Los Angeles, Oct. 7 -- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has approached the underwhelming commercial reception of his latest dramatic undertaking, "The Smashing Machine" with equanimity and introspection.
The Smashing Machine - a sports drama about MMA legend Mark Kerr - took just $5.9 million (£4.3 million) at the US box office, a career-worst debut for one of Johnson's films; his successes include the 'Fast & Furious' franchise and 'Jumanji' films.
Writing on Instagram, the star framed the results as a creative achievement rather than a financial disappointment. "In our storytelling world, you can't control box office results," he wrote. "But what I realised you can control is your performance, and your commitment to completely disappear a...