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Have we hit peak Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson?

Dwayne Johnson is the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, but a weak opening weekend has led some to wonder: are audiences getting tired of The Rock? Amy Nicholson joins us to break down this hard-hitting topic.
Promotional poster for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's latest movie, Skyscraper. (Legendary Entertainment/Universal Pictures)

To you, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson may be an action hero — a wrestler-turned-movie star — but to film producers and studio executives, he's about 250 pounds of box office gold.

Johnson is the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, according to Forbes Magazine. He's starred in five big-screen movies in the past year: Jumanji, Moana, Baywatch, Rampage and The Fate of the Furious. But The Rock's magic may be wearing off.

His latest blockbuster Skyscraper had a weak opening weekend. That, along with other recent misses, is fuelling a lot of talk about whether audiences are getting tired of him.

Amy Nicholson is a veteran film critic and author. We've asked her help to break down this hard-hitting topic.

Listen to the full conversation above. 

Produced by Vanessa Greco