Baby John is facing tough competition despite decent pre-sales. The film starring Varun Dhawan, Keerthy Suresh and Wamiqa Gabbi has been getting buzz but is up against Mufasa: The Lion King which is already strong.
With just one day left for pre-sales Baby John is struggling to beat Mufasa which has been in the market for a few days.
As of December 23, Baby John has sold around 22,000 tickets in major chains while Mufasa is selling 20,000 tickets for Christmas Day. Given the competition these numbers don’t look good especially since Mufasa is just a few days old.
Baby John has sold 25,000 tickets by evening of December 23 and is expected to reach 75,000-80,000 tickets by Christmas Day.
But the real test will be to compete with Pushpa 2 which is still going strong in its 4th week and how well the word of mouth can drive the sales.
Opening predictions are Rs 12-15 crore, maybe Rs 18 crore if B and C centers perform well. Not bad but not great either, the film’s success will depend on the audience reception and how well it can hold on to the collections.
That’s it for Baby John’s opening. Decent but not great, competition will decide the fate.
