Box Office Mojo is reporting The Rock and John Cena were once again triumphant at the box office this weekend, as “Rampage” had a solid sophomore weekend taking in another $21 million to bring the movie’s domestic total to $66 million. Worldwide, the new Rock vehicle has totaled $283 million so far.
Meanwhile, John Cena’s “Blockers” took in another $7 million over the weekend, bringing the movie’s domestic total to $48 million, and the worldwide total to $67.7 million.
Cena and The Rock will be facing stiff competition from yet another WWE star this weekend, as Dave Bautista’s “Avengers: Infinity War” is set to open nationwide.
Backstage News On Why WWE Moved Samoa Joe to Smackdown
This year’s WWE Superstar Shakeup saw some big moves, with arguably the biggest coming in the form of Samoa Joe moving to the Smackdown brand.
According to PWStream, WWE moved Joe over to Smackdown to keep him away from Roman Reigns, as The Big Dog is set to be the focal point of Raw. Joe was moved to the Blue Brand so he can be used as a pivotal player on Tuesday nights.
Per source: Samoa Joe moved to #SDLive to avoid Reigns. The two will have a match soon, however following that, Reigns, as expected, will be running #Raw. As such, Joe wouldn’t be a pivotal part of the show. WWE want him to play a big role — he wouldn’t be on Raw, hence the move.
— PWStream (@PWStream) April 22, 2018