Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock wasn’t the only one who expected more from his Christmas fantasy action film Red One – Christmas Alert. This is also likely for the producers and director Jake Kasdan Cinema flop a disappointment have been. Ultimately, on a bombshell budget of $250 million, the film only grossed $175 million at the box office (according to Box Office Mojo).
As is well known, however, films have two lives: on the screen and on the home screen via home cinema or stream. And so Red One was released just four days after that Prime launches on December 12, 2024 streamed by over 50 million viewers. A record on the platform for a production by the in-house Amazon MGM Studios.
Red One on Amazon Prime Video: That’s what the fantasy action with The Rock and Santa Claus is all about
There is a lot of excitement at the North Pole after Santa Claus (JK Simmons) is kidnapped. He only had one Christmas left before his well-deserved retirement. Santa’s security chief Callum Drift (Johnson) gets to work and finds out that the location of the generous gift bringer has been compromised by hacker Jack O’Malley (Chris Evans). Unknowingly, but he still belongs on the naughty list.
Festive Fantasy characters like Krampus and even a talking polar bear meet the Santa Claus rescue team during the course of the film, which also featured Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Liu, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Nick Kroll and Bonnie Hunt as Mrs. Claus in front of the camera.
Red One was a box office flop that exposed Dwayne Johnson as a naughty boy
Red One grossed a paltry $32 million on its opening weekend, promising a monumental flop. And the reviews for the film also left more than to be desired. Statements from The Rock, who compared his film to Christopher Nolan’s latest work, naturally came across as even more arrogant.
In addition, production took part Negative headlines about the main actor attention to yourself. Johnson is said to have caused millions in extra costs with long delays on set and also urinated in water bottles. Bizarrely, he admitted to the pee faux pas of both allegations.
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