The Smashing Machine
“The unforgettable true story of a UFC legend.”
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.
Genres
Drama, History, Action
Studio
A24
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Smashing Machine performed
Budget
$50.0M
Worldwide Gross
$21.1M
Gross Profit
−$28.9M
Return
0.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Mark Kerr
Dwayne Johnson
Mark Kerr
Dawn Staples
Emily Blunt
Dawn Staples
Mark Coleman
Ryan Bader
Mark Coleman
Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten
Igor Vovchanchyn
Oleksandr Usyk
Igor Vovchanchyn
Elizabeth Coleman
Lyndsey Gavin
Elizabeth Coleman
McKenzie Coleman
Zoe Kosovic
McKenzie Coleman
Enson Inoue
Satoshi Ishii
Enson Inoue
Akira Shoji
James Moontasri
Akira Shoji
Kazuyuki Fujita
Yoko Hamamura
Kazuyuki Fujita
Masaaki Satake
Paul Cheng
Masaaki Satake
Paul Varelans
Andre Tricoteux
Paul Varelans
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