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Flopped? Dwayne Johnson Defends 'The Smashing Machine' After Shockingly Weak Debut

Dwayne Johnson defends his dramatic turn in Benny Safdie's 'The Smashing Machine' after a £4.45m ($6.00m) opening weekend; festival praise and industry analysis explain the divide.

International Business Times UK

I'm pretty sure Cillian Murphy's new Netflix movie is going to win awards

And I haven't even seen it!

Dwayne Johnson addresses The Smashing Machine debuting to a career-worst $5.9 million over its opening weekend: "In our storytelling world, you can't control box office results"

"Truth is, this film has changed my life"

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Dwayne Johnson Reacts To Smashing Machine’s Poor Box Office Performance, And Here’s What I Hope This Doesn’t Mean For The Future

The Rock’s latest didn’t exactly smash the box office.

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Dwayne Johnson reacts to Smashing Machine's box office flop with emotional statement

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has responded after his new film The Smashing Machine flopped at the box office to give the former wrestler the worst opening weekend of his career.

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Dwayne Johnson’s Smashing Machine Set A Record For The Wrestler-Turned–Actor (But Not A Good One)

The Smashing Machine did not smash the box office.

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The latest Taylor Swift movie is the future of cinema (and no, I'm not joking)

Forget superheroes: this is what saves the big screen.

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Despite critical acclaim, The Smashing Machine breaks an unwanted record for The Rock after going up against Taylor Swift at the box office

Moviegoers don't seem to be too interested in the actor's dramatic turn

Total Film

Emily Blunt lauds 'calming' Dwayne Johnson

Emily Blunt finds her The Smashing Machine co-star Dwayne Johnson to be a "calming" friend.

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Taylor Swift Rules The Weekend Box Office Again As The Release Party Of A Showgirl Dominates The Big Screen

The Smashing Machine gets off to a slow start.

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Taylor Swift's 'The Official Release Party of a Show Girl' debuts at No. 1 with $33 million

Taylor Swift's new film, “The Official Release Party of a Show Girl,” has topped the weekend box office with $33 million in North America

The Independent UK

I Can't Get Enough Of This Clip Of Emily Blunt Roasting People Who've Been Saying The Rock Is Skinny Now

Blunt brings the heat.

Cinemablend

Benny Safdie making Lizard Music for his kids

Benny Safdie wanted to work on his upcoming movie Lizard Music for his children.

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The Rock Explains Why He Doesn’t Considering The Smashing Machine As A ‘Fight Movie’

I completely understand where he's coming from.

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Dwayne Johnson Is Transformative In The Smashing Machine, But There's Another Performance I Hope People Start Celebrating

Can we get more of this guy?

The Guardian - US

From cage to screen: The Smashing Machine and Mark Kerr’s second act with The Rock

Once MMA’s fiercest heavyweight, Kerr spiralled into addiction. Two decades after The Smashing Machine, The Rock has revived his story for film

Cinemablend

‘I Started Crying Like A Baby’: Why Dwayne Johnson Was A Big, Blubbery Mess While Walking Premiere Red Carpet With His Daughter

Laying down the waterworks.

Total Film

Emily Blunt teases Dwayne Johnson's "terribly exciting role" in Martin Scorsese's new mob movie: "It's the last great American mob story, and I can't believe it hasn't been told yet"

Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson will star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's new Hawaii-set movie

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Reason

The Smashing Machine Looks at the Early Days of a Combat Sport Politicians Wanted To Ban

A fascinating but uneven actor's showcase for Dwayne Johnson.

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'The Smashing Machine' Interviews With Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson And Benny Safdie

Watch our interviews with the stars and filmmaker of the Mark Kerr biopic.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says gaining 30lbs for The Smashing Machine was “bananas”

It's the actor's biggest transformation yet

Cinemablend

Mark Kerr Went To Set While The Rock Was Playing Him, But It Was His Son's Reaction To The Smashing Machine That Stuck With Him: 'He's Almost Like Whispering'

Sounds like this will be a powerful movie-going experience.

Total Film

Matt Damon "literally" went through The Odyssey to make Christopher Nolan's new epic, says co-star: "He would always have this incredible excitement about what we were doing"

Exclusive: The Odyssey star Benny Safdie and Oppenheimer's Emily Blunt tease Matt Damon's "excitement" at leading Christopher Nolan's next movie

Inverse

Dwayne Johnson Gives The Performance Of A Lifetime In The Year's Most Surprising Sports Movie

Dwayne Johnson creates spellbinding intimacy in Benny Safdie’s sports drama.

Total Film

The Smashing Machine director Benny Safdie says acting for Christopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson made him a better filmmaker: "You want somebody to say you did okay"

Exclusive: The Smashing Machine director learnt a lot from Christopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson

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