Baby John Box Office Collection Day 1: Varun Dhawan’s Film Fails To Beat Judwaa 2 But Creates THIS Record

Baby John Box Office Collection Day 1: Varun Dhawan's massive fan following has been all over the moon these days and rightfully so. After all, he came with the perfect Christmas gift for the fans with his new release Baby John. Directed by Kalees, the movie is an action thriller and is the much talked about remake of Thalapathy Vijay's 2016 release Theri. Apart from Varun, Baby John also features Keerthy Suresh, Wamiqa Gabi and Jackie Shroff in the lead.

The movie marks Keerthy Suresh's big Bollywood debut and also features Varun playing the role of a cop for the second time on the big screen. Besides, Jackie Shroff's portrayal of the lead antagonist has also garnered a lot of eyeballs. From trailer to songs, everything about Baby John has managed to create a buzz in the town. And as the movie had hit the screens on Christmas, it was a perfect opportunity for the action thriller to set ticket windows on fire.

Baby John Box Office Collection Day 1

Interestingly, amid the Christmas cheer, Baby John witnessed a decent start at the box office. According to a report published in Sacnilk, Baby John made a collection of Rs 12.50 crores on opening day (day 1/ first Wednesday)

Baby John Records Highest Opening For Varun Dhawan In 5 Years (Post Pandemic Era)

Interestingly, with a decent start at the box office, Baby John failed to surpass the opening day collection of Varun's 2017 release Judwaa 2 which had minted Rs 16.10 crores on its day of release. However, Baby John has recently created a record for Varun Dhawan as it recorded his highest opener post the pandemic era.

Meanwhile, Varun, in an interview with India Today, spoke about taking inspiration from Theri and stated. "When Atlee came with this film, there was a reason behind it, and he said that we had to change a lot of the geography of the film. We have to use it as an adaptation and not really a proper remake, and I think that's what's done. Like you see, a lot of the frames and a lot of the story angles are different. So, if someone comes in expecting a book-by-book remake, they will be disappointed because that's not what the film is. It's an adaptation. We're not running away from that, but it's more of an adaptation".