Red One’s box office story has been far from ideal. On its face, the film had all the tools for success, the principal of which being the presence of actor Dwayne Johnson. Contributing his talents to both major franchise films and one-off hits,films in which Johnson was a lead actorhave made a cumulative gross of over $5 billion at the box office. With this track record, the movie’s holiday setting, and other big-name actors, one would think thatRed Onehad all the elements it needed to become a hit.
Such has not been the case with this movie, however.Red Onestruggled in its opening weekend, making only $32.1 million. While this total did make the Santa kidnapping film the no. 1 movie at the box office for the weekend of November 15, it did not set the film on a good path to recoup its budget.Red Onewas made for an exorbitant price of over $250 million. Hollywood movies typically need two to two-and-a-half times the budget to make back their costs, puttingRed One’s break-even point at around $500 to $625 million.
Red One Has Crossed $150 Million
Despite its rocky start,Red Onehas managed to cross another major box office milestone. During its second weekend at the box office,Red Onefaced its biggest challenge yet with “Glicked.” In a 2024 Barbenheimer repeat moment, “Glicked” refers to the dual release ofGladiator IIandWickedon November 22. Both films were highly anticipated. Both films far surpassedRed Oneduring this weekend, pushing the holiday action flick down to no. 3 on that weekend’s charts. Still,Red Oneheld on for a second-weekend gross of just over $13 million.
Red One Ending Explained
2024’s Red One is a Christmas movie that sees the kidnapping and rescue of Santa Claus, with lots of action, comedy, and a bit of drama.
As confirmed byBox Office Mojo,Red Onehas now passed $150 million at the worldwide box office. This total is made up of an almost equal ratio of domestic box office to international box office sales. The domestic box office accounts for $77.5 million whereas the overseas markets tack on another $73.1 million, bringingRed One’s grand total to $150.6 million.
Our Take On Red One’s Box Office Growth
It Is Not A Complete Failure
With the movie’s box office still far under its budget, it is easy to write offRed Oneas a box office flop, but this is not a fair assessment of its growth trajectory. Not only hasRed Onetopped $150 million, but it has managed to make it into to top 25 highest-grossing movies of the year at the domestic box office, holding on to the no. 25 slot. Its Thanksgiving weekend was also strong enough to keep it in the top 5, giving Johnson two top 5 films. As such,Red Onecan keep growing.
Red One
Cast
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.
