Baby John advance booking: Varun Dhawan film sells 50,000 tickets; targets approx. Rs. 15 cr. opening on Day 1

 Varun Dhawan's film Baby John is trending strong in advance sales, with 50,000 tickets sold across the country's three major cinema chains by 7.45pm on Tuesday. The film is expected to collect a total of 65,000 advance tickets and gross around Rs 150 crore. 

Baby John is expected to be Varun Dhawan's best advance sale in the post-pandemic era, surpassing his previous two films Jug Jug Jeeyo and Bhediya. Advance sales for Baby John are expected to do better than other films releasing in 2024, including Bad News (51,000), Jigra (32,000) and Chandu Champion (31,000). 

The three-way battle with Pushpa 2 and Mufasa has hit Baby John's business. Without any competition, the opening collection could have been closer to Rs 150 crore. 200 crore but considering the current situation, even a release of around Rs 150 crore would be good for the film. The Christmas holiday will boost business, but double-digit real value for a non-franchise film with a young hero is a good sign, and hopefully the film will resonate with the masses. It has only had a sporadically run with a few showings in individual theaters, but with the right coverage the film could recover to its traditional Friday-Sunday weekend.