Varun Dhawan led Baby John has registered a morning occupancy of 5.85%. The early reviews have been mixed, owing to which even the opening day collections remained lower than predictions. It remains important for the action thriller to improve footfalls during the evening and night shows today, or it will be crushed by the blockbuster Pushpa 2.

Varun Dhawan's film 'Baby John' had a lukewarm opening on Christmas Day with Rs 12.5 crore. 'Pushpa 2: The Rule' earned Rs 19.75 crore on its 21st day. The Kannada film 'Max' earned Rs 10 crore on its first day and became the highest opening for a Kannada film in 2024.

The Varun Dhawan-starrer opened to mixed reviews upon release. It is directed by Kalees and presented by Atlee.

However, the film faced tough competition from Pushpa 2, the sequel to Allu Arjun’s blockbuster hit, Pushpa: The Rise. Pushpa 2 was released earlier, on December 5, and continued to show impressive box office performance even after weeks in theaters.

The Rule, Varun Dhawan-starrer Baby John failed to churn out big on its opening day. On the Christmas Day holiday, even the dubbed Hindi version of Allu Arjun-starrer outshined Varun's film in terms of box office figures.

The Varun Dhawan starrer hit the big screens on December 25, coinciding with the Christmas holiday. The film, directed by Kalees, also features Wamiqa Gabbi and Keerthy Suresh. Despite releasing on a non-working day,

Varun Dhawan and Keerthy’s highly anticipated film Baby John has finally arrived in theatres and now we also have its opening report. Here’s what the thriller could score and what it failed to achieve.

Despite getting the push from being a Christmas holiday release, Varun Dhawan’s Baby John had a decent opening day collection at the box office. The Kalees directorial's performance was mostly hit by the continued dominance of Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 and the clash with Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King.

The first-day collection figures for Varun Dhawan's highly anticipated film Baby John, released worldwide on Christmas, are out. Reports suggest the movie hasn't performed as well as the hype it received.