Can Red One’s opening weekend box office break into the green?

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The red one saw yellow during production, but with the film opening in theaters this weekend, it might take more than asparagus to get this movie out in the green. Deadline reports that the Christmas action flick starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans is estimated to earn $30 million in its opening weekend, compared to its budget of at least $200 million. However, it does pretty well for a movie made by a streamer that surpasses Apple’s Killers of the Flower Moonopening weekend. The red one is on track to become the top-grossing film of the weekend, and in a few weeks, Johnson can say he cooked up two No. 1 movies when Moana 2 hits theaters later this month. What if Amazon Studios is working on another long holiday game Red? It’s still November, and maybe people aren’t ready for Christmas yet, and we don’t yet know if this movie will fall into the holiday movie rotation for years to come. At least this year, it will have a second life with streaming, where Amazon can include ads before the movie plays for subscribers.