Varun Dhawan's Baby John got off to a good start. But, the film's success was short-lived because on its second day, its box office collection significantly dropped. Atlee's film was released on Dec 2

According to Sacnilk, the Hindi adaptation of Atlee's 2016 Tamil blockbuster starring Vijay, Theri, managed to mint just ₹4.40 crore on the second day of its release. It is down by over 50 per cent from yesterday's ₹11.25 crore.

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

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-starrer has made around Rs 15 crore in the first two days, after registering a massive drop on day two.

Baby John earned ₹12.50 crore on release day, becoming Varun Dhawan’s ‘best-ever opening’ at the box office in the last five years. The Hindi adaptation of Atlee’s 2016 Tamil movie, Baby John was produced with an estimated budget of ₹180 crore.

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'.

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.