Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Box Office: “Red One” Starring The Rock Sinks Like a Rock with $34 Mil Opening on $250 Mil Budget

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Yes, it’s true.

The Rock is in a movie that will sink like a Rock unless international audiences come to save it.

“Red One” made a probably over-estimated $34 million this weekend. It cost $250 million.

The Jake Kasdan-directed Santa Claus kidnap movie also stars Chris Evans, of Marvel fame. To break even, it would have had to make at least $400 million and that is not going to happen.

“Red One” is currently parked at over 4,000 theaters.

Now we wait til Thursday night as “Gladiator II” hopefully will come and save the season. It’s very good, so that will help. “Red Zone” was panned across the board.

Three likely Best Picture nominees are holding their own. “Conclave,” “A Real Pain,” and “Anora” are all holding on in limited release. Go see them today. Those three, plus “Gladiator II,” “Wicked,” maybe “The Brutalist,” and “Emilia Perez” are the top candidates for awards this season. I’d throw in “Hit Man” on Netflix, too, but who knows if it will have a campaign.

Keep refreshing for more box office…

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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