Printed on: Oct 06, 2025 04:23 pm IST
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s newest launch The Smashing Machine has opened to a lukewarm response on the home field workplace in its first three days.
Dwayne Johnson simply received smashed on the field workplace with the discharge of his new film, The Smashing Machine. The sports activities drama opened in theatres final Friday and has managed to make $6 million in its first weekend, from 3,345 venues. The R-rated sports activities drama confronted stiff competitors from Taylor Swift’s new live performance movie, Taylor Swift: The Official Launch Occasion of a Showgirl.
Field workplace replace for The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine is a sports activities drama that additionally stars Emily Blunt, and arrived after quite a lot of crucial acclaim since its world premiere on the Venice Movie Competition, the place director Benny Safdie gained the Greatest Director award. As per Selection, the movie was on the third place in its opening weekend, managing to make $6 million from 3,345 venues. The movie has a funds of $50 million in manufacturing alone, with extra prices in promotions.
It was projected to make $20 million in its first weekend, however then the Taylor Swift announcement of her new live performance movie dropped. Even with little promotion, the live performance movie Taylor Swift: The Official Launch Occasion of a Showgirl managed to gather $33 million over the weekend. In second place was Leonardo DiCaprio’s One Battle After One other, which collected $10.3 million in its second weekend.
About The Smashing Machine
In The Smashing Machine, Johnson performs MMA fighter Mark Kerr, which is impressed by the 2002 documentary with the identical identify. Mark Kerr gained a number of awards and medals in his profession, and likewise struggled with substance abuse. The movie additionally explores his relationship together with his then-girlfriend, performed by Emily Blunt. She and Johnson beforehand labored collectively on Jungle Cruise. The movie is directed by Benny Safdie, marking his first solo effort behind the digicam after he break up from brother Josh Safdie. Josh has Timothée Chalamet-starrer Marty Supreme up for launch later this 12 months in December.
