India, Oct. 7 -- Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is responding to the lukewarm box office performance of his latest release, The Smashing Machine. The sports drama, which also stars Emily Blunt, opened in theatres last Friday and has managed to make $6 million in its first weekend. Taking to his Instagram account, Dwayne has now penned a note to thank fans and shared how the film changed him forever. (Also read: Dwayne Johnson gets the lowest opening of his career with The Smashing Machine at just $6 million)

Dwayne shared two stills of himself in character from the film's shoot, and wrote in the caption, "From deep in my grateful bones, thank you to everyone who has watched "The Smashing Machine". In our storytelling world, you can't control ...