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Dwayne Johnson’s $200 million-plus Christmas pic opens to $34.1 million

Nov. 17, 2024 14:30 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Moviegoers were not exactly feeling the Christmas spirit this weekend, or at least not based on their attendance at “Red One” showings. The big budget, star-driven action comedy with Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans sold $34.1 million in tickets in its first...

Movie Review: 'Red One' tries to supersize the Christmas movie

Nov. 11, 2024 13:49 PM EST

Ah, the Christmas movie. That old chestnut. That cozy perennial pastime where — let’s just pick one scene from “Red One” — Dwayne Johnson, playing Santa’s body guard, faces off with a witch-possessed mercenary (Nick Kroll) and ice-sword-wielding CGI snowmen on the sandy beaches of...