Jason Statham’s A Working Man is 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. The movie has a $40 million budget and is being distributed by Amazon MGM Studios. It came in second place at the box office this weekend, far behind A Minecraft Movie‘s $135 million weekend.
According to a report by ᴅᴇᴀᴅline, 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 in the top 25 highest-grossing Jason Statham movies at the domestic box office in just its second week. At $27.7 million, it would sit in 25th place on his all-time chart, just above Wrath of Man (2021) but still behind Crank (2006).
What A Working Man’s Milestone Means For Statham
It Is Still A Relatively Small Total
Statham has enjoyed a prominent career in Hollywood, and A Working Man is just his latest success. It pᴀssed Wrath of Man by approximately $200,000 and remains just $100,000 behind Crank. It is far from Statham’s highest-grossing domestic movies, which are led by Furious 7 ($353 million), The Fate of the Furious ($226 million), and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ($174 million). Aside from franchises, his highest-grossing domestic hit is still The Meg (2018), which earned $145 million. Check out Statham’s biggest box office hits below:
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тιтle |
Budget |
Domestic Box Office |
International Box Office |
Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Furious 7 (2015) |
$190 million |
$353 million |
$1.2 billion |
$1.5 billion |
|
The Fate of the Furious (2017) |
$250 million |
$226 million |
$1 billion |
$1.2 billion |
|
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) |
$200 million |
$174 million |
$587 million |
$761 million |
|
Fast X (2023) |
$340 million |
$146 million |
$568 million |
$714 million |
|
The Meg (2018) |
$178 million |
$145 million |
$328 million |
$527 million |
It is extremely unlikely that A Working Man will 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 million to 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 release The Beekeeper earned $152 million, so the conceptually similar Working Man has a path to success.
Our Take On A Working Man’s Milestone
Positive Critical Responses Defined A Working Man
ScreenRant‘s Mary Kᴀssel may not have loved A 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 a 51% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, but it was Verified H๏τ with an 88% Popcornmeter score, as viewers praised the over-the-top action. Much like Statham’s The Beekeeper and The 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.
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