Dwayne Johnson’s Rampage Opens At Number One At The Box Office

Dwayne Johnson continues his box office streak of successes. The video game movie adaptation of the classic arcade hit Rampage sits atop the weekend box office. Industry insiders note that video game films don’t really do well at the box office. They usually require years of revenue from home entertainment sales and cable rights to make their money back. Johnson’s star power helped the giant monster movie debut at number one. The movie also garnered some good critical reviews, a rarity for a video game adaptation.

While achieving the top spot at the box office is worthy of accolades, it might be too early to herald the success of Rampage. The film only pulled in $34.5 million at the domestic U.S. box office. The total budget of the film lists at $120 million. Normally, the number-one debut would be considered soft. Even dubbing the film a disappointment makes sense considering the film needs to earning well over $400 million worldwide to break even.

Rampage still might hit those numbers.

A $34 million debut indicates the film might have a difficult time topping $100 million at the domestic box office. The nine-figure threshold may still be reached. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle seemed to open soft a bit as well. The film had legs meaning the feature continued to sell tickets week after week on a continual basis. Eventually, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle pulled in hundreds of millions of dollars. The same could happen with Rampage.

The foreign grosses for Rampage should be impressive. Johnson is a worldwide box office attraction. Soft figures in the United States may be offset by huge sales overseas. Overall, both Dwayne Johnson and the film’s production company likely feel thrilled about the film’s performance. In the coming weeks, all will be revealed regarding whether the film truly has box office legs.