Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans‘ Christmas movie Red One came in on the higher end of expectations with a $34.1 million domestic debut after it looked like the big-budget holiday pic might have trouble getting to even $30 million. The movie cost over $250 million to make. Gladiator II roared to a record-shattering $87 million …
Read More »‘Jumanji The Next Level’ Conquers Box Office
Sony’s year-end event pic Jumanji: The Next Level is off to a merry start at the pre-holiday box office, opening ahead of expectations with an estimated $60.1 million. The Dwayne Johnson-Kevin Hart sequel had no trouble topping the North American chart, despite a crowded marquee that included new offerings Richard Jewell, from director …
Read More »‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Revs To Top Box Office
Universal’s Hobbs & Shaw sped to the top of the North American box office chart with $60.8 million while opening to a far more muscular $120 million overseas for a worldwide launch of $180.8 million. The Fast & Furious spinoff, teaming Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, came in on the modest end of expectations …
Read More »‘Rampage’ Squeaks Out A Box Office Win
Rampage opened to $34.5 million from 4,101 theaters, one of the best showings ever for a video game adaptation and enough to win the weekend ahead of holdover horror sensation A Quiet Place. That was still behind expectations, however. In Rampage, Johnson plays a primatologist whose beloved pal, an albino gorilla, …
Read More »Dwayne Johnson Stars in ‘Rampage,’ New Action Adventure from New Line Cinema, Now in Production
Dwayne Johnson headlines New Line Cinema’s action adventure “Rampage,” for director/producer Brad Peyton. Beau Flynn, John Rickard and Hiram Garcia are also producing the film, currently on location in Atlanta, for an April 20, 2018 release. “Rampage” marks the third collaboration between Johnson, Peyton and Flynn. Primatologist Davis Okoye (Johnson), …
Read More »‘Pain & Gain’ Tops Box Office
Michael Bay‘s Pain & Gain starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson topped the domestic box office with $20 million on the final weekend before summer tentpoles begin rolling out. Overseas, however, Iron Man 3 opened to a mammoth $195.3 million, bigger than last year’s The Avengers and boding well for the threequel’s domestic launch on May 3. The top …
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