The Smashing Machine (2025)

The Smashing Machine

2025

The Smashing Machine

In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.

ReleasedOctober 3, 2025

DirectorBenny Safdie

WriterBenny Safdie

StarringDwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten

Scores

Letterboxd3.79

Rotten Tomatoes84%

Metacritic65

Box Office

Opening Weekend$5.8M

Domestic$11.4M

International$9.6M

Worldwide

In the Press1 article

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The Playlist5d ago

Cast

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson

Mark Kerr

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

Dawn Staples

Ryan Bader

Ryan Bader

Mark Coleman

Bas Rutten

Bas Rutten

Bas Rutten

Lyndsey Gavin

Lyndsey Gavin

Elizabeth Coleman

Zoe Kosovic

Zoe Kosovic

McKenzie Coleman

Oleksandr Usyk

Oleksandr Usyk

Igor Vovchanchyn

Satoshi Ishii

Satoshi Ishii

Enson Inoue

James Moontasri

Akira Shoji

Yoko Hamamura

Yoko Hamamura

Kazuyuki Fujita

Paul Cheng

Paul Cheng

Masaaki Satake

Andre Tricoteux

Andre Tricoteux

Paul Varelans

Crew

Benny Safdie

Benny Safdie

Director

Benny Safdie

Benny Safdie

Screenplay

Maceo Bishop

Maceo Bishop

Director of Photography

Nala Sinephro

Nala Sinephro

Original Music Composer

Dany Garcia

Dany Garcia

Producer

David Koplan

David Koplan

Producer

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson

Producer

Eli Bush

Eli Bush

Producer

Beau Flynn

Beau Flynn

Producer

Hiram Garcia

Hiram Garcia

Producer

Tracey Landon

Executive Producer

Studios & Companies

Distribution

Production

Seven Bucks Productions Out for the Count Magnetic Fields Entertainment

$21.1M

Est. Budget$50.0M

Est. Marketing (FD Est.)$30.0M

Est. Loss-$58.9M

Daily Charts Box Office Mojo

Awards

3Nominations

0Wins

Academy Awards1 nom

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Golden Globes2 noms

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaBest Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Spirit Awards0 noms

0 Nominations

0 Nominations