After earning widespread critical acclaim on the festival circuit, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s The Smashing Machine struggled to make a major impact at this past weekend's box office. The film opened to a modest $6 million domestic debut, the lowest opening weekend of his career. While it was never expected to rival his usual blockbuster hits, the underperformance still comes as a surprise given its 15-minute standing ovation at Venice and early awards buzz. Still, the Moana star is taking it all in stride, but there is one thing I hope this doesn’t mean for the future.
Johnson doesn’t seem rattled by the poor financial results of his latest flick, honestly, far from it. In a heartfelt Instagram post, which can be seen below, the actor reflected on what the experience meant to him.
