{"id":37352,"date":"2025-02-28T16:02:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T21:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/?p=37352"},"modified":"2025-03-05T16:07:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T21:07:33","slug":"long-range-forecast-a-working-man-the-woman-in-the-yard-death-of-a-unicorn-close-out-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/long-range-forecast-a-working-man-the-woman-in-the-yard-death-of-a-unicorn-close-out-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Range Forecast: A WORKING MAN, THE WOMAN IN THE YARD, DEATH OF A UNICORN Close Out March"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our&nbsp;<strong><em>FREE<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;email newsletters to be notified of our latest updates in pre-release tracking, box office analysis, and industry news.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Bond Goes to Amazon | Cinepolis USA\u2019s Jimena Pardo [Presented by BOOST by Boxoffice]\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/share.transistor.fm\/e\/11599a05#?secret=obrx6RAXfS\" data-secret=\"obrx6RAXfS\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-long-range-forecast-march-28-2025\">Long Range Forecast \u2014 March 28, 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-working-man-amazon-mgm\"><em>A Working Man<\/em> | Amazon\/MGM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-domestic-opening-weekend-range-15m-20m\">Domestic Opening Weekend Range: $15M \u2013 $20M<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Director David Ayer and star Jaston Statham reunite for Amazon\/MGM&#8217;s <em>A Working Man<\/em>, a blue-collar revenge action flick that looks similar to\u2014and should perform in line with\u2014their first collaboration, last year&#8217;s <em>The Beekeeper<\/em> ($16.5M domestic opening, $66.2M domestic total), also released by Amazon\/MGM. That film opened in the second weekend in January, a frame that this year was claimed by Liongate action sequel <em>Den of Thieves: Pantera<\/em> ($15M domestic opening, $36M domestic total). In March 2023, Statham was in theaters with Guy Ritchie&#8217;s <em>Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre<\/em> ($3.1M domestic opening), which limped out of cinemas after three weeks with a $6.4M domestic haul. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Working Man | Official Red Band Trailer\" width=\"798\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f84Le2NWt3A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-woman-in-the-yard-universal\"><em>The Woman in the Yard<\/em> | Universal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-domestic-opening-weekend-range-10m-15m\">Domestic Opening Weekend Range: $10M \u2013 $15M<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially scheduled for a theatrical release over MLK weekend\u2014a frame that ended up being dominated by aforementioned actioner <em>Den of Thieves: Pantera<\/em> ($15M domestic opening, $36M domestic total)\u2014<em>The Woman in the Yard<\/em> is the second 2025 release for Blumhouse, whose <em>Wolf Man<\/em> opened well below expectations to $10.8M domestic opening in mid-January ($20.7M domestic total). Without the hook of a classic Universal monster to aid marketing, predictions for <em>The Woman in the Yard<\/em> are more modest than they were for <em>Wolf Man<\/em>\u2014which it very well may end up out-performing, at least on their respective opening weekends. Universal also released two Blumhouse titles in Q1 of last year: January&#8217;s <em>Night Swim<\/em> ($11.7M domestic opening, $32.4M domestic total) and March&#8217;s <em>Imaginary<\/em> ($9.9M domestic opening, $28M domestic total).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Woman In The Yard | Official Trailer\" width=\"798\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1s-Ko4J3mWs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-death-of-a-unicorn-a24\"><em>Death of a Unicorn<\/em> | A24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-domestic-opening-weekend-range-10m-15m-0\">Domestic Opening Weekend Range: $10M \u2013 $15M<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Scharfman makes his feature directorial debut with <em>Death of a Unicorn<\/em>, about a father-daughter duo (Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega) that hits a unicorn with their car, then brings the corpse to the estate of a pharmaceutical CEO who looks to profit from the gruesome accident. Reviews out of SXSW\u2014where <em>Death of a Unicorn<\/em> is set to premiere on March 8\u2014will help refine forecasting for this offbeat comedy, which ideally will capitalize on the cross-generational celebrity of its two leads to serve as a solid counter-programmer to<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/long-range-forecast-disneys-snow-white\/\"> Disney&#8217;s Snow White<\/a><\/em>, out the prior weekend. For now, our opening weekend range for <em>Death of a Unicorn<\/em> is higher than that of mid-March release <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/long-range-forecast-opus-black-bag-novocaine-seek-to-draw-in-march-audiences\/\">Opus<\/a><\/em>, another dark comedy starring an it-girl actress (Ayo Edibiri) and released by A24. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Death Of A Unicorn | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"798\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9cMIarrxLGs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-tracking-updates-as-of-february-28\">Tracking Updates [as of February 28]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Release Date<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Title<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Opening Weekend Range<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Distributor<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/7<\/td><td><em>Mickey 17<\/em><\/td><td>$10M &#8211; $15M<\/td><td>Warner Bros.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/14<\/td><td><em>Opus<\/em><\/td><td>$5M &#8211; $8M<\/td><td>A24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/14<\/td><td><em>Black Bag<\/em><\/td><td>$7M &#8211; $10M<\/td><td>Focus Features<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/14<\/td><td><em>Novocaine<\/em><\/td><td>$8M &#8211; $12M<\/td><td>Paramount Pictures<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/21<\/td><td><em>Alto Knights<\/em><\/td><td>$5M &#8211; $8M<\/td><td>Warner Bros.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/21<\/td><td><em>Disney&#8217;s Snow White<\/em><\/td><td>$60M &#8211; $75M<\/td><td>Disney<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe to our&nbsp;FREE&nbsp;email newsletters to be notified of our latest updates in pre-release tracking, box office analysis, and industry news. Long Range Forecast \u2014 March 28, 2025 A Working Man | Amazon\/MGM Domestic Opening Weekend Range: $15M \u2013 $20M Director David Ayer and star Jaston Statham reunite for Amazon\/MGM&#8217;s A Working Man, a blue-collar revenge [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":37374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[5700,5703,5537],"class_list":["post-37352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-forecasts-tracking","tag-a-working-man","tag-death-of-a-unicorn","tag-the-woman-in-the-yard"],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}