Washington DC, Oct. 7 -- Actor Dwayne Johnson experienced the worst box office opening of his career with 'The Smashing Machine', the film that debuted to a rough 5.9 million USD domestically, reported Variety. The actor has now reacted to the box office collection of the movie.

Taking to his Instagram handle on Monday, Johnson praised director Benny Safdie for changing his life with the film and pointed out the volatile nature of the "box office" collections in the world of cinema.

"From deep in my grateful bones, thank you to everyone who has watched 'The Smashing Machine'. In our storytelling world, you can't control box office results -- but what I realised you can control is your performance, and your commitment to completely disap...