Huge crowds flocked to morning shows even before the release, record breaking advance booking of more than Rs 85 crores Huge crowds flocked to morning shows even before the release; Record-breaking advance bookings exceeding ₹85 crore.


These days, such a tsunami has come in the history of Indian cinema and box office, which has completely proved all the old estimates of trade analysts wrong even before the release. Superstar Yash’s much awaited and extremely powerful action film ‘Toxic’ (Toxic Box Office), which has created a stir even before it hit the theatres, has created a stir everywhere. Such is the craze among the audience about the film that the advance booking figures have surpassed all expectations and have directly left behind the historical figure of Rs 85 crore. From single screen theaters to multiplexes across the country, huge crowds of spectators have gathered in the early morning shows. This passion of the fans is testifying that this film is all set to break all the old records of earning at the box office on the very first day and is going to create a new history in the film industry.

85 crore mark crossed in advance booking, tremendous madness among fans

The real measure of success of any film is its advance booking and initial response at the ticket window. ‘Toxic’ has left behind all the big mega-budget projects in this matter. The speed at which bookings have been made at the film’s ticket window for the opening day has surprised even trade pundits. Long queues are being seen to buy tickets in major metros of the country like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Delhi-NCR as well as in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. As soon as the advance booking window was opened by the producers, within a few hours lakhs of tickets were sold out within minutes. This advance booking of more than Rs 85 crore is a clear indication of how much the audience is eager to see this mega-action thriller on the big screen, and the film is going to register a bumper opening at the box office.

Crowd gathered in morning shows and celebratory atmosphere in theaters

On the day of the film’s release, theaters were seen completely houseful even in the early shows at 4 am and 6 am. The enthusiasm of the fans was palpable outside the theatres, where celebrations were held with drums and fireworks. Superstar Yash’s swag and his powerful screen presence have once again cast a spell on the hearts of the audience. Praising the film’s action sequences, background score and visual effects has already started on social media. Inside the theatres, the audience is expressing their happiness with whistles and applause. Trade analysts believe that the way the morning shows have got excellent occupancy, it has become clear that this number will prove to be even more record breaking in the evening and night shows, due to which the gross collection on the first day can be much bigger than expected.

Full hope of breaking old box office records and the journey ahead

Seeing this historic start of ‘Toxic’, it is now being speculated that this film will leave behind many big and old box office records forever in its opening weekend itself. The kind of positive word of mouth that is being received from the audience and film critics, there is every possibility of the crowd at the ticket window increasing further on the weekend. The making of the film, its brilliant direction and the acting of the cast have given an excellent visual treat to cinema lovers. This film is also going to benefit from the holidays in a big way in the coming days. Overall, ‘Toxic’ has proved that when strong content and global stardom come together, a new history of box office success is sure to be written, and the film is proving to be a milestone for Indian cinema.