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Jack the Giant Slayer Climbed to Top of Box Office

Gossip Cop

8:00 am, March 3rd, 2013

BOX OFFICE

(Warner Bros.)

Jack the Giant Slayer debuted at the top of another relatively weak box office weekend.

The fantasy adventure, starring Nicholas Hoult, earned $26 million for first place.

That was enough to comfortably put it ahead of second position finisher Identity Thief, which had $9.6 million in ticket sales.

Nabbing third was 21 & Over, which had a take of $9.1 million.

The Last Exorcism Part II and Dwayne Johnson’s Snitch came in fourth and fifth places with $7.9 million and $7.5 million, respectively.

Rounding out the Top 10 were the animated Escape From Planet Earth ($6.7 million), Safe Haven ($6.2 million), the Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook ($5.8 million), A Good Day to Die Hard ($4.5 million), and the sci-fi thriller Dark Skies ($3.5 million).

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Jack the Giant Slayer Climbs to Top of Box Office

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2:12 pm, March 2nd, 2013

BOX OFFICE

(Warner Bros.)

Jack the Giant Slayer will debut atop another relatively weak box office weekend.

The fantasy adventure starring Nicholas Hoult is expected to earn approximately $24 million, according to estimates, which would put it comfortably ahead of last week’s champ Identity Thief ($9.2 million), as well as new releases 21 & Over ($8.5 million) and The Last Exorcism Part II ($8 million).

Dwayne Johnson’s Snitch is tracking toward a fifth place finish at roughly $7 million.

It’s a tightly packed chart after that.

The romance Safe Haven is neck-and-neck with both the Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook and the animated Escape From Planet Earth.

All three movies are expected to earn about $6 million.

A Good Day to Die Hard should be in the #9 spot with $4.2 million or so, followed by the sci-fi thriller Dark Skies at $3.5 million.

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Identity Thief Steals Box Office Again

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9:20 am, February 24th, 2013

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(Universal)

Identity Thief stole a slow box office this Oscars Weekend.

The Jason Bateman–Melissa McCarthy comedy earned $13.5 million, which was enough to beat second place finisher, Dwayne Johnson’s new release Snitch, which took in $13.2 million.

The Julianne Hough–Josh Duhamel romance Safe Haven came in third with $10.8 million.

Alien family film Escape From Planet Earth and Bruce Willis’ action sequel A Good Day to Die Hard took fourth and fifth places with $10.4 million and $9.3 million, respectively.

Rounding out the Top 10 were alien thriller Dark Skies ($8.5 million), Oscar contender Silver Linings Playbook ($5.7 million), zombie romance Warm Bodies ($4.5 million), the supernatural Beautiful Creatures ($3.6 million), and pharmacological drama Side Effects ($3.4 million).

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