Dwayne Johnson Opens Voice After The Smashing Machine Fails To Reach Box Office

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JAKARTA - Dwayne Johnson is known as an actor who sells well in theaters. His films always get satisfactory points in the first week of screening, but unlike his latest film, The Smashing Machine.

Film produksi A24 ini berhasil memperoleh 5,9 juta dolar AS selama sepekan. Hasilnya disalip oleh The Official Release of a Showgirl dari Taylor Swift yang mencapai 46 juta dolas AS untuk penayangan tiga hari saja.

Different from the achievements of other films, Dwayne Johnson actually used this time to thank director Benny Safdie who gave him the opportunity to become a boxer legend Mark Kerr.

From the bottom of the bone, thank you to everyone who watched The Smashing Machine. In the world of stories, you can't control the box office results," wrote Dwayne Johnson.

"But what I realize you can control your performances, and the commitment to completely disappear and leave and I will always pursue that opportunity," he continued.

"It's an honor to transform into this role for my director, Benny Safdie. Thank you for believing in me. The honesty in the film changed my life. With great gratitude and empathy, DJ," concluded Dwayne Johnson.

The Smashing Machine got 5.9 million US dollars from 3,345 views and missed the initial estimate of 15 million dollars. As a result, this achievement is the lowest figure for Johnson, which has been known for box office achievements.

Despite that achievement, The Smashing Machine received a positive response when it premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. The director, Benny Safdie won Best Director in Venice.