Dwayne Johnsonhas accomplished a rare box office feat. The star is best known as an actor in the modern era, but he got his start as a wrestler with the WWE, performing under the pseudonym The Rock. He began to transition into being a movie star with early roles in such films as 2001’sThe Mummy Returns, where he played a villain, a role that he reprised as the lead of the 2002 spinoffThe Scorpion King.
Since then, the amount ofDwayne Johnson movieshas grown to an astronomical number. Some of his major works include many of the later entries in theFast & Furiousfranchise, including the spinoffHobbs & Shaw, the DC superhero movieBlack Adam,Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungleand its sequelThe Next Level, the Netflix smash hitRed Notice, and the Disney theme park attraction adaptationJungle Cruise. All together,his movies have grossed more than $14 billion worldwide.
Dwayne Johnson Is Conquering The Top 5
Two Of His Movies Have Charted Over Thanksgiving
With theMoana 2release, Dwayne Johnson has landed two movies in the domestic box office Top 5 at the same time. The new movie, which is a sequel to the 2016 Disney animated hit, opened the day before U.S. Thanksgiving.It came just one and a half weeks after the premiere of the holiday action-comedyRed One, in which Johnson played North Pole security chief Callum Drift, who must work with hacker Jack O’Malley (Chris Evans) to save Christmas after Santa Claus (J. K. Simmons) is kidnapped.
PerDeadline, as of Saturday morning,Moana 2is projected to claim the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office during its debut weekend with a three-day gross of $140 million and a five-day gross between $215 and $220 million. That three-day totalprovides Johnson with his second-best opening weekend ever,behindFurious 7’s $147.1 million debut.
Additionally,Red Oneis sliding onto the chart at No. 4 with a projected three-day total of $13.2 million, representing a 0% drop from the previous weekend, and a five-day gross of $19 million,affording him the rare opportunity of having two movies in the Top 5 simultaneously.
What This Means For Dwayne Johnson
The Star’s Box Office Prospects Are Strong
Although theRed Onereleasehas been something of a disappointment in the face of its huge reported budget of $250 million,Dwayne Johnsonaccomplishing this box office feat with the smash hitMoana 2shows that his movies are still viable performers. In recent years, some of his movies have struggled to earn back their budgets, includingBlack AdamandJungle Cruise, butthis chart performance could be the beginning of a commercial renaissancefor the star, especially considering his upcoming projects, which include the live-actionMoanaandFast X: Part 2.
Moana 2
Cast
Moana 2 is the sequel to the 2016 animated film Moana. Directed by David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller, the film continues the journey of Moana as she embarks on new adventures, exploring the vast Pacific Ocean while encountering new characters and challenges along the way.
Red One
After Santa Claus is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with a notorious bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a thrilling, globe-spanning mission to save Christmas. This action-packed holiday adventure mixes comedy and festive magic, with an ensemble cast that includes Lucy Liu and J.K. Simmons.
