‘The Smashing Machine’ Comes to Digital, But When Will ‘The Smashing Machine’ Be Streaming on HBO Max?

Even thought the Rock’s Smashing Machine movie wasn’t the critically-acclaimed or box-office hit that A24 was hoping for, the studio now has another chance to drum up excitement for The Smashing Machine’s home release, coming to digital platforms tomorrow.

Written and directed by Benny Safdie of the Safdie brothers, The Smashing Machine is based on the 2002 documentary, 2002 documentary The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr. Johnson stars as Kerr, a two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion, while Emily Blunt stars as Kerr wife at the time, Dawn Staples.

Also starring Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten and Oleksandr Usyk, The Smashing Machine failed to pack a punch at the box office, earning $19.7 million at the worldwide box office, off an estimated production budget of around $50 million. Perhaps the movie will find its audience now that it’s available to watch at home. That said, if you ‘d rather not spend $25 to watch this one at home, we do expect to see The Smashing Machine streaming on HBO Max eventually, free to anyone with a subscription. Read on for our prediction for The Smashing Machine HBO Max release date.

Where to watch The Rock’s Smashing Machine movie on streaming:

Beginning on Tuesday, November 4 at 12 a.m. Eastern Time (which is also 9 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, November 3) you will be able to buy a digital copy of The Smashing Machine on platforms like Amazon Prime, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, and more. The price may vary depending on which platform you use to buy the film, but on Amazon, the film cost $24.99 to pre-order a digital copy. The Smashing Machine will not yet be available to rent online.

The Smashing Machine is not currently available to stream on any subscription-based services, but the film will eventually be coming to streaming, on HBO Max, thanks to the 2023 deal between A24 and Warner Bros. Discovery, which brings A24’s previous and upcoming theatrical releases to the streaming service HBO Max.

If you’re new to HBO Max, you can sign up for as low as $10.99/month with ads, but an ad-free subscription will cost $18.49/month.

If you want to stream even more and save a few bucks a month while you’re at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the discounted Disney+ Bundles with Hulu and HBO Max. With ads, the bundle costs $19.99/month and without ads, $32.99/month.

When will The Smashing Machine movie be streaming on HBO Max?

The Smashing Machine movie streaming release date on HBO Max has not yet been announced, but we can make an educated guess as to when you can expect to see The Smashing Machine on HBO Max.

The A24 deal is a “Pay-1 deal,” which means A24 movies will start streaming on HBO Max in the “Pay 1 window,” meaning that HBO Max will be the first “TV channel” to pay for the rights to The Smashing Machine, after the film has been released on digital and home media. One recent A24 title, Eddington, will begin streaming on HBO Max on November 14, about four months after its release in theaters, and about three months after its release on digital.

If The Smashing Machine follows a similar release strategy, you might see The Smashing Machine streaming on HBO Max in about four months, around early February 2026.

This is all speculation. The A24 digital and streaming releases have varied by title. If you want to watch The Smashing Machine right away, you can buy a digital copy starting tomorrow.