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!

An adaptation of Atlee's 2016 Tamil hit Theri, Baby John is turning out to be one of the biggest Bollywood flops of the year.

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.

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

( 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,

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

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.