Dwayne Johnson has another hit movie on his hands as Rampage takes the #1 spot at the box office and beats industry estimates.
In what was a close race, Rampage took the top spot this weekend bringing in $34.5 million (ahead of the $31M estimates) managing to pass John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place ($32.6 million).
Dwayne Johnson is pretty ecstatic about the news and posted on Instagram.
“THANK YOU guys for making RAMPAGE the #1 MOVIE IN THE WORLD – including #1 in the US. Wanted to make a big, fun ride to kick off the summer. Thank y’all for loving the ride. To celebrate, I’m gonna go to Walmart and yodel now. RAMPAGE #1,” Johnson said.
Rampage has a currently worldwide gross of $148.6 million thanks in part to a strong showing in China where it brought in $55 million, which marked the best opening ever for The Rock in the Middle Kingdom.
THANK YOU CHINA (from me and big George) for this massive love and support bringing in my biggest box opening ever in the Middle Kingdom and Warner Bros 2nd biggest opening of all time. This one means a lot.
I’ve worked extremely hard over the years to establish a real global relationship with every country around the world – including China.
Years ago when I set out to establish myself globally, I knew the odds were stacked against me, because I wasn’t going into all these territories around the world as a superhero for Marvel or DC or an established IP backing me like a Harry Potter, Hunger Games etc. I was going around the world as just me, Dwayne Johnson – the big, brown, bald, tattooed human being. Who laughs a lot, drinks a lil’ too much and cusses even more.
Stayed focused on my long term plan. 15 long years later – here we are.
#ThankYouCHINA #BiggestOpeningEver#RAMPAGE
The film also has a positive A- CinemaScore, and its Rotten Tomatoes score currently sits at 50%, with 81% of the audience stating they liked it.
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