It ’s fourth dimension for the holiday movie season , and Amazon ’s kick thing off with its action - funniness featureRed One . The film has a lot of whiz power behind it , withDwayne Johnsonand Chris Evans playing an left couple tasked with economize a nobble Santa Claus ( J.K. Simmons ) , and its trailers have made it seem like it could be either surprisingly in effect or a complete mess . And the result come out to be kind of both ?
Reaction - fresh , audiences have taken toRed Onemuch more than critics , most of whom did not really care for it . That ’s further muse in its just okay box office : of the film ’s $ 84.1 million box office , $ 34.1 million of that was domestic , and generally in line with its project $ 30 - 35 million range . However , as note byVariety , the picture itself reportedly cost a sizable $ 250 million to make , and its biggest accomplishment is haltingVenom : The Last Dance’scontinued domestic reign over the last few week . Time might not also be onRed One’sside , since it ’s about to be a pretty crowded time at the movies betweenWicked : Part I , Gladiator II , andMoana 2 in the next few weeks , all of which have either gotten positive review or reaction or are already projected to make a long ton of money .
So depending on your thinking , it might be curtains forRed One’stheatrical run in the near future — though Amazon MGM ’s theatrical forefront is n’t quite see to throw in the towel just yet . Amidst those other movies , he believes the Christmas flick “ offer something a little different than those motion picture , ” but arrest dead of saying what that something differentis . But even if the movie ’s not a box spot smash , the studio ’s more confident it ’ll earth with audience once it hit Prime Video , similar to how April’sRoad Houseremake was such a cyclosis remove to get a sequel greenlit . accord to him , Amazon films getting theatrical run can help embrace the marketing costs ahead of streaming , which is reason enough to allow them play on the big screen for a few weeks .
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WheneverRed Onehits Prime Video , the actual way to determine its succeeder is how ( or if ) Amazon and Johnson blow about its viewership . Who knows if there ’s any hope to turn this into a holiday franchise , but no doubt one or either party would like this to be a winnings , even if it ’s just being a reliable picture to have in vacation rotation for the next few years .
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