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===Box office===
===Box office===
{{As of|2025|4|6|df=US}}, ''A Working Man'' has grossed $27.8{{nbsp}}million in the United States and Canada, and $37.5{{nbsp}}million in other territories for a worldwide total of $65.4{{nbsp}}million.<ref name=NUM>{{Cite web |title= A Working Man – Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Working-Man-A-(2025)#tab=summary|website=The Numbers |access-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref><ref name="BOX">{{Cite Box Office Mojo |access-date=2025-04-05 }}</ref>
{{As of|2025|4|6|df=US}}, ''A Working Man'' has grossed $27.9{{nbsp}}million in the United States and Canada, and $37.5{{nbsp}}million in other territories for a worldwide total of $65.4{{nbsp}}million.<ref name=NUM>{{Cite web |title= A Working Man – Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Working-Man-A-(2025)#tab=summary|website=The Numbers |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref><ref name="BOX">{{Cite Box Office Mojo |access-date=2025-04-07 }}</ref>


In the United States and Canada, ''A Working Man'' was released alongside ''[[The Woman in the Yard]]'', ''[[The Penguin Lessons]]'', and ''[[Death of a Unicorn]]'', and was projected to gross $10–12 million from 3,262 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2025/03/snow-white-jenna-ortega-death-of-a-unicorn-box-office-preview-1236351743/ |title= 'Snow White' In All Her Controversy To Trip Jenna Ortega's 'Unicorn', Jason Statham's 'Working Man' & More – Box Office Preview |website=Deadline |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=March 26, 2025 |access-date=March 28, 2025}}</ref> The film made $5.6 million on its first day, including an estimated $1.1 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to slightly overperform and debut to $15.5 million, topping the box office.<ref name=opening>{{Cite web |title= 'Princess Mononoke' Re-Release Leads Previews With $1.2M, 'A Working Man' $1.1M & More – Box Office|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/box-office-snow-white-princess-mononoke-jenna-ortega-death-of-a-unicorn-1236353369/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 28, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W13/|title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 13|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref> In its second weekend the film made $7.3 million (a drop of 53%), finishing second behind newcomer ''[[A Minecraft Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/box-office-a-minecraft-movie-1236359247/ |title='A Minecraft Movie' At $157M A Record Opening For Videogame Pic, Toppling 'Super Mario Bros'; Warner Bros Brings The Box Office Back Alive – Update |website=Deadline |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=April 6, 2025 |access-date=April 6, 2025 |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404134203/https://deadline.com/2025/04/box-office-a-minecraft-movie-1236359247/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the United States and Canada, ''A Working Man'' was released alongside ''[[The Woman in the Yard]]'', ''[[The Penguin Lessons]]'', and ''[[Death of a Unicorn]]'', and was projected to gross $10–12 million from 3,262 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2025/03/snow-white-jenna-ortega-death-of-a-unicorn-box-office-preview-1236351743/ |title= 'Snow White' In All Her Controversy To Trip Jenna Ortega's 'Unicorn', Jason Statham's 'Working Man' & More – Box Office Preview |website=Deadline |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=March 26, 2025 |access-date=March 28, 2025}}</ref> The film made $5.6 million on its first day, including an estimated $1.1 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to slightly overperform and debut to $15.5 million, topping the box office.<ref name=opening>{{Cite web |title= 'Princess Mononoke' Re-Release Leads Previews With $1.2M, 'A Working Man' $1.1M & More – Box Office|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/box-office-snow-white-princess-mononoke-jenna-ortega-death-of-a-unicorn-1236353369/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 28, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W13/|title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 13|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref> In its second weekend the film made $7.3 million (a drop of 53%), finishing second behind newcomer ''[[A Minecraft Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/box-office-a-minecraft-movie-1236359247/ |title='A Minecraft Movie' At $157M A Record Opening For Videogame Pic, Toppling 'Super Mario Bros'; Warner Bros Brings The Box Office Back Alive – Update |website=Deadline |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=April 6, 2025 |access-date=April 6, 2025 |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404134203/https://deadline.com/2025/04/box-office-a-minecraft-movie-1236359247/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Revision as of 05:55, 8 April 2025

