Published on: October 06, 2025 04:23 pm IST
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s latest release The Smashing Machine opened for a lukewarm response at the domestic box office in its first three days.
Dwayne Johnson, with the release of his new film The Smashing Machine, only stuck at the box office at the box office. The game drama was opened in theaters last Friday and managed to make $ 6 million from 3,345 places in its first weekend. The R-Retured Sports Drama faced a tough competition from Taylor Swift’s new concert film, Taylor Swift: The official release Party of a Short.
Box office update for smashing machine
The smashing machine is a sports drama including Emily Blunt, and arrived at the Venice Film Festival after her world premiere after very important praise, where director Beni Safi won the Best Director Award. As DiversityThe film was third in its early weekends, managing $ 6 million from 3,345 places. The film has a $ 50 million budget in production alone, with additional cost in promotion.
It was estimated to make $ 20 million in its first weekend, but then Taylor Swift’s announcement of his new concert film fell. Even with Little promotion, concert film Taylor Swift: A Shogirl’s official release party managed to collect $ 33 million over the weekend. The second place was a battle after Leonardo Dicaprio, which collected $ 10.3 million in its second weekend.
About smashing machine
In the smashing machine, Johnson played the role of MMA fighter Mark Carr, which is inspired by the 2002 documentary with the same name. Mark Kerr won several awards and medals in his career, and also struggled with the consumption of intoxicants. The film investigates her relationship with her then girlfriend played by Emily Blunt. He and Johnson first worked together on the jungle cruise. The film is directed by Beni Safi, who marks his first single effort behind the camera after separating from brother Josh Safi. Josh has Timothy Chalmet-Starrar Marti Supreme Up, which was released in December later this year.
