Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone reunited forA Working Man, and the new action movie avoided setting a box office record neither of them wanted to break. The two action movie stars first got together on the big screen in 2010 withThe Expendables. It proved to be the start of a continued partnership between them where they star in films together. But, there are also examples likeA Working Manwhere Stallone works on one ofStatham’s action moviesin a different capacity. Instead of being his co-star, Stallone co-wrote the screenplay forA Working Man.
This came after the grizzled action star spent time developing the Levon’s Trade book as a TV show, but it never got off the ground. While hopes of aStallone cameo inA Working Mandidn’t come to fruition,the movie still marks the sixth time the actors have worked togetherin some capacity. They’ve experienced some great success in the past, as evidenced byThe Expendablesfranchise’s box office receipts. But, it’s not always a fruitful partnership. The good news is thatA Working Man’s box office has already cleared a major milestone for both men.
A Working Man Avoided Being Jason Statham & Sylvester Stallone’s Lowest Grossing Movie Collaboration
It’s Done Good Business At The Box Office
After almost a month in theaters,A Working Manhas delivered a sizable haul for Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, director David Ayer, and Amazon MGM.The movie has made $86.9 million at the worldwide box officeas of the time of this writing. That’s still well below Statham and Ayer’s last action movie,The Beekeeper($162 million), but the film is still drawing in audiences globally. That’s helped it ensureA Working Manwon’t be the lowest-grossing movie Statham and Stallone have made together.
Thatrecord easily belongs toThe Expendables 4. The duo’s last collaboration came in 2023 and was a surprising box office disaster.The Expendables 4only made $37 million at the box office. That helped it easily break the record previously set byHomefront($48 million) as the lowest grossing movie Statham and Stallone were both involved in.A Working Manhas doubled up thebox office performance ofExpendables 4, easily clearing the benchmark and resetting the unwanted box office record.
A Working Man Gives Jason Statham & Sylvester Stallone Their First Hit Together Since 2012
WithA Working Man’s budget reportedly in the $40 million range, the movie is destined to be considered a box office success soon, if it isn’t already. It only needs to make $100 million worldwide to cross the usual threshold where a movie breaks even by making 2.5x its budget at the box office. That’s notable for Stallone and Statham. It makesA Working Mantheir first movie together since 2012 to be a guaranteed box office success.
2012 remains the pinnacle for Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone collaborations at the box office.The Expendables 2grossed $314.9 million against a $100 million budget. From there, the duo sawHomefrontmake $48 million after costing $22 million, meaning it was just shy of hitting its breakeven point.The Expendables 3made $214 million the following year off a reported $90M to $100M budget. It came anywhere between $11 million and $36 million short then.The Expendables 4didn’t even recoup half its budget at the box office. Now,A Working Manredeems the partnership at the box office.
