The Smashing Machine is about for a devastating week 2 drop. The brand new Benny Safdie film, which stars Dwayne Johnson as UFC champion Mark Kerr, opened in theaters on October 2 and earned a 3-day home field workplace debut of $5.8 million. That marked the worst opening weekend in historical past for a large launch with Johnson in a lead function.
Per Deadline, as of Saturday morning, The Smashing Machine is projected to earn an extra 3-day whole of $1.8 million by the top of its second weekend in theaters. Along with seeing the film slide from No. 3 all the best way to No. 8 on the home chart, this marks a staggering 69% drop for its sophomore weekend.
Along with being the worst drop for any film within the home High 10 this weekend, that is the second-worst drop in historical past for any film starring Dwayne Johnson in a lead function. As a result of his worst-ever title stays 2005’s Doom (-72.7%), The Smashing Machine additionally marks his worst drop in 20 years.
Moreover, 2025’s The Smashing Machine is barely Dwayne Johnson’s tenth film ever to have per week 2 drop of greater than 60%. Whereas its sophomore weekend gross may nonetheless exceed expectations by the top of Sunday, it appears unlikely to flee his Backside 5 sophomore drops of all time.
Doing so would require The Smashing Machine to earn $2.1 million this weekend, shrinking its drop to roughly 63.8% and beating 2013’s Quick & Livid 6 (-63.9%). This can be troublesome, although it’s not unimaginable, contemplating the truth that the weekend’s No. 1 blockbuster, Tron: Ares, is underperforming and thus just isn’t offering as a lot competitors as anticipated.
Under, see a breakdown of the ten worst week 2 drops for any film starring Dwayne Johnson in a lead function:
|
Title |
Home Debut |
Week 2 Drop |
|---|---|---|
|
Doom (2005) |
$15.5 million |
-72.7% |
|
The Smashing Machine (2025) |
$5.8 million |
-69% (est.) |
|
Southland Tales (2007) |
$117,000 |
-68.1% |
|
Quick X (2023) |
$67 million |
-65.6% |
|
Quick & Livid 6 (2013) |
$97.4 million |
-63.9% |
|
Moana 2 (2024) |
$139.8 million |
-63.3% |
|
Hercules (2014) |
$29.8 million |
-63.1% |
|
Ache & Achieve (2013) |
$20.2 million |
-62.9% |
|
Quick 5 (2011) |
$86.2 million |
-62.4% |
|
The Destiny of the Livid (2017) |
$98.8 million |
-61.1% |
One factor that might assist The Smashing Machine energy by way of is the truth that the Dwayne Johnson movie has robust evaluations, having earned a Licensed Recent rating of 72% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes with a fair stronger 77% rating from audiences.
It may additionally earn a major increase if the excitement round Johnson’s efficiency finally ends up incomes him a Finest Actor nomination on the 2026 Academy Awards. Nonetheless, The Smashing Machine reportedly price $50 million, and its present trajectory, given this brutal drop, reveals that it is unlikely to ever make again its price range in theaters, not to mention hit its break-even level.
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- Launch Date
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October 3, 2025
- Runtime
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123 minutes
- Director
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Benny Safdie
- Writers
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Benny Safdie
- Producers
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Beau Flynn, David Koplan, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia
