Dwayne "Rock" Nsonson is quite probably the most successful actor in a wrestler so far. As for the "best" in that category? That's another conversation in full, and I expected many Dave Bautista fans to talk. The point is that Nsonson has become a synonym for success in the box office after making more than $ 15 billion in global ticket sales during his career. The question is, can the rock (armed with his reputation of the "Franchise Viagra") "A24 smashing machine" in a legitimate winner?

Directed by Benny Safdi ("insincere gems"), "The Crash Machine" is currently seeing the home open weekend in the $ 20 million range when arriving next weekend, after The deadline. People on Box office theory However, they are slightly less prominent with expectations in the range of $ 10 to $ 19 million. At the upper end of those projections, it would be in a position to become the second largest box office office of A24, which opened the weekend "Civil War", which debuted at $ 25.5 million on its way to over $ 100 million globally. ($ 127.3 million, to be more accurate.) That's good company to be.

The film tells the story of legendary mixed military skills in real life and UC fighter Mark Kerr. Nsonson plays kerr, with Trailers for "breaking machine" promising stunning transformation for the actor. Oscar-nominated Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer) also stars. The film generated a legitimate Oscar Buz for Nsonson during his festival, leading to his wide theater edition. This, combined with the general ability of the rock to extract it massively, should easily squeeze this film to the higher end of the current screenings.

Competition will not be a huge factor. October 3 will also see the publication of Horror film focused on dogs on IC "Good Boy", which is currently expected to withdraw between $ 3 and $ 6 million. Of course, The biggest competition will come from Taylor Swiftwho carries the "official party to publish the show" in theaters that weekend.

For those who may need a refresher, Swift's film "The Eras Tour" made a stunning $ 249.5 million at the 2023 world treasurer. When the A24 chose this release date, she did not know that Swift would have a theater party for her new album. The good news is that these films probably go to a very different audience. The other good news is that the celebration of Swift's album is a deal with a week. The A24, meanwhile, is in this long way, with the hope of a movie that can play by the end of the year, as the prizes season is warming up.

Even at the low end of the projections, there is hope. A24's "materialists" opened only $ 11.3 million in the summer and has since brought it to more than $ 103 million worldwide. (And that movie had no rock in it.) Similarly, it is said that the budget for the latest Safdi is in the range of $ 40 million. If that's really true, a global finish above/under $ 100 million, along with an Oscar, will do this well worth the studio.

While pulling out people in a non-Franchise ticket theaters is harder than ever, the combination of audience story, a powerful starvet that makes something unexpected, and a solid buzz can make for a stretched hit here. Absolutely helps that "Smashing Machine" earned generally very favorable reviewswith much praise that goes to Nsonson's performance.

UFC is very popular. Nsonson is very popular. A24 has a faithful audience to some extent. Not a crowded weekend. As such, there is a very real chance that the NSONSONS Starval Star can work its magic for a smaller film that is not a franchise here, especially if it can be hanging over the weekend opening (assuming the word of the mouth of the general film is good). This can be a twist for the rock.

The "Smashing Machine" hits the theaters on October 3, 2025.