Dwayne Johnson experienced the worst box office opening of his career with “The Smashing Machine,” the A24 drama that debuted to a rough $5.9 million domestically. But the actor is taking the bad news in stride. Johnson posted on Instagram that “you can’t control box office results” and praised director Benny Safdie for changing his life with the film, which casts Johnson as MMA fighter Mark Kerr.
“From deep in my grateful bones, thank you to everyone who has watched ‘The Smashing Machine,’” Johnson posted. “In our storytelling world, you can’t control box office results — but
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