Red One has made an estimated $34.07M domestically this weekend—from 4,032 locations—and an additional $14.7M internationally, raising the estimated international total to $50.0M. This brings the film’s estimated global total to $84.1M. The film had a production budget of over $250M.
The film scored 33% on Rotten Tomatoes, 6.9/10 on IMDb, and received an A- on CinemaScore.
Directed by Jake Kasdan from a screenplay by Chris Morgan, it is based on an original story by Hiram Garcia. In the film, Dwayne Johnson stars as Callum Drift, Chris Evans as Jack O’Malley, with Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Liu as Jacqueline Frost, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, J.K. Simmons as Santa Claus, Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju as Krampus, Wesley Kimmel, and Bonnie Hunt as Mrs. Claus. Jenna Kanell also features in the cast.
Here’s the plot for Red One:
After Santa Claus – Code Name: RED ONE – is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Johnson) must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
Produced by Johnson, Hiram Garcia, Dany Garcia, Jake Kasdan, Melvin Mar, and Chris Morgan. Warner Bros. Pictures is handling international distribution in its deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
Red One is now playing in theaters.
