Posted on 04/01/2025 4:01:38 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
NEW YORK (AP) — In an unexpected upset, the Jason Statham thriller “A Working Man” took No. 1 at the box office, besting the rapidly declining “Snow White,” according to studio estimates Sunday.
Even after a lackluster debut, the Walt Disney Co.’s live-action remake was predicted to remain the top film in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend. Instead, “Snow White,” plagued by bad buzz and backlash, nosedived in its second weekend and dropped 66%.
Amazon MGM Studios’ “A Working Man,” directed by David Ayer, beat expectations with a $15.2 million debut. Co-written by Sylvester Stallone, “A Working Man” reteams Statham and Ayer following last year’s successful “The Beekeeper” ($162 million worldwide). This time around, Statham plays a construction worker with an elite military past.
While reviews have been mixed and audiences only gave “A Working Man” a “B” CinemaScore, showing Statham has carved out something rare in the movie industry today: bankability. “A Working Man” opened similarly to “The Beekeeper,” which launched with $16.5 million.
The bigger headline might have been the fast erosion of ticket buyers’ appetite for “Snow White.” The film, directed by Marc Webb and starring Rachel Zegler, had been hoped to lift movie theaters after a painful start to 2025. Produced for more $250 million, the film has turned into a poisoned apple, with a two-week global haul of $143.1 million.
Next weekend, Warner Bros.’ “A Minecraft Movie,” is expected to win the weekend and will, like “Snow White,” target family audiences.
A trio of newcomers – A24’s “Death of a Unicorn,” Universal and Blumhouse’s “The Woman in the Yard,” and the Fathom’s “Chosen: The Last Supper” – also opened over the weekend, though none made a big impact.
“The Chosen: The Last Supper,” fared the best, with $11.5 million in 2,235 theaters.
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The remake aims to modernize the story and explore new aspects of Snow White's character, including a focus on her becoming a leader rather than waiting for a prince to save her.
Snow Weird made to #1?
😂😂🤣
We did WORKING GIRL way back in the 80s.
I would rather watch the original shows instead.
Yes
"besting"Like the value of 1,000 beats 0.
Because they are communist and nihilism is their governing philosophy.
Even their art must reflect nihilism. All previous works of art must be remade to be nihilistic.
Even their art must reflect nihilism. All previous works of art must be remade to be nihilistic.
Makes sense. We're outside of the "system". They've captured all the important institutions.
Hollywood, Universities, Government, etc.
Trump is popular with the middle class (aka the working class). That's about it.
Statham is the new Arnie. You usually know what you’re getting. Utterly daft action flicks with hilariously un-PC dialogue.
A sequel to Spy would kill Disney at the box office. How Stath can even get his ‘Soecial’ Agent Ford lines out without corpsing?
“I’ve swallowed enough microchips and shit them back out again to make a computer.”
“THIS arm has been ripped off completely and re-attached with THIS f**kin’ arm.”
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