Hobbs & Shaw is a win for TheRock and marks his biggest box office debut in North America outside of the last four FastandFurious installments
franchise. The movie headlines series stars Dwayne Johnson — who famously had a parting of the ways with Vin Diesel on the set of— and Jason Statham, alongside newcomers Vanessa Kirby and Idris Elba, who plays the bad guy.to a promising $181 million at the global box office over the Aug. 2-4 weekend and faces little competition for weeks to come.
But it will ultimately need to earn north of $700 million to be considered a success, considering its production budget of at least $200 million before marketing. One hitch:came in on the modest end of expectations in North America, meaning it will need even more gas overseas. The pic has yet to open in several major markets, including China, whereOn social media, Johnson has thanked his fans and co-stars for "expanding" theuniverse.
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