D’Alessandro also suggested that the producers’ preoccupation with appealing to Chinese audiences may have compromised Skyscraper’s appeal in the US.
The Rock may not be box-office platinum after all.
China’s appetite for its own big-budget spectaculars is also proving difficult to anticipate.
This is despite the goodwill that Johnson has accrued as a performer, which suggests his commercial impact as a solo lead (ie, outside the multi-character Fast and Furious series) is steady rather than spectacular.