Middle America is taking charge of the box office, where David Ayer’s blue-collar drama A Working Man beat Snow White in a surprise upset with a better-than-expected domestic opening of $15.2 million from 3,262 theaters.
Working Man‘s victory comes at a symbolic juncture for Amazon MGM Studios as it embarks on an ambitious journey to become a major Hollywood studio with global distribution powers after acquiring rights to the James Bond franchise. Amazon MGM will present at CinemaCon for the first time this coming week.
Snow White continued to bomb with $14.2 million from 4,200 locations, a steep decline of 66 percent as the live-action update continues be dogged by poor word-of-mouth and controversial headlines over its titular star, Rachel Zegler. The film’s domestic tally throughout Sunday is a muted $66.8 million domestically and $143.1 million globally.
The top 12 movies of the weekend, as of Sunday, March 30, are as follows.
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Working Man, A | Amazon MGM Studios | $15,215,874 | 3,262 | $4,665 | $15,215,874 | |
| 2 | Disney’s Snow White | Disney | $14,200,000 | 4,200 | $3,381 | $66,814,583 | -66.36% |
| 3 | Chosen: Last Supper (Season 5) Part 1, The | Fathom Entertainment | $11,492,369 | 2,478 | $4,638 | $11,492,369 | |
| 4 | Woman in the Yard, The | Universal | $9,450,000 | 2,842 | $3,325 | $9,450,000 | |
| 5 | Death of a Unicorn | A24 | $5,787,425 | 3,050 | $1,898 | $5,787,425 | |
| 6 | Princess Mononoke 4K | GKIDS | $4,004,482 | 330 | $12,135 | $4,004,482 | |
| 7 | Captain America: Brave New World | Disney | $2,800,000 | 2,380 | $1,176 | $196,555,268 | -30% |
| 8 | Black Bag | Focus Features | $2,150,000 | 2,065 | $1,041 | $18,707,000 | -50% |
| 9 | Mickey 17 | Warner Bros. | $1,920,000 | 1,648 | $1,165 | $43,585,000 | -47.82% |
| 10 | Novocaine | Paramount | $1,450,000 | 2,273 | $638 | $18,784,000 | -61% |
| 11 | Empuraan | Prime Media Pictures | $1,218,899 | 610 | $1,998 | $2,187,902 | |
| 12 | Penguin Lessons, The | Sony Pictures Classics | $1,206,842 | 1,017 | $1,187 | $1,206,842 |
