Jason Statham’s action thriller “A Working Man” surprised audiences by taking the top spot at the box office with a domestic opening of $15.2 million, outperforming Disney’s live-action remake of “Snow White,” which plummeted 66% in its second outing. The film, directed by David Ayer and produced by Amazon MGM, earned mixed reviews but is expected to generate significant revenue due to its high production cost.
The movie follows Statham as a decorated military veteran who emerges from retirement after human traffickers kidnap his boss’s daughter. Despite mixed reviews, “A Working Man” demonstrated strong box office potential with an opening weekend slightly behind Ayer and Statham’s previous collaboration, the 2024 film “The Beekeeper,” which launched with $16 million.
Meanwhile, Universal and Blumhouse’s horror film “The Woman in the Yard” took third place with a modest $11.5 million, while A24’s surrealist comedy “Death of a Unicorn” earned $5.8 million from 3,050 theaters. The limited release drama “The Friend” starring Naomi Watts earned $66,853 on two screens in New York.
As the box office struggles to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, ticket sales remain 10.9% behind 2024 and 39% behind 2019 according to Comscore. With new releases including a Warner Bros. video game adaptation of “A Minecraft Movie” scheduled for next weekend, competition is expected to heat up in the coming weeks.
Source: https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/jason-statham-working-man-beats-snow-white-box-office-second-weekend-decline-1236347459