Bear in mind Pink One, that Christmas action-comedy that solely got here out over a month in the past? It didn’t appear to be something you wanted to hurry out to see, and positive sufficient, audiences mainly didn’t rush out to see. On the time, Amazon mainly stated it was alright with the movie fizzling in theaters—it made $176.9 million worldwide, and reportedly price $200-$250 million to make—because the Prime Video launch would make make up for it. Certain sufficient, Amazon was proper, and the movie’s large star was glad to tout its profitable numbers.
Final week, Amazon introduced Pink One hit 50 million views in its first 4 days on Prime Video after coming to the service on December 12. It hit that milestone quicker than Highway Home’s two-week run from earlier this 12 months and now stands because the most-watched film from Amazon MGM Studios on the service. Dwayne Johnson, who’s at all times on enterprise, later declared his movie “made a bit historical past” and “has a protracted shelf life with a number of verticals – kudos to our Amazon companions for his or her strategic win, that’s simply getting began. […] Large THANK YOU to you and your households around the globe who tuned in. Ain’t too shabby.”
Our little Christmas film, RED ONE shattered a viewing report for @amazon @PrimeVideo with 50 million viewers this previous weekend.
RED ONE has a protracted shelf life with a number of verticals – kudos to our Amazon companions for his or her strategic win, that’s simply getting began.
And most… pic.twitter.com/XBgO4tNa0j
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 19, 2024
You could bear in mind after Black Adam hit theaters in 2022, studies indicated it wouldn’t turn a profit on the field workplace. Johnson proceeded to go on the defense and say the film was extra of a winner than it appeared, but it surely got here off as a bit insecure. Not lengthy after, separate reports alleged the actor went over a number of WB execs to make a play preserve taking part in Black Adam, get Henry Cavill again as Superman, and an eventual movie the place their characters would face off. That didn’t go properly, and within the years since, a few of Johnson’s shine additional dimmed with current claims of holding up Red One’s production (and bringing it over price range) by being late on set.
Between Black Adam and Pink One, Johnson discovered himself going again to protected bets like Moana 2 (and a live-action remake for the primary movie) and the Fast & Furious franchise, which he quietly backed off from after Hobbs & Shaw. However he’s additionally seemingly making an attempt some new issues, particularly subsequent 12 months’s wrestling/MMA biopic The Smashing Machine and a few mysterious project with J.J. Abrams. With how large Pink One ended up, a sequel may occur, since Amazon’s additionally granted a follow up to Road House. As for a way this impacts Johnson’s future initiatives going ahead? We’ll simply have to attend and see.
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