Red One seeks to merge high-octane action with kooky CGI monsters, all in an attempt to earn its place among the crop of Christmas movies that have stood the test of time. But this action-comedy’s overambition is its greatest downfall. Once again, it’s clear that Dwayne Johnson is right at home with being typecast. While he may be surrounded by the larger-than-life fictional personalities that make the holidays great, Red One is yet another aven…

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Dwayne Johnson's much-awaited film 'Red One' dropped like a lead balloon

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US weekend Box Office recap: 'Red One' has a disastrous opening weekend

Photo Credit: Amazon MGM Studios Red One, featuring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in the lead, has made an underwhelming start at the box office. Compared to its reported budget of $250 million, Red One debuted with a weak opening weekend. The movie follows the story of a Christmas rescue mission. It focuses on Johnson and Evans’ characters teaming up to solve the case of Santa Claus’ disappearance, where the latter is played by J.K. Simmons. R…

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Karen Neal/Prime Red One — starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans — had a disappointing debut, delivering an estimated $34 million at the domestic box office against a $250 million budget. The holiday film, also starring J.K. Simmons as Santa, along with Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt and Lucy Liu, added an estimated $14.7 million overseas, for a worldwide total of $84.1 million. Venom: The Last Dance fell to second place after spending three week…

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'Red One' opens to a disappointing $34 million domestic haul

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As it turns out, Christmas did not come early this past weekend at the box office, even with a nominal holiday action movie playing in theaters around the world. Indeed, the long troubled and forthcoming Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans two-hander, Red One, saw its Yuletide hopes dashed over the weekend when estimates came in pegging the Christmas spectacle’s opening at $34 million. While technically the number one movie in North America, that num…

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Karen Neal/Prime Red One — starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans — had a disappointing debut, delivering an estimated $34 million at the domestic box office against a $250 million budget. The holiday film, also starring J.K. Simmons as Santa, along with Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt and Lucy Liu, added an estimated $14.7 million overseas, for a worldwide total of $84.1 million. 
Venom: The Last Dance fell to second place after spending three wee…

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