Taylor Swift's New Movie Conquered the Box Office Over the Weekend, but Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's The Smashing Machine Flopped Hard

Taylor Swift's New Movie Conquered the Box Office Over the Weekend, but Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's The Smashing Machine Flopped Hard

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Every Reason Why Dwayne Johnson’s The Smashing Machine Failed at The Box Office

Dwayne Johnson’s long-awaited The Smashing Machine was released last weekend and turned out to be a box office misfire. Despite rave reviews for the movie, Johnson’s performance, and a standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, the biographical sports drama has only raked in $6 million upon its opening (Variety).  Projections suggested that it would at least be in the range of $12 to $14 million (via The Hollywood Reporter), but in reality, t…

Despite critical acclaim, The Smashing Machine breaks an unwanted record for The Rock after going up against Taylor Swift at the box office

Despite underperforming with viewers, The Smashing Machine has been a success with critics since premiering at the Venice Film Festival.

The Smashing Machine earns the lowest box office opening of The Rock's career

For a large part of his acting career, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been known to play the same character. A smouldering hunk who contractually can't take a loss in a fight. However, in The Smashing Machine Johnson finally decides he wants to show his acting chops, and the reviews largely praise his skills in bringing fighter Mark Kerr's story to life. However, it seems that the box office isn't as impressed. In the USA, as per Box Office Mojo…

Dwayne Johnson’s ‘The Smashing Machine’ opens with $6 million domestic gross

The new biographical sports drama starring Dwayne Johnson, ‘The Smashing Machine’, debuted in third place at the US domestic box office. The A24 film, which chronicles the life of former mixed martial artist Mark Kerr, took in an estimated $6 million over its opening weekend from 3,345 theaters. The opening figure marks the lowest of Johnson’s career in a leading role. ‘The Smashing Machine’ placed behind Taylor Swift’s ‘The Official Release Par…