'Red One' made $34 million on a $250 million budget in its first weekend. That sounds bad -- but Amazon MGM never planned to make its profit in theaters.

'Red One' made $34 million on a $250 million budget in its first weekend. That sounds bad  --  but Amazon MGM never planned to make its profit in theaters.

"Red One" with Chris Evans, Dwayne Johnson, and Lucy Liu cost $350 million to make and market but only grossed $84 million globally. Despite the disappointing box office, Amazon MGM hopes to profit through Prime Video release and potential subscriber growth.

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