{"id":37771,"date":"2025-03-26T17:49:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T21:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/?p=37771"},"modified":"2025-03-31T10:26:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:26:52","slug":"weekend-preview-snow-white-to-maintain-fairest-of-them-all-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/weekend-preview-snow-white-to-maintain-fairest-of-them-all-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Preview: SNOW WHITE to Maintain Fairest of Them All Status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-boxoffice-podium\">The Boxoffice Podium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-forecasting-the-top-3-movies-at-the-domestic-box-office-march-28-30-2025\">Forecasting the Top 3 Movies at the Domestic Box Office | March 28 \u2013 30, 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-week-13-march-28-30-2025\">Week 13 | March 28 \u2013 30, 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-snow-white-walt-disney-pictures-week-2-weekend-range-17m-25m\">1. <em>Snow White<\/em><br>Walt Disney Pictures | Week 2<br>Weekend Range: $17M \u2013 $25M<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes, that $42.2M opening (down from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/weekend-box-office-snow-white-wakes-up-to-43m-debut\/\">$43M estimates<\/a>) for <em>Disney&#8217;s Snow White<\/em> is a low point for the Mouse House translating their animated classics into live-action theatricals. However, as with last year&#8217;s <em>Mufasa: The Lion King<\/em>, the end of this particular fairy tale hasn&#8217;t been written yet. There&#8217;s still one more weekend for this title to dominate before <em>A Minecraft Movie<\/em> gobbles up family ticket money. Add to that the &#8220;A-&#8221; CinemaScore from women and audiences under 18, which suggests the movie could hold below -50%. We&#8217;re looking toward the second frame performance of last year&#8217;s <em>Ghosbusters: Frozen Kingdom<\/em> ($15.57M, -65%) and 2019&#8217;s <em>Dumbo <\/em>($18.2M, -60%) as benchmarks in predicting how&nbsp;well the fairest of them all will hold at the top this weekend. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Snow White<\/em>&#8216;s lack of sizzle combined with a vacuum of splashy product in theaters will likely result in another massive year-over-year drop from Easter Weekend 2024 where <em>Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire<\/em> drove the 3-Day to nearly $140M. Disney misplayed its hand by not allowing press coverage of the\u00a0<em>Snow White\u00a0<\/em>premieres, turning the PR headaches around the film into the story instead of the film itself.\u00a0Even though they already have cameras rolling on a live-action <em>Moana<\/em>, the era of Disney using their back catalogue as an ATM may be winding down&#8230; unless Memorial Day Weekend&#8217;s live-action <em>Lilo &amp; Stitch<\/em> can go the distance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-death-of-a-unicorn-a24-new-weekend-range-10m-15m\">2. <em>Death of a Unicorn<\/em><br>A24 | NEW<br>Weekend Range: $10M \u2013 $15M<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A24 is back in their ultra quirky lane with big above-the-title stars (Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega) and a high concept simple enough to be summarized in the title and crazy enough to catch on with hipster crowds. Solid SXSW buzz for <em>Death of a Unicorn<\/em> should give it an edge over <em>A Working Man<\/em>, although overall reviews are mixed-to-negative at a current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/death_of_a_unicorn\">59% on RT<\/a>. This is the best hope for a date movie right now, although the <em>Substance<\/em>-esque gore-factor could prove a turnoff. With a front-loaded wide release, hopefully the studio can take the money and run.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Star Jenna Ortega has become a star thanks to leveraging roles in already-established franchises (<em>Scream<\/em>, <em>Beetlejuice<\/em>, <em>Addams Family<\/em>), so <em>Death of a Unicorn<\/em> will be a real test of her newfound pull in an original concept. Even though he&#8217;s well established via the Marvel and Judd Apatow films, Paul Rudd has had far too many misses (<em>They Came Together<\/em>, <em>Wanderlust<\/em>, <em>How Do You Know?<\/em>) to be considered a sure bet. Although A24 has had great success with offbeat films like <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em> or <em>Lady Bird<\/em>, other stabs at comedy or satire have had more muted box office (<em>Bodies Bodies Bodies<\/em>,<em> Swiss Army Man<\/em>, <em>Under the Silver Lake<\/em>). Their specialty is much more in the drama or horror department. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-a-working-man-amazon-mgm-new-weekend-range-10m-15m\">3. <em>A Working Man<\/em><br>Amazon\/MGM | NEW<br>Weekend Range: $10M \u2013 $15M<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Action icon Jason Statham is ready to put the beatdown on human trafficking with <em>A Working Man<\/em>, his second collaboration with director David Ayer after last year&#8217;s sleeper <em>The Beekeeper<\/em>. As with 2013&#8217;s Statham vehicle <em>Homefront<\/em>, the script is provided by one Sylvester Stallone&#8230; even though he&#8217;s not in the film. Older guys fighting human traffickers has become a popular trope in recent years, both theatrically (<em>Sound of Freedom<\/em>, <em>Rambo: Last Blood<\/em>) and in numerous downmarket direct-to-video features. Heck, Jason Statham made his name on the human trafficking action franchise <em>The Transporter<\/em>. While reviews are not yet in, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joblo.com\/a-working-man-first-reactions\/\">early reactions<\/a> from the action-positive crowd were happy to see Statham take up his mighty hammer. If it works, Statham will have yet another franchise to add to his already prolific dance card (<em>The Meg<\/em>, <em>The Mechanic<\/em>, <em>Expendables<\/em>, <em>Crank<\/em>, <em>Fast &amp; Furious<\/em>, etc).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>A Working Man<\/em> feels a lot like a January movie. Revenge-o-matic programmers with &#8220;dad action&#8221; stars are typically fodder for the fall or winter doldrums \u00e0 la <em>The Beekeeper<\/em>, which did quite well for itself during its January 2024 slot ($66.2M domestic\/$152.4M global). Perhaps sensing a void, Amazon may have chosen this spring frame as counter-programming to the perceived &#8220;problem movie&#8221; <em>Snow White<\/em>, and that could pay off. Unfortunately it will have to rated-R spar with <em>Death of a Unicorn<\/em>, but we wager the audience demographics will be different enough for both films. Movies of this ilk are typically more the realm of studios like Lionsgate, and\u2014with the exception of <em>Beekeeper<\/em> and 2021&#8217;s Statham-starrer <em>Wrath of Man<\/em> ($27.46M domestic)\u2014MGM has seen much of their big action fare like <em>Samaritan<\/em> and <em>Road House<\/em> go directly to Amazon Prime. In that sense, it&#8217;s a refreshing change of pace and it&#8217;ll be interesting if the company can make a go of cornering the dad action market theatrically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boxoffice Podium Forecasting the Top 3 Movies at the Domestic Box Office | March 28 \u2013 30, 2025 Week 13 | March 28 \u2013 30, 2025 1. Snow WhiteWalt Disney Pictures | Week 2Weekend Range: $17M \u2013 $25M Pros Cons 2. Death of a UnicornA24 | NEWWeekend Range: $10M \u2013 $15M Pros Cons 3. 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