It’s already Jingle Bell Rock-ing the box office. The Christmas action comedy “Red One” — starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — flew to the top of the box office on its opening night Friday, with close to $11 million in sales,

For traditional studios, a $34.1 million debut against a $200 million+ production budget would be a clear indication of a flop. Some even peg the budget closer to $250 million. But “Red One” is an Amazon MGM Studios release and they have the luxury of playing the long game,

Refresh for more updates, chart and analysis…. “Treat them the same way you treat us! How dare you?!” are some of the screams I’ve been getting from traditional major studios when it comes to the chilly box office performance of the Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans $200M Christmas action movie Red One.

The big budget, star-driven action comedy also starring Chris Evans easily topped a box office populated mostly by holdovers