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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Accepted Major Pay Cut to Star in ‘The Smashing Machine’

Johnson reportedly earned just $4 million for TSM, well below his usual $20 million rate. He reportedly shared part of his paycheck with co-star Emily Blunt and MMA legend Mark Kerr. The A24 biopic, which opened on October 3 to critical praise, earned only $6 million, marking the lowest opening weekend of DJ’s career, to which he said, “You can’t control box office results.”