Red it just needs to make a little more money to avoid what would be a disappointing box office record in Dwayne Johnson's career. Red was released on November 15, 2024, just in time for Christmas, but failed to be a box office success. The story of Red follows Johnson's Callum Drift, who is head of security at the North Pole. In RedCallum must enlist the help of a bounty hunter after Santa Claus is kidnapped at the North Pole.
In addition to Johnson, the cast of Red includes Chris Evans, JK Simmons, Lucy Liu and Kiernan Shipka. Despite its star-studded cast, criticism of Red have been extremely negative. The film currently has a 31% score on Rotten Tomatoes (via Rotten tomatoes). Red did not have a better commercial performance, as only managed to raise $164 million on a massive $250 million budget. While Red hasn't been performing well, the film needs to earn a little more to beat another Dwayne Johnson film.
Red One needs $14 million to not be Dwayne Johnson's lowest-grossing leading man film in a decade
Baywatch also bombed at the box office
After being in theaters for almost a month, Red managed to raise just US$85,792,180 domestically and US$78,800,000 internationally, making a total worldwide gross of US$164,592,180 (via Mojo Box Office). The Red The box office performance has been very disappointing as it was supposed to be a star-studded action-adventure Christmas film. Clearly The Red Brutal reviews stopped people from seeing the film in theaterswhich is a repeat of another Johnson film from seven years ago.
Baywatch is the lowest-grossing film with Johnson in the lead role in years, something the star certainly doesn't want to repeat. Red.
Same as 2017 Baywatch was based on an extremely popular television series, its negative reception caused it to be a box office failure. Baywatch grossed US$177,856,750 at the worldwide box office (via Mojo Box Office). Baywatch is the lowest-grossing film with Johnson in the lead role in years, something the star certainly doesn't want to repeat. Red. Therefore, Red it only needs to earn another US$14 million at the box office to surpass Baywatch. However, this may not be possible, since Red will stream on Prime Video on December 12th.
Red One beating Baywatch at the box office is good for rock, even if it's still not profitable
Red One may not beat Baywatch at the box office
Red in fact, it was originally supposed to premiere on the streaming service Prime Video, but its release strategy was changed to include a theatrical release following the Hollywood strikes in 2023. Prior to its theatrical release, there was hope that Red could start a new franchise based on the holidays. However, its disappointing box office performance suggests that a sequel to Red will not be done. Since the film has not been profitable, it would be nice if it at least made more money than it did. Baywatch.
If Red made more money than Baywatchat least it wouldn't be seen as such a notable failure in Johnson's career. Red making a little more money and winning Baywatch's the total result would be the only silver lining in its poor box office performance, but it currently looks like that might not happen. Regardless of the film's box office performance Red It will likely still be a streaming hit when it finally arrives on Prime Video.