'Baby John' advance booking: Varun Dhawan starrer earns just ₹1.46cr
The action thriller Baby John, directed by Kalees and produced by Atlee, is set to premiere on Christmas Day. The film stars Varun Dhawan in the lead role. However, advance ticket sales have been less than stellar with under 50K tickets sold across India's 6,489 shows. This has resulted in a pre-release earning of just over ₹1.46cr, a disappointing figure considering the film's scale and ambitions.
'Baby John' faces stiff competition and high expectations
Baby John is stepping into a competitive arena, which is ruled by Sukumar's Telugu action thriller Pushpa 2: The Rule. The film has already grossed over ₹1,000cr domestically in just 19 days. Further, the film also comes with high expectations as producer Atlee's previous crime thriller Jawan earned ₹733.6cr at the Indian box office last year.
Dhawan seeks box office success with 'Baby John'
For Dhawan, Baby John is an important chance to regain box office glory. His last commercial success as a lead was Raj Mehta's 2022 romantic comedy JugJugg Jeeyo. Since then, his creature comedy Bhediya and romantic drama Bawaal have not been super successful. The latter was even released directly on Amazon Prime Video.
'Baby John' features an ensemble cast
Baby John features a star-studded cast including Keerthy Suresh, Wamiqa Gabbi, Jackie Shroff, and Rajpal Yadav. The film is produced by Murad Khetani, Priya Atlee, and Jyoti Deshpande-led Jio Studios. Despite the underwhelming advance booking figures, the makers are hopeful that the star power of its cast will attract audiences to theaters post-release.
