Emily Blunt‘s new motion film, reuniting her with a star from a $200 million Disney movie flop, is formally Number one within the US on streaming. Blunt’s motion pictures fluctuate throughout style, from co-starring together with her husband, John Krasinski, in A Quiet Place, to her position as Katherine Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in 2023.
Her most up-to-date, notable position, nevertheless, was as Daybreak Staples in The Smashing Machine. Directed by Benny Safdie, the biopic stars Dwayne Johnson as MMA fighter Mark Kerr, specializing in his profession and affect over the game. The film reunited Blunt and Johnson following the Disney journey film Jungle Cruise, a $200 million manufacturing that flopped on the field workplace.
Fortunately, The Smashing Machine is discovering success on streaming simply three months after its theatrical launch. The sports activities motion biopic is presently sitting at Number one on HBO Max in the US, placing it forward of award-winning 2025 motion pictures like Sinners, One Battle After One other, and Weapons. It is also a far cry from the field workplace efficiency of the manufacturing.
The Smashing Machine, which additionally noticed Blunt reunite with Safdie after Oppenheimer, was not a monetary success. The biopic solely earned $21 million in opposition to a $50 million price range, regardless of having the pull of its lead stars. Nevertheless, The Smashing Machine opinions have been usually constructive, scoring a Licensed Recent 70% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Audiences have been additionally happy with the film, which presently sits at a 74% with them on the location. The movie’s efficiency on streaming is one other indicator as to its recognition, with a bigger variety of individuals tuning in for it than among the finest motion pictures of 2025. Although it did not do nicely theatrically, the movie has clearly struck a chord with audiences at dwelling.
The film might not be probably the greatest sports activities biopics of all time, nevertheless it does look at Mark Kerr’s profession and the way it formed MMA combating over the span of many years. Blunt’s character acts as a core supporting pressure for him, with Mark and Daybreak’s love story being a core aspect to how the film performs out.
Though The Smashing Machine wasn’t a success when it was in theaters, its streaming success on HBO Max emphasizes how there’s nonetheless an viewers for the film. Whereas it means the Johnson and Blunt-led movie earned its recognition after the actual fact, it additionally nonetheless makes it profitable, even when it is at dwelling.
- Launch Date
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October 1, 2025
- Runtime
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123 minutes
- Director
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Benny Safdie
- Writers
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Benny Safdie
- Producers
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Beau Flynn, David Koplan, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Eli Bush, Benny Safdie