Jason Statham’s latest action thriller is now playing in theaters everywhere, and the film earned solid returns at the box office during its debut weekend.A Working Man, which was directed byDavid Ayer, hauled in $15.2 million this weekend to take the top spot at the box office. The film earned only$1.1 million in Thursday previews, which was less than half that of Statham and Ayer’s previous collaboration,The Beekeeper, but it recovered over the weekend.A Working Man’s $15.2 million opening only narrowly falls behindThe Beekeeper’s $16.5 million debut.A Working Manalso collected $15 million from international markets to help itsworldwide total reach $30 million, which was also enough to put Jason Statham’s career box office total past $8.5 billion.
Taking the second spot at the box office this weekend wasSnow White, Disney’s controversial live-action adaptation led byRachel ZeglerandGal Gadot. After opening with$42 million at the domestic box office,Snow Whitedropped 66% during its second weekend in theaters on its way to grossing $14.2 million. The film has grossed $66 million domestically and $76 million internationally for aworldwide total of $143 million, still well below its reported budget of $209 million.The Chosendebuted its first two episodes of Season 5,The Last Supper Part 1, in theaters this weekend, and itgrossed $11.4 millionto take the third spot at the box office behindSnow White. The episodes also played in only 2,235 theaters to give it a per-theater gross of over $5,100, more than any movie in the top five.
The final two spots at the box office this weekend also belonged to two new arrivals, meaningSnow Whiteis the only movie in the top five that didn’t make its debut this weekend.The Woman in the Yard, the horror film directed byJaume Collet-Serra(Carry-On), grossed $9.4 million this weekendto finish in the #4 spot. The film has yet to debut in international territories, but with a modest budget of only $12 million, it’s well on its way to breaking even. The final spot in the top five at the box office this weekend went toDeath of a Unicorn, the monster horror film from A24 led byPaul RuddandJenna Ortega.Opening with $5.7 million,Death of a Unicorngave itself a $1.7 million cushion over the sixth-place competitor, the re-release ofPrincess Mononoke, which grossed $4 millionthis weekend.
Drops Across the Board Spell Trouble for ‘Novocaine,’ ‘Mickey 17,’ and ‘The Alto Knights’
There were some frightening drops outside the top five at the box office this weekend.Novocaine, the action thriller starringJack Quaid, fell 61% during its third weekend in theaters on its way to grossing only $1.4 million.Mickey 17also fell nearly 50% during its fourth weekend in theaters, but a $1.4 million push was enough to help its global total reach$121 million, surpassing its reported budget. After an extremely underwhelming debut that saw the film gross only $3.1 million,Robert De Niro’sThe Alto Knightsdropped 65% during its second weekend in theaters, grossing $1.1 million but still leaving itsworldwide total under $9 millionat the time of writing.The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Moviepassed $10 million at the box office this weekend, whileCaptain America: Brave New Worldalso passed $405 million globally this weekend.
The biggest movie coming to theaters this weekend isA Minecraft Movie, the upcoming video game adaptation led byJason MomoaandJack Black. With a large player base and star-studded cast,A Minecraft Moviehas the potential to perform well at the box office and take the top spot fromA Working Manthis weekend.Minecrafthas no competition this weekend, which should also help its potential box office returns.Alex Garland’sWarfare, the follow-up toCivil War, will come to theaters the weekend after next, andThunderbolts*is coming to theaters the first weekend in May.
A Working Mantook the top spot at the box office during its first weekend in theaters. Stay tuned to Collider for morebox office updatesand find tickets below for a showtime near you.
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