Hollywood heavyweight Dwayne Johnson, also known as “The Rock”, is gearing up for an extraordinary achievement at the box office this weekend with the highly awaited launch of his most recent film, “Moana 2”.
Johnson stands to create an exclusive record in Hollywood if “Moana 2” debuts at the #1 spot. This would mean two of his movies have dominated the top position in the same month.
The Rock’s previous outing, “Red One,” had a formidable box office performance a couple of weeks ago, pulling in a respectable .1 million. Analysts are predicting a stronger turnout for “Moana 2”, with estimates suggesting it could rake in an earth-shattering total upwards of 0 million in the forecasted five-day weekend.
According to Deadline, this accomplishment would be one for the record books, as no other actor has managed to have two of their films reign #1 in the same month thus far.
Several actors, including Leonardo DiCaprio, have been on the brink of this record—his films “Gangs of New York” and “Catch Me If You Can” both were released in December 2002. However, they both fell short of the #1 spot due to stiff competition from “Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”.
Actors like Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth, and the legendary Tom Hanks have had movies released closely together, but never within the same calendar month.