With tough competition from 'Mufasa The Lion King' and 'Pushpa 2: The Rule', Varun Dhawan-starrer 'Baby John' made an underwhelming opening at the global box office.

Varun Dhawan led Baby John continues to struggle at the Indian box office amid strong competition from Pushpa 2 & Mufasa. Read updates!

Despite being Varun Dhawan's biggest opener in the last five years, Baby John is struggling to find its footing.

Pushpa 2 has dominated the box office for over 20 days, still earning more than Baby John. On its 23rd day, Pushpa 2 earned Rs 6.5 crore in Hindi, surpassing Baby John’s Rs 3.65 crore. Similarly, Mufasa, which has released in multiple languages, made Rs 6.6 crore on its eighth day.

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.

( MENAFN - Live Mint) Baby John box office collection Day 3: Baby John starring Varun Dhawan witnessed another drop in its daily collection. According to Sacnilk, early estimates show that the Hindi adaptation of Atlee's 2016 Tamil blockbuster starring Vijay, Theri, minted just ₹3.65 crore on the third day of its release.

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The action thriller also stars Keerthy Suresh and Wamiqa Gabbi. It features Salman Khan in a special role. Baby John box office collection day 3: The action thriller is a a remake of Theri. According to the tracking website Sacnilk,

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.

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.