BABY JOHN FLOPS; MARCO RISES; PUSHPA 2 AND MUFASA CONTINUE TO RULE
The big Christmas 2024 release, Baby John, has failed big time at the box office. After opening at Rs. 10.15 croreson December 25, it was expected to have a normal Thursday drop. But it went down to Rs. 4.15 croresand further down to Rs. 3.25 crores on Friday. It had small jumps on Saturday and Sunday but it wasn’t enough. The five-day collections were Rs. 25.90 crores, which should have been its two-day collections ideally. It got the benefit of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s to some extent but again, it won’t help much. The extended first-week collections are around Rs. 35-36 crores and it remains to be seen if it crosses the Rs. 45 crore mark.
Meanwhile, Baby John’s loss is Marco’s gain. The Malayalam film’s Hindi dubbed version barely collected Rs. 25 lakhs in the first week. But on its second Friday, it managed to collect the same amount as it did in the first week. On Wednesday, January 1, it hit the Rs. 1 crore mark when it collected Rs. 1.05 crore. Its two-week collections are now Rs. 5 crores. The film is now getting more and more screens as the days pass and hence, its collections are also increasing. At this rate, it can earn anywhere between Rs. 15 and 25 crores.
Mufasa: The Lion King grew big time after a not-so-expected start. It had a huge second weekend of Rs. 23.75 crores. On January 1, it earned Rs. 7 crores. While it collected Rs. 61.95 crores in Week 1, its week-two collections will be around Rs. 44 crores. It has crossed the Rs. 100 crore mark and will now go beyond Rs. 125 crores. It’ll still be less than its predecessor The Lion King which collected more than Rs. 150 crores in India. However, the purpose is served for this film with its trending.
Lastly, Pushpa 2 – The Ruleremained rock steady. It crossed the Rs. 700 core markon January 1. There’s a lot of gas left in the tank and trade is not ruling out a Rs. 750 crore lifetime.
