Bollywood star Varun Dhawan is embracing the larger-than-life cinema style of South India with his upcoming Christmas release 'Baby John.'

After much anticipation and hype, Baby John, starring Varun Dhawan in the lead, released in theatres on December 25, on the occasion of Christmas, and looks like the festive mood has benefitted the makers. On its first day, Baby John minted Rs 12.50 crore in theatres, thus becoming Varun's biggest opener in the past five years.

Varun Dhawan's much-awaited action-packed film Baby John was released in theaters. The movie was highly anticipated, with fans excited to see Varun in a new avatar. According to reports, Baby John did well on its opening day at the box office,

Baby John is Varun Dhawan's best-ever opening at the box office in the last five years. His previous releases Bhediya (2022) earned Rs 7.48 crore on its first day, and Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022) collected Rs 9.28 crore on its opening day.

The Rule, Varun Dhawan-starrer Baby John failed to churn out big on its opening day. On the Christmas Day holiday, even the dubbed Hindi version of Allu Arjun-starrer outshined Varun's film in terms of box office figures.

Varun Dhawan's eagerly awaited film 'Baby John' underperformed at the box office, earning Rs 12.5 crore on its opening day, falling short against 'Pushpa 2' which continues to dominate ticket sales during the holiday season.

Pushpa 2* continued to dominate the box office, while Varun Dhawan's much-anticipated film Baby John failed to outshine Allu Arjun's movie, despite the high expectations surrounding it.

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.