Dwayne Johnson responds at the beginning of the Smashing Machine box office: “It is not possible to check the results of the box office”

Dwayne Johnson Just a minimum of box office career and is managing it as a sample. His new drama A24 The Smashing machine Open to only $ 5.9 million at national level, marking the smallest weekend of opening of the whole career.

But instead of focusing on numbers, Johnson brought to Instagram to share a rooted and grateful message on what really matters for him as an actor.

“From the depths of my grateful bones, thanks to all those who have seen” The Smashing Machine “. In our world of narrative, you cannot control the results of the box office – but what I understand that you can control is your performance and your commitment to disappear completely and go elsewhere. And I always run to this opportunity.”

The director of the film continued to praise Benny Safdie, saying:

“It was my honor to turn into this role for my director, Benny Safdie. Thanks brother for believing in me. The truth is that this film has changed my life. With deep gratitude, respect and radical empathy, DJ.”

Despite the attack on the film at the box office, The Smashing machine He obtained a widespread consensus for Johnson’s Raw and transformative performance as a Mma Mark Kerr fighter, two times UFC heavyweight champion.

The film follows Kerr’s turbulent ascent in the world of the EMA, exploring his intense relationship with his wife Dawn Staples (played by Emily Blunt) and his battles with addiction.

At the Venice Film Festival, the Smashing machine received a standing ovation, with Safdie who brought home the best prize for the director. Even the critics who were not sold in the film himself praised Johnson’s performance, many have defined him his most powerful and vulnerable work to date. There are also the first speeches on Oscar surrounding his portrait.

However, the debut of $ 5.9 million in the film of 3,345 theaters was not up to the expectations, which had varied between $ 8 million and $ 15 million. The opening also submitted the Johnson 2010 action thriller Fasterwhich earned $ 8.5 million.

Considering that A24 spent about $ 50 million producing the film and millions more for promotion, including important festival appearances, the soft opening is a remarkable setback for the study.

But Johnson does not let the numbers call the value of the project. For him, The Smashing machine It concerned the transformation, not the sale of tickets. And if the early critical buzz is any indication, this could be one of those rare cases in which the cultural impact of a film ends up lasting much longer than its box office race.

The Smashing machine It is now playing in cinemas at national level by A24.