India, Oct. 6 -- Dwayne Johnson just got smashed at the box office with the release of his new movie, The Smashing Machine. The sports drama opened in theatres last Friday and has managed to make $6 million in its first weekend, from 3,345 venues. The R-rated sports drama faced stiff competition from Taylor Swift's new concert film, Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl.

The Smashing Machine is a sports drama that also stars Emily Blunt, and arrived after a lot of critical acclaim since its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where director Benny Safdie won the Best Director award. As per Variety, the film was at the third place in its opening weekend, managing to make $6 million from 3,345 venues. The film has a...