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 Hindi adaptation of Atlee’s Tamil blockbuster, Theri, Baby John earned ₹12.50 crore on release day, according to data from industry tracker Sacnilk.
Baby John—Box Office Occupancy Day 1
The movie witnessed an overall 24.97 per cent Hindi occupancy on Wednesday, maximum during evening shows (30.89 per cent). Cities like Chennai, Bengaluru and Lucknow received the maximum footfall.