This article is about the 2025 film. For other uses, see Working Man (disambiguation).
A Working Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Ayer
Screenplay by
Based onLevon's Trade
by Chuck Dixon
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyShawn White
Edited byFred Raskin
Music byJared Michael Fry
Production
companies
Distributed byAmazon MGM Studios (through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Release date
  • March 28, 2025 (2025-03-28)
Running time
116 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million[2]
Box office$65.4 million[3]

A Working Man is a 2025 American action thriller film directed by David Ayer, who co-wrote the script with Sylvester Stallone. The film is based on the 2014 novel Levon's Trade by Chuck Dixon. It stars Jason Statham, Michael Peña, and David Harbour.

A Working Man was released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 28, 2025. The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $65 million worldwide.

Plot

Levon Cade is a former Royal Marine Commando who now works as the leader of a construction team. He is close with the Garcia family that runs the company. When their teenage daughter Jenny is kidnapped by Russian traffickers, Levon takes matters into his own hands to get her back.

The organization is run by the Bratva, led by Symon Kharchenko. After Levon kills high-ranking captain Wolo Kolisnyk, Symon sends his sons Danya and Vanko after Levon. Levon infiltrates the organization by pretending to be a dealer to get close to Wolo's son Dimi, who runs the trafficking part of the organization. Jenny's captors, Viper and Artemis, try to sell her to a client, but Jenny bites the man's cheek off and is ordered to be killed, until the client changes his mind and wants to try again with her. Meanwhile, Levon is caught by Danya and Vanko, but he kills them, which makes things personal between him and Symon.

Levon has to bring his daughter Merry to stay with his fellow former soldier Gunny after the thugs find out who he is and threaten him. He finds Dimi and gets him to lead him to the compound where Jenny is being kept. Levon kills Dimi and proceeds to mow down every last criminal in his path, including a biker gang and their leader. Levon finds Jenny, kills the client, then kills Viper while Jenny kills Artemis. Levon kills the last few goons before escaping with Jenny. Symon is told by his brother to leave Levon alone and that nobody in the organization is going to help him in his crusade for revenge.

Levon returns Jenny home to her family before going to reunite with Merry and Gunny.

Cast

Production

Sylvester Stallone originally developed an adaptation of the Chuck Dixon novel Levon's Trade as a television series with Balboa Productions.[5] The project changed into a film that was up for sale at the 2023 American Film Market, where the film was first announced to have David Ayer attached to direct and Jason Statham to star.[6] In January 2024, Amazon MGM Studios acquired U.S. and select international distribution rights to the film from Black Bear International, which sold the film to independent distributors elsewhere.[7] The film was put into development in part due to its potential for subsequent entries given the number of novels written by Dixon in the series.[8]

In April 2024, David Harbour, Michael Peña, Jason Flemyng, Arianna Rivas, Noemi Gonzalez, Emmett J. Scanlan, Eve Mauro, Maximilian Osinski, Kristina Poli, Andrej Kaminsky, and Isla Gie joined the cast in undisclosed roles.[9]

Principal photography began in April 2024 in London.[9][10] Filming also took place at Winnersh Film Studios in Berkshire, where it wrapped on May 31.[11]

Jared Michael Fry has composed the film score, previously worked with the director in The Beekeeper. Atlantic Screen Music & Filmtrax Ltd has released the soundtrack.

Release

In April 2024, the film was set to be released in the United States on January 17, 2025.[9] In December 2024, the title was changed from Levon's Trade to A Working Man, with a new release date of March 28, 2025. The theatrical release also included engagements in 4DX, Dolby Cinema and D-Box.[12]

Reception

Box office

As of April 6, 2025, A Working Man has grossed $27.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $37.5 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $65.4 million.[13][14]

