David Ayer’s blue-collar drama A Working Man beat Snow White, with a domestic opening of $15.2 million from 3,262 theaters.

Working Man‘s victory comes at a juncture for Amazon MGM Studios, which last week saw the ouster of studio head Jennifer Salke.

The unit embarks on ambitious journey to become a major Hollywood studio with global distribution powers after acquiring rights to the James Bond franchise.

Ayer directed the well-reviewed Working Man from a script that he wrote with Sylvester Stallone.

The R-rated film, based on the novel Levon’s Trade by Chuck Dixon, stars Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng, Merab Ninidze, Maximilian Osinski, Cokey Falkow, Michael Peña and David Harbour.

The story follows a black ops vet (Statham) who left behind a decorated military career to live a simple life working construction.  But when his boss’ daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.

Fathom’s latest big-screen showing of The Chosen series, The Last Supper (Part One) placed third with a pleasing $11.5 million from 2,234 theaters.

Universal and Blumhouse’s horror entry The Woman in the Yard opened in fourth place with a sturdy $9.5 million from 3,050 theaters. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Danielle Deadwyler, the film revolves around a family that becomes rattled by a mysterious stranger who shows up at their isolated farm

A24’s Death of a Unicorn rounded out the top five with a $5.6 million from 2,842 cinemas. The horror pic stars Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd.

Hollywood and theater owners are facing a year-over-year deficit of 11 percent in domestic box office revenue.

The gap, attributed to the lingering impact of the pandemic and strikes, is sure to be a main topic of conversation in CinemaCon this week.