception as a public rejection of formulaic violence and even questions the integrity of paid critics. 123telugu.com reports the show cuts neutrally. The pro-record framing omits that Dhurandhar 2 also crossed Rs 100 crore this year, making Toxic's claim to the biggest opening debatable. The critical framing ignores that a Rs 100 crore opening still signals strong initial demand. The weekend collections will settle which narrative holds.
Coverage: 4 sources, 1 government-critical, 2 neutral, 1 sensationalist
Sources (4): 123telugu.com (neutral report), m9.news (sensationalist), m9.news (2) (government critical), tracktollywood.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
