Dwayne Johnson isn’t looking to throw punches.

The actor, 53, starred as real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the sports drama “Smashing Machine.” The project, directed by Benny Safdie, follows Mark (Johnson) as he “reaches the peak of his career but faces personal hardships along the way,” per the synopsis.

After the film opened at the box office this past weekend, it raked in $6 million. This marked the lowest box office debut for Johnson yet. 9

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“From deep in my grateful bones, thank you to everyone who has watched ‘The Smashing Machine,’” the “Moana” star penned on Instagram on Monday.

“In our storytelling world, you can’t control box office results — but what I realized you can control is your performance, and your commitment to completely disappear and go elsewhere. And

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