Red One might not light the theatrical world on fire, but Amazon’s confident Prime VIdeo will more than pick up the slack.
It’s time for the holiday movie season, and Amazon’s kicking things off with its action-comedy feature Red One. The film has a lot of star power behind it, with Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans playing an odd couple tasked with saving a kidnapped Santa Claus (J.K. Simmons), and its trailers have made it seem like it could be either surprisingly good or a complete mess. And the answer appears to be kind of both?
Reaction-wise, audiences have taken to Red One much more than critics, most of whom did not really care for it. That’s further reflected in its just okay box office: of the film’s $84.1 million box office, $34.1 million of that was domestic, and generally in line with its projected $30-35 million range. However, as noted by Variety, the movie itself reportedly cost a hefty $250 million to make, and its biggest accomplishment is halting Venom: The Last Dance’s continued domestic reign over the last few weeks.
