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 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,

Directed by Kalees and co-starring Keerthy Suresh, ‘Baby John’ is the official Hindi remake of Vijay’s ‘Theri’

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.

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Baby John', starring Varun Dhawan, earned INR 11.25 crore on its first day, marking it as the biggest non-franchise opener post-pandemic. Directed by Kalees, it's a Hindi remake of the Tamil film 'Theri'.

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.

Pushpa 2 Hindi box office earned in the range of 15 – 16 crore on Christmas, and it pushed Prabhas’s Salaar Hindi’s 10.25 crore out of the top 10, occupying the tenth spot. On the other hand, Baby John brought 12.50 crore for Christmas, and Mufasa: The Lion King brought 13.50 crore on Christmas, day 6 of the film.

Varun Dhawan's Baby John opened to a modest start, collecting Rs 12.5 crore on its first day. Despite being Varun's best opening in five years, it faces tough competition from Pushpa 2 and Kannada hit Max.

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