Toxic vs Dhurandhar 2 Box Office Clash: The most talked-about box office face-off of 2026 is gathering serious momentum. Yash-starrer Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups and Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge are scheduled to release on the same day — March 19, 2026 — coinciding with the Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, and Eid long weekend. Early digital indicators already show Yash’s project pulling significantly ahead in audience excitement.
In the first 24 hours following their respective teaser drops, Toxic registered approximately 22 million views, while Dhurandhar: The Revenge stood at around 15 million. The difference becomes even more pronounced on BookMyShow, where “I’m Interested” clicks — a key gauge of advance footfall potential — reflect 401,000+ for Toxic against 145,000+ for Dhurandhar 2. That translates to roughly 176% higher expressed interest for Yash’s film on the country’s largest ticketing platform.
Toxic, helmed by Geetu Mohandas and co-written by Yash, is a period revenge drama that sees the actor in dual avatars: one clean-shaven as “Ticket” and the other in a rugged, bearded look following his widely publicized decision to shave off his signature beard after nine years. The teaser, loaded with high-intensity action sequences, bloodshed, and emotional beats, has exploded across platforms, reportedly amassing close to 197–200 million combined views in the opening day span across languages and quickly ranking among the top-viewed Indian teasers of recent times.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge, directed by Aditya Dhar, continues the spy-action franchise with Ranveer Singh returning in his intense bearded avatar. The sequel features a formidable supporting cast including Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan, and Akshaye Khanna. While its teaser has generated strong traction, particularly in Hindi circuits, the early online metrics trail those of Toxic.
Trade circles indicate Toxic could secure 80–90% screen allocation in Karnataka and enjoy robust dominance across South India, whereas Dhurandhar 2 is positioned to lead in Hindi-speaking belts. Industry voices have already started weighing in, describing the simultaneous release as a clash of distinct cinematic styles and business models.
With both films carrying pan-India ambitions and massive budgets, the March 19 showdown is expected to deliver one of the biggest opening weekends in recent memory — provided the combined hype converts into actual ticket sales rather than splitting the audience. Pre-release numbers have set the tone, but the real verdict will come from theatres and word-of-mouth in the days following release.
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