Baby John Movie / South's hit formula flopped? Varun Dhawan's stardom did not work, the film flopped

Baby John Movie: The year 2024 is about to end soon and the question among everyone is what was lost and what was gained this year. This year has not been anything special for Bollywood star Varun Dhawan. This year did not prove to be a big hit for him, as none of his leading hero films made a splash at the box office. And now, the film Baby John, released at the end of the year, has also completely shattered the expectations of the audience and critics.

Expectations were very high for Baby John. The budget of the film was Rs 160 crore, but it collected just Rs 19 crore in the first three days. This was a big blow not only for the makers of the film but also for Varun Dhawan, as his previous films had done well at the box office. But Baby John proved that sometimes even a big budget and star cast can fail to attract the audience.

Film collection: Just 19 crores in the first three days

Varun Dhawan starrer Baby John earned Rs 11.25 crore on its opening day, which was a hopeful one. However, the film's collection on the second day was Rs 4.75 crore, and on the third day it dropped to Rs 3.65 crore. With this, the total collection of the film has reached around Rs 19 crore in India and Rs 23 crore worldwide. Despite this, the film did not make an impressive presence at the box office.

Is the hit formula of South and Bollywood no longer working?

Recently, making films by combining South and Bollywood stars had become a successful formula. This formula was seen working in many films, such as Devra, which starred South superstar Jr NTR and Bollywood stars Janhvi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan. This film performed brilliantly at the box office. Apart from this, many such films were made in which South and Bollywood stars were together and they proved to be hits.

But this formula failed with Baby John. Along with this, another reason came to the fore, which could be responsible for the film's flop. Theri, the South version of Baby John, had already become a huge hit and Thalapathy Vijay played the lead role in it. The Hindi dubbed version of this film was available for free on YouTube, due to which the audience already knew the story of the film. This affected the film's earnings and the film also suffered due to this reason.

What is the reason for the failure of this film?

There may be some other reasons behind the failure of Baby John. Coming from South to Bollywood and changing a new story to Hindi and adding a new cast may be a good idea, but it did not live up to the expectations of the audience. There were also some shortcomings in the story and screenplay of the film, due to which the audience could not feel connected. Apart from this, the promotion of the film was also not impressive and this also played a big role in its earnings.

Conclusion

The year 2024 has not been special for Varun Dhawan. His film Baby John not only did well at the box office, but it also shows that the hit formula of South and Bollywood star pairs is now outdated. Now it remains to be seen how Varun Dhawan tries to revive his image and career in the coming times.