Dwayne Johnson on the bomb at the SMASHING Machine box office despite Oscar Buzz

Dwayne Johnson is proud to have taken a swing with The breaking machine.

Driving theaters during the weekend, the A24 feature film Benny Safdie focuses on Johnson’s representation of the UFC renown temple, Mark Kerr, while he sails in his fighting career and his dependence on opioids. The film, which bears the aspirations of the season of awards, raised $ 6 million in its opening framework, marking the lowest beginnings at the Box-Office in Johnson’s career.

The star went to Instagram on Monday to express his appreciation for his involvement in the project, despite the deaf trade response. “Deeper in my grateful bones, thank you to everyone who looked at The breaking machine“Written Johnson.” In our narrative world, you cannot control the results of the box office – but what I realized that you could control is your performance and your commitment to disappear completely and go elsewhere. And I’m always going to run to this opportunity.

He continued: “It was my honor to transform me in this role for my director Benny Safdie @Bowedtie. Thank you brother for believing in me. The truth is that this film has changed my life. ”

The breaking machineWho co-stars Emily Blunt as Kerr’s girlfriend, obtained a catchy response when she was created during the summer at Venice Film Festival. Johnson and Blunt continue to stay in the mixture as a pretenders to the film for the film.

In his review of The breaking machine For The Hollywood ReporterCriticism Jordan Mintzer wrote on Johnson’s performance: “He manages to go deep here without doing too much, killing the public with kindness as a Benin Warrior who suffers from a scene in the next, briefly triumphant in the ring before succumbing to dependence and / or romantic sorrow.”

During a recent interview with THRKerr congratulated Johnson for the personal relationships he establishes with all those he meets: “He is completely, giving yourself completely to you in the conversation he has with you, which is simply incredible.”