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Identity Thief Steals Box Office Again

Gossip Cop

9:20 am, February 24th, 2013

BOX OFFICE

(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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A Good Day to Die Hard Wins Holiday Weekend Box Office

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12:00 am, February 17th, 2013

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(Fox)

A Good Day to Die Hard will win the four-day holiday weekend box office.

Bruce Willis’ fifth outing as indestructible cop John McClane will rake in $31 million.

That’s enough to beat the Jason Bateman–Melissa McCarthy comedy Identity Thief, which will take second with $27.7 million.

Coming in third is the Julianne Hough–Josh Duhamel romance Safe Haven with $25.4 million.

The animated Escape From Planet Earth and the zombie love story Warm Bodies have nabbed fourth and fifth places with $21 million and $10 million, respectively.

Rounding out the Top 10 are new release Beautiful Creatures ($9 million), Side Effects ($7.8 million), Silver Linings Playbook ($7.5 million), Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters ($4 million) and Zero Dark Thirty ($3.7 million).

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A Good Day to Die Hard Wins Holiday Weekend Box Office

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12:00 am, February 17th, 2013

BOX OFFICE

(Fox)

A Good Day to Die Hard will win the four-day holiday weekend box office.

Bruce Willis’ fifth outing as indestructible cop John McClane will rake in $31 million.

That’s enough to beat the Jason Bateman–Melissa McCarthy comedy Identity Thief, which will take second with $27.7 million.

Coming in third is the Julianne Hough–Josh Duhamel romance Safe Haven with $25.4 million.

The animated Escape From Planet Earth and the zombie love story Warm Bodies have nabbed fourth and fifth places with $21 million and $10 million, respectively.

Rounding out the Top 10 are new release Beautiful Creatures ($9 million), Side Effects ($7.8 million), Silver Linings Playbook ($7.5 million), Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters ($4 million) and Zero Dark Thirty ($3.7 million).

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