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Yash’s Rs 500 crore Toxic opens, can it beat KGF 2’s record?
Yash's new film Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups, made on a budget of Rs 500 crore, released in theatres today. The film faces high expectations after the success of the KGF…
Yash's new film Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups, made on a budget of Rs 500 crore, released in theatres today. The film faces high expectations after the success of the KGF franchise, whose second instalment earned Rs 1,215 crore worldwide in 2022.
Trade expert Ramesh Bala has predicted Toxic could earn Rs 300 crore in its opening five-day weekend, with Rs 50 crore from the Hindi belt and Rs 50 crore from southern states on day one. The film is directed by Geetu Mohandas and stars Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, and Huma Qureshi.
Before KGF, Yash was primarily a Kannada actor whose films collected Rs 3 crore to Rs 50 crore. KGF 2, made on Rs 100 crore, became his first pan-India blockbuster.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Yash's transition from a regional star to a pan-India phenomenon began with the KGF franchise, which demonstrated that Kannada cinema could compete with Hindi and Telugu blockbusters in national box-office collections. The Rs 500 crore budget for Toxic, roughly five times that of KGF 2, reflects the industry's bet on Yash's sustained appeal beyond Karnataka. However, the film's success depends on whether it can replicate the mass-audience pull of KGF, which rode a specific action-hero formula. If Toxic opens below Rs 100 crore on day one across all languages, it will signal that even a superstar's brand faces limits in a market where audiences increasingly discriminate between genres.
Source: ndtv.com
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