Jason Statham’sA Working Manis already reaching impressive milestones. Statham’s latest action thriller sees him as Levon Cade, a former Royal Marine who has become a quiet construction worker, only to be drawn back into open warfare when his boss’s daughter is abducted. Themovie has a $40 million budgetand is being distributed by Amazon MGM Studios. It came in second place at the box office this weekend, far behindA Minecraft Movie’s $135 million weekend.
According to a report byDeadline, Statham’s latest action movie is expected to reach$27.7 million through its second weekend, thanks to a $7.2 million three-day weekend. That marks a 53% drop from last weekend’s total, but it would be enough to earn a place inthe top 25 highest-grossing Jason Statham movies at the domestic box officein just its second week. At $27.7 million, it would sit in 25th place on his all-time chart, just aboveWrath of Man(2021) but still behindCrank(2006).
What A Working Man’s Milestone Means For Statham
It Is Still A Relatively Small Total
Statham has enjoyed a prominent careerin Hollywood, andA Working Manis just his latest success. ItpassedWrath of Manby approximately $200,000and remains just $100,000 behindCrank. It is far from Statham’s highest-grossing domestic movies, which are led byFurious 7($353 million),The Fate of the Furious($226 million), andFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw($174 million). Aside from franchises, his highest-grossing domestic hit is stillThe Meg(2018), which earned $145 million. Check out Statham’s biggest box office hits below:
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It is extremely unlikely thatA Working Manwill ever achieve the success of these movies, but it does not necessarily need to. With a production budget of just $40 million,it will need to earn approximately $100 millionto achieve success, and that is certainly a possibility when accounting for its international total. At the moment, it has already earned its raw budget, and it has several more weeks left in its run.His last releaseThe Beekeeperearned $152 million, so the conceptually similarWorking Manhas a path to success.
Our Take On A Working Man’s Milestone
Positive Critical Responses Defined A Working Man
ScreenRant’s Mary Kassel may not have lovedA Working Man, but they described the movie as “a mindless good time.“It’s not the only review to share similar sentiments. The movie has a51% Tomatometer scoreon Rotten Tomatoes, but it was Verified Hot with an88% Popcornmeter score, as viewers praised the over-the-top action. Much like Statham’sThe BeekeeperandThe Transporter, the movie offers an enjoyable experience that audiences never need to think too much about.A Working Man’s simplicity is exactly what viewers were looking for, which is why it is thriving at the box office.
