Weekend Box Office: Feb 22-Feb 24

#1 Identity Thief from Universal rose from #2 to #1 with a gross of $14 million (-40.8%) in 3,222 theaters (+57).  Total gross to date is $93.6 million.  Budget was $35 million.

#2 Snitch from Summit Entertainment opened at #2 with a gross of $13.2 million in 2,511 theaters.  Budget was unknown.

#3 Escape from Planet Earth from Weinstein Company rose from #4 to #3 with a gross of $10.7 million (-32.8%) in 3,353 theaters (+65).  Total gross to date is $34.8 million.  Budget was $40 million.

#4 Safe Haven from Relativity fell from #3 to #4 with a gross of $10.5 million (-51.1%) in 3,223 theaters.  Total gross to date is $47.6 million.  Budget was $28 million.

#5 A Good Day to Die Hard from 20^th Century Fox fell from #1 to #5 with a gross of $10.2 million (-59.1%) in 3,555 theaters (+2).  Total gross to date is $52 million.  Budget was $92 million.

#6 Dark Skies from Weinstein/Dimension opened at #6 with a gross of $8.2 million in 2,313 theaters.  Budget was $3.5 million.

#7 Silver Linings Playbook from Weinstein Company rose from #8 to #7 with a gross of $5.8 million (-7.9%) in 2,012 theaters (-190).  Total gross to date is $107.2 million.  Budget was $21 million.

#8 Warm Bodies from Summit Entertainment fell from #5 to #8 with a gross of $4.8 million (-45.6%) in 2,644 theaters (-253).  Total gross to date is $58.2 million.  Budget was unknown.

#9 Beautiful Creatures (2013) from Warner Bros. fell from #6 to #9 with a gross of $3.6 million (-52.4%) in 2,950 theaters.  Total gross to date is $16.8 million.  Budget was $60 million.

#10 Side Effects from Open Road Films fell from #7 to #10 with a gross of $3.4 million (-46.5%) in 2,070 theaters (-535).  Total gross to date is $25.1 million.  Budget was unknown.

#11 Zero Dark Thirty from Sony/Columbia fell from #10 to #11 with a gross of $2.2 million (-25.6%) in 1,197 theaters (-325).  Total gross to date is $91.5 million.  Budget was $40 million.

#12 Argo from Warner Bros. held at #12 with a gross of $1.8 million (-16.3%) in 802 theaters (-101).  Total gross to date is $129.7 million.  Budget was $44.5 million.

 

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $88.3 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo