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Hanuman Ansh, tiny ₹2 crore film with no stars, beats Yash's ₹500 crore Toxic at the box office in shock upset

Trade tracker Sacnilk said the devotional film earned Rs 8.50 crore on Day 26, lifting its India net total to Rs 54.13 crore.

  • Released worldwide on August 26, 2026, Toxic has neared the 300 crore worldwide gross mark while currently in its second week at the box office, starring Yash.
  • Director Geetu Mohandas released the film in multiple languages including Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam across over 1500 screens; Toxic earned Rs 101.10 crore on its opening day, bolstered by Yash's star power.
  • Released on August 7, 2026, Hanuman Ansh, directed by Vishal Chaturvedi, continues its theatrical run; made on a budget of Rs 2 crore, the production recently crossed the Rs 50 crore mark in India.
  • On its fourth Tuesday, Hanuman Ansh recorded a 54.5% jump in collections compared to the previous day's earnings of Rs 5.50 crore; the film registered 46% occupancy across 7,008 shows.
  • Both films compete in a theatrical landscape featuring diverse content from South and Bollywood, as Hanuman Ansh has defied its low-key start to become profitable while Toxic leads with high-budget commercial appeal.
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India Today broke the news in Noida, India on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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