Horror flick Evil Dead was the top movie at the box office this past weekend.  It’s strong debut was enough to knock G.I. Joe: Retaliation out of the top spot. Third place went to animated flick The Croods.

1. Evil Dead – $25.8 million ($25.8 million)
2. G.I. Joe Retaliation – $20.9 million ($86.4 million)
3. The Croods – $20.7 million ($125.4 million)
4. Jurassic Park 3D – $18.6 million ($18.6 million)
5. Olympus Has Fallen – $10.2 million ($71.2 million)

[source: Box Office Mojo]

The new film about the killing of Osama Bin Laden titled Zero Dark Thirty raked in $24 million this weekend to be the most popular film at the box office.

Box Office Top 5 for January 11-13, 2013

1. Zero Dark Thirty – $24,000,000 ($29,481,000)
2. A Haunted House – $18,817,000 ($18,817,000)
3. Gangster Squad  - $16,710,000 ($16,710,000)
4. Django Unchained – $11,065,000 ($125,399,000)
5. Les Miserables – $10,127,000 ($119,206,000)

Animated movie Wreck-It Ralph, that takes place inside video games, won the weekend in box office, knocking off Argo along the way.

Flight, the new Denzel Washington film, opened in second place knocking Argo to third.

Top 5 Weekend Box Office Movies:

1. Wreck-It Ralph – $49.0 million ($49 million)
2. Flight – $24.9 million  ($25 million)
3. Argo – $10.2 million ($76 million)
4. The Man with the Iron Fists – $7.9 million ($8 million)
5. Taken 2 – $5.9 million ($126 million)

[source: Box Office Mojo]

Taken 2 continues to pummel the competition at the box office. Argo opened with a strong $19 million opening to strong reviews.

1. Taken 2 – $21,873,000 ($86 million)
2. Argo – $19,458,000 ($19 million)
3. Sinister – $18,007,000 ($18 million)
4. Hotel Transylvania – $17,241,000 ($102 million)
5. