The Rock Has Dominated 2013 To The Tune Of Almost $1 Billion

[KingDanz]

Obviously, we're gaga over The Rock. The pro wrestler turned legit actor is a big ball of charisma and self-proclaimed "franchise Viagra" who has made every movie he's touched exponentially better. But how do you nail down exactly how popular Johnson is among moviegoers? Look at his insanely impressive box office record for 2013 thus far.

EW has drawn attention to a tantalizing trend in box office returns for this year. Namely, at least one The Rock movie has been in the top-grossing ten every weekend for the past 16 weeks. It began when his everyman drama Snitch opened on February 22nd. And his presence on the chart has stayed thanks strong showing from to G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Pain &Gain, and most recently Fast & Furious 6 . Check out the complete ranking below:

Feb. 22-24 – Snitch (No. 2)
Mar. 1-3 – Snitch (No. 4)
Mar. 8-10 – Snitch (No. 5)
Mar. 15-17 – Snitch (No. 6)
Mar. 22-24 – Snitch (No. 10)
Mar. 29-31 – G.I. Joe: Retaliation (No. 1)
Apr. 5-7 – G.I. Joe: Retaliation (No. 2)
Apr. 12-14 – G.I. Joe: Retaliation (No. 4)
Apr. 19-21 – G.I. Joe: Retaliation (No. 5)
Apr. 26-28 – Pain & Gain (No. 1), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (No. 6)
May 3-5 – Pain & Gain (No. 2)
May 10-12 – Pain & Gain (No. 3)
May 17-19 – Pain & Gain (No. 4)
May 24-26 – Fast & Furious 6 (No. 1)
June 1-3 – Fast & Furious 6 (No. 1)
June 7-9 - Fast & Furious 6 (No. 2)

Besides having some of the most talked about action movies of the year on his resume, The Rock can also boast that three of his most recent ventures hit #1 at the box office. To date, his 2013 releases have made more than $956 million! But movies aren't the only medium The Rock is dominating this summer. He's brought his larger than life charm back to the small screen as host/mentor of TNT's tough as nails reality competition The Hero. Could 2013 be Johnson's defining moment like 2012 was for G.I. Joe: Retaliation co-star Channing Tatum? It's looking likely. And this is all seems to be part of the multi-talented performer's plan that he unfolded to EW:

As you know, I’ve been around for some time now. This is my 12th and 13th year in the business. Building an empire was the goal.”

It's The Rock's world. We just live in it. And we're cool with that.

The Rock Has Dominated 2013 To The Tune Of Almost $1 Billion - CinemaBlend.com

 

[boriquaking]

 

[Bud Bundy]

got me thinking he is a billionaire. still good for him though.

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

"b-b-b-but he only came back cause his m-m-m-movies flopped"

 

[El Cocodrilo]

Im not a big fan of his last lame ass run in the E but daps to Dwayne, he definitely deserves the success and I know he's not dumb enough to end up broke when if ever the income dries up

 

[The Push Man]

That's a hell of a run, good for him.

 

[Momentum]

GOAT entertainment run

 

[R=G]

Lol..."lame run". Comical. He just came back to put over guys who couldnt draw if their kids lives depended on it.

 

[Don Dada Barbosa]

It's funny to me that Rock stans are so uncomfortable with Rock's shytty run that they have to bring up box office earnings of movies where he wasn't the main draw to compensate.

Good on my man Rocky though, hopefully next time he comes back he actually tries.

Low key though? The matches with Punk weren't that bad, mostly due to Punk carrying him.

 

[Silkk]

But "He Not The Hottest Actor In Game"

 

[SanfordMan75]

''still invadin ol' fred's profile!''

rich is proud of dat nicca makin dat money man, keep up the good work rocky

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

The movie he was the only star in flopped though

 

[Grifter]

Thats great for him but are we going to pretend that F&F and GI Joe wouldn't have done numbers without him?

 

[Nintendough]

What exactly does this have to do with wrestling? Dwayne fans bowing down to another grown man's pockets again I see.

 

[Reality Check]

What exactly does this have to do with wrestling? Dwayne fans bowing down to another grown man's pockets again I see.

Maybe they started to receive Stanning Royalty Checks