While Akshay Kumar's latest outing "Baby" has done superb business at the worldwide box office in 10 days, the movie has failed to beat the records of previous Republic Day releases "Agneepath", "Race 2" and "Jai Ho".
Movies released on Republic day have proved to be big hits at the domestic as well as overseas box office in the recent years. The success of "Agneepath" (2012), "Race 2" (2013) and "Jai Ho" (2014) have made the Bollywood filmmakers believe that this is another auspicious occasion to release films after Dussera, Diwali, Christmas and Independence day.
"Baby" has a good storyline that suits the mood of patriotism. The film has an ensemble cast, superb production values and was massively promoted. Moreover, it has been creating positive buzz in the media, ever since it went on floors. Hence, trade experts in B-Town had predicted that it would smash the records of previous releases.
Released in a large number of screens across the globe, "Baby" opened to good response and showed decent growth on the following days. The Akshay Kumar starrer has collected approximately ₹85 crore nett at the worldwide box office in 10 days. But the collection of the film is far below the benchmarks set by previous Republic day releases - "Agneepath", "Race 2" and "Jai Ho".
Below is the comparative picture of collection of "Baby", "Agneepath", "Race 2" and "Jai Ho" in different areas. The numbers are based on the details provided by Bollywood Hungama.
INDIA
| Movie | Release Date | Day 1 | Weekend 1 | Week 1 | Weekend 2 |
| Agneepath | 26 Jan 2014 | ₹23.00 cr | ₹67.50 cr | ₹91.05 cr | ₹107.3 cr |
| Race 2 | 25 Jan 2013 | ₹15.12 cr | ₹51.35 cr | ₹76.10 cr | ₹91.6 cr |
| Jai Ho | 23 Jan 2014 | ₹17.75 cr | ₹60.68 cr | ₹88.78 cr | ₹102.68 cr |
| Baby | 23 Jan 2015 | ₹09.30 cr | ₹36.07 cr | ₹63.82 cr | ₹76.47 cr |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
| Movie | Weekend 1 |
Weekend 2 |
| Agneepath | $1,213,096 | $1,750,843 |
| Race 2 | $884,757 | $1,371,815 |
| Jai Ho | $840,506 | $1,175,000 |
| Baby | $434,951 | $694,509 |
UNITED KINGDOM
| Movie | Weekend 1 | Weekend 2 |
| Agneepath | £346,460 | £91.05 cr |
| Race 2 | £356,258 | £706,159 |
| Jai Ho | £245,246 | £413,059 |
| Baby | £67,931 | £115,369 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
| Movie | Weekend 1 | Weekend 2 |
| Agneepath | NA | NA |
| Race 2 | AED970,000 | NA |
| Jai Ho | AED4,800,000 | AED6,600,000 |
| Baby | AED1,785,363 | NA |
AUSTRALIA
| Movie | Weekend 1 | Weekend 2 |
| Agneepath | A$279,001 | A$420,243 |
| Race 2 | A$183,750 | A$369,038 |
| Jai Ho | A$243,778 | A$426,310 |
| Baby | A$104,238 | A$176,778 |
NEW ZEALAND
| Movie | Weekend 1 | Weekend 2 |
| Agneepath | NZ$43,914 | NZ$89,667 |
| Race 2 | NZ$71,341 | NZ$131,558 |
| Jai Ho | NZ$71,766 | NZ$127,882 |
| Baby | NZ$26,195 | NZ$45,415 |
