The Rock’s passion project of bringing the Mark Kerr story to life may has not been as passionate to the fans as the Smashing Machine had a weekend box office opening of 5.9 million but the movie had a budget of over 50 million so they have some making up to do. How will The Rock bounce back or will he go back to the world of wrestling??
The Rocks statement
From deep in my grateful bones, thank you to everyone who has watched The Smashing Machine,” Johnson wrote. “In our storytelling world, you can’t control box office results—but what I realized you can control is your performance, and your commitment to completely disappear and go elsewhere. And I will always run to that opportunity. It was my honor to transform in this role for my director Benny Safdie. Thank you brother for believing in me. Truth is this film has changed my life. With deep gratitude, respect and radical empathy, dj.”
