After falling short of both critically and commercially, 's latest film, , is also trailing it in terms of audience response. The action movie debuted theatrically on Friday, and currently finds itself in a tight race for the top spot on the domestic box office charts with the holdover release . The movie's mixed reviews are certainly playing a key role in its performance, and it would appear that its future is also in jeopardy, based on how opening day audiences have reacted to it.
According to the polling platform CinemaScore, which tabulates how likely a viewer is to recommend a given film to others, A Working Man . This is under the B+ that The Beekeeper debuted with just last year, but on par with the grade earned by the first movie around a decade ago. Both The Beekeeper and John Wick are broadly considered to be hits; while ' film has now spawned a proper franchise, The Beekeeper defied the odds to gross over $150 million worldwide, and is set to receive a sequel of its own. It also holds a "fresh" 71% approval rating on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.
By comparison, A Working Man holds a "rotten" 53% Rotten Tomatoes score. The film's B grade on CinemaScore isn't ideal, considering that audiences are typically quite lenient with R-rated action movies. For instance, it's under the A- that they gave Statham's 2021 hit, , which made over $100 million worldwide. It's also under , which remains Statham's biggest hit as a leading man, with over $500 million at the global box office. Comparable films such as , , and all earned superior B+ grades on CinemaScore.
It is common for higher-scoring films to perform better at the box office, while movies that earn lower grades tend to taper off. A Working Man , which is below the $16 million that The Beekeeper debuted with last year. Directed by , the movie earned a positive review from Collider's , who described it as "the kind of throwback to the action movies of the late-80s and early-90s that will have both your inner-action buff and your Dad hooting and hollering in the theater." Also featuring and , the movie is playing in theaters. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
A Working Man
- March 28, 2025
- 116 Minutes
- David Ayer
- Writers
- Sylvester Stallone, David Ayer
Based on the book series by Chuck Dixon, A Working Man is an action-thriller directed by David Ayer and starring Jason Statham as the titular hero. Levon Cade (Statham) left his “profession” behind to live a simple life working construction and spending time with his daughter. But when his boss’s teenage daughter vanishes, he’s called upon to re-employ the skills that made him a legendary figure in the shadowy world of black ops. Levon’s hunt for the missing college student takes him to the heart of a sinister criminal conspiracy creating a chain reaction that will threaten his new way of life.