In the United States and Canada, A Working Man was released alongside The Woman in the Yard, The Penguin Lessons, and Death of a Unicorn, and was projected to gross $10–12 million from 3,262 theaters in its opening weekend.[15] The film made $5.6 million on its first day, including an estimated $1.1 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to slightly overperform and debut to $15.5 million, topping the box office.[16][17] In its second weekend the film made $7.3 million (a drop of 53%), finishing second behind newcomer A Minecraft Movie.[18]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 51% of 126 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "An efficient action flick that delivers on the meat and potatoes of a Jason Statham vehicle while skimping out on the personality, A Working Man clocks in and out without much fuss or flair."[19] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[20] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[16]

In a 2 out of 5 star review for The Guardian, Jesse Hassenger wrote: "At its best, a movie like A Working Man functions as an update to the hard-boiled detective story, with a resilient bruiser conducting his own off-books missing-person investigation. [...]. But Stallone and Ayer don't have the patience for too much skullduggery; skullsmashery is more their thing, and as an action movie, A Working Man doesn't reach the giddy highs of Statham's best."[21]

In a review for The Hollywood Reporter, Frank Scheck praised the acting, particularly Harbour's, but stated: "The film feels overlong at nearly two hours, with repetitiveness settling in early. But it does have its enjoyable eccentric touches, several of which smack of Stallone, who often infuses his portrayals with subtle humor."[22]

References

  1. ^ "A Working Man". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  2. ^ Hood, Cooper (March 29, 2025). "Jason Statham's First Action Movie After $162 Million Hit Could Keep Him Busy For The Next 20+ Years". ScreenRant. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "A Working Man – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "Film 'A Working Man' met Statham en Nederlandse acteur Croes eind maart in bios". RTL. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  5. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 17, 2018). "Sylvester Stallone To Star In Samaritan & Hunter, Acquires FBI Memoir as his Balboa Productions Ramps Up Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (October 27, 2023). "Jason Statham To Star In David Ayer-Directed Sylvester Stallone Script 'Levon's Trade' From Black Bear & Bill Block's BlockFilm — AFM Hot Package". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  7. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (January 26, 2024). "Amazon MGM Lands Jason Statham Action-Thriller 'Levon's Trade' With David Ayer Directing Sylvester Stallone Script; Wide Theatrical Release Lined Up In U.S." Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  8. ^ O'Rourke, Ryan (January 5, 2024). "David Ayer Teases His Jason Statham-Led 'Levon's Trade' Adaptation". Collider. Valnet Inc. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c Wiseman, Andreas (April 8, 2024). "Michael Peña, David Harbour, Jason Flemyng & Arianna Rivas Join Jason Statham In David Ayer's 'Levon's Trade'; Amazon MGM Sets Release Date For Black Bear Action Pic Scripted By Sylvester Stallone". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  10. ^ Calnan, Ellie (April 15, 2024). "2024 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight. Archived from the original on April 15, 2024.
  11. ^ Daniels, Nia (May 31, 2024). "Jason Statham wraps filming Levon's Trade at UK studio". The Knowledge Online.
  12. ^ Mahler, Matt (December 18, 2024). "Jason Statham's New Movie with 'Beekeeper' Director Gets Title & Release Date". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "A Working Man – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  14. ^ "A Working Man". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 7, 2025.Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 26, 2025). "'Snow White' In All Her Controversy To Trip Jenna Ortega's 'Unicorn', Jason Statham's 'Working Man' & More – Box Office Preview". Deadline. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  16. ^ a b "'Princess Mononoke' Re-Release Leads Previews With $1.2M, 'A Working Man' $1.1M & More – Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  17. ^ "Domestic 2025 Weekend 13". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  18. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 6, 2025). "'A Minecraft Movie' At $157M A Record Opening For Videogame Pic, Toppling 'Super Mario Bros'; Warner Bros Brings The Box Office Back Alive – Update". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  19. ^ "A Working Man". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 8, 2025. Edit this at Wikidata
  20. ^ "A Working Man". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  21. ^ Hassenger, Jesse (March 26, 2025). "A Working Man review – Jason Statham actioner is far too much work". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  22. ^ Scheck, Frank (March 26, 2025). "'A Working Man' Review: Jason Statham in David Ayer's Formulaic but Effective Actioner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
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