A $270 million movie couldn't win against Jason Statham.

A Working Man over-performed projections and managed to steal the #1 spot, marking another win for Jason Statham. That was at the cost of Snow White's second weekend, which had a horrible drop amidst negative buzz and word of mouth. The rest of the newcomers was a mixed bag; The Chosen had a fantastic debut, The Woman in the Yard did okay, while Death of a Unicorn flopped.

The Top 10 earned a combined $68.4 million this weekend. That's off a poor 47.3% from last year, when Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opened with $80 million.

Debuting #1, Amazon MGM's A Working Man earned $15.5 million in 3,262 theaters. This debut is almost on par with Statham and Ayer's previous film, The Beekeeper ($16.5 million).

All in all, this is a great start, and it's a sign that Statham can still attract audiences to theaters after more than 20 years in the business. The premise and the trailers were basically what you come to expect from Statham: an "ordinary man" with a job, who is actually a badass guy who kills bad guys. That's not different from other Statham titles but remember: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Which might be why Statham is still having a lucrative career, and is also one of the very few actors who only make theatrical films and zero TV shows. No amount of mixed reviews (52% on RT) will change the audience's mind here; with Statham, you know what you're getting.

According to Amazon MGM, 60% of the audience was male and 37% of the audience was in the 18-34 demographic. It was a "dad movie"; 42% of the audience was 45 and over. They gave it a middling "B" on CinemaScore, below Beekeeper (B+). It's unlikely it can hold as well as Beekeeper due to the amount fo competition, but it should still finish with over $45 million domestically. Statham already has another film, Mutiny, ready for January 2026 and it should also perform well.

Oh, Snow White.

You know, we're not gonna act like there was hope here. The opening weekend fell way below expectations and the film posted some mediocre weekdays, indicating that the film would not have legs. Yet we weren't prepared for the second weekend drop.

Snow White earned $14.3 million this weekend. That's a brutal 66% drop, which is worse than any of the Disney live-action remakes. It's similar to the second weekend drop of Dumbo (60.4%), but that film had Shazam! ($53.5 million) and Pet Sematary ($24.5 million) as competition, while Snow White has almost nothing. This drop is a testament of negative buzz and word of mouth that has plagued the film.

Through 10 days, Snow White has earned a terrible $66.9 million so far. With Minecraft coming to take away its PLF screens, it will continue falling. One thing is clear from this: the film is gonna miss $100 million domestically, which is simply unbelievable.

In third place, The Chosen: Last Supper — Part 1 surpassed expectations. Playing in 2,478 theaters, the film earned a pretty great $11.7 million this weekend. By far the best debut in the Chosen franchise. The second and third parts will be released on April 4 and April 11, respectively.

Universal/Blumhouse's The Woman in the Yard debuted with $9.3 million in 2,842 theaters. That debut is not far off from Blumhouse's Wolf Man, which disappointed with just $10.8 million back in January.

Considering the very low buzz and anemic pre-sales, this is a very solid numbers. And it's a testament to Blumhouse's strength that they can get a nothing film like this to debut to almost $10 million. Especially considering the weak reviews (43% on RT). Perhaps with very few horror choices, The Woman in the Yard managed to attract an audience that really wanted to go to the movies.

According to Universal, 55% of the audience was female, with its biggest demo women over 25 (31%). While it surpassed expectations, don't expect this to have a long life in theaters. It got a terrible "C–" on CinemaScore, which is the exact same grade as Wolf Man. With competition on the way, it's unlikely The Woman in the Yard can make more than $25 million domestically.

In fifth place, A24's Death of a Unicorn flopped with just $5.7 million in 3,050 theaters. That's one of the worst debuts for a film playing in over 3,000 theaters, and it's another A24 misfire after the performance of Opus two weeks ago.

Comedy horrors can be a tough sell; A24's Y2K was another one of those which flopped back in December. Even with big names like Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega attached, they have not found much success outside franchises. And despite the A24 name usually signaling quality, the reviews for the film were very middling following its SXSW debut (55% on RT).

According to A24, 51% of the audience was male and its biggest demo was women over 25 (29%). They gave it a poor "B–", which is quite bad for a comedy. With so many options on the way, Death of a Unicorn will probably finish below $15 million domestically. That'd be disappointing.

GKids re-released Princess Mononoke in 330 IMAX theaters this weekend, where it earned a pretty great $3.8 million. That took its lifetime total to $14.7 million.

Captain America: Brave New World eased 27%, adding $2.9 million this weekend. The film's domestic total stands at $196.6 million.

Black Bag went from second place to eighth place, dropping 48% and adding $2.1 million this weekend. The film has earned $18.7 million, and it's gonna finish with around $22 million domestically.

Mickey 17 is nearing the end of its run. It dropped 47%, grossing $1.9 million. The film's domestic total stands at $43.6 million, and it's going to finish with around $47 million.

Rounding up the Top 10 was Paramount's Novocaine, which continues its collapse. This time, it had a steep 60%, earning just $1.4 million this weekend. The film has amassed just $18.8 million, and it will make just $21 million at most. Practically the same amount as Companion.

The Alto Knights didn't save face on its second weekend. It collapsed 65%, earning just $1.1 million this weekend. Through 10 days, the film has earned an anemic $5.5 million, and it's gonna gonna close with less than $7 million domestically. Pathetic.

The documentary The Encampments (which follows the 2024 Palestine solidarity campus encampments at Columbia University and other pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses during the Gaza war) broke records despite playing in just one theater (the Angelika Film Center in New York). It earned $76,419 this weekend, which is the biggest per-theater average for a documentary. It will continue expanding in a few weeks.

OVERSEAS

Snow White was still the biggest Hollywood entry, but it added just $22.1 million overseas. And that took its worldwide total to just $142.7 million after two weeks. The best markets are the UK ($8.7M), Mexico ($6.9M), Italy ($6.6M), France ($5.5M) and Brazil ($4.5M). Very brutal all around. With the way it's dropping, the film won't much further than $200 million worldwide. Hell, if Minecraft surprises, it could go sub $200 million. At a $270 million budget, that's a flop for the ages.

A Working Man debuted with $16.6 million overseas, for a pretty good $32.1 million worldwide debut. The best debuts were in China ($2.9M), Germany ($1.4M), Australia ($1.1M), Mexico ($1.1M), and the UK ($867K). With so many markets still left, this should get to $100 million worldwide easily.

Mickey 17 added $5.2 million overseas, taking its worldwide total to $120.9 million.

FILMS THAT ENDED THEIR RUN THIS WEEK

Movie Release Date Studio Domestic Opening Domestic Total Worldwide Total Budget Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Dec/20 Paramount $60,102,146 $236,115,100 $491,115,100 $122M Sonic the Hedehog 3 has closed with a fantastic $491 million worldwide. While it was later surpassed by Mufasa in daillies, the film is not a loser in the slightest. It's hard to be disappointed at a franchise where each film makes more than the one prior. Paramount already found their next big franchise, to the point that they already scheduled a fourth film for March 2027. That one should definitely hit $500 million.

THIS WEEKEND

After years stuck in development hell, A Minecraft Movie is finally hitting theaters. The film stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, and Sebastian Hansen, and follows four misfits who are pulled through a portal into a cubic world that thrives on imagination, having no choice but to master the world while embarking on a quest with an expert crafter named Steve. The trailers have been… quite terrible, to say the least. But despite that, the popularity of Minecraft is just too big that families will probably still watch it. Let's just hope the final film is less painful than its trailers.

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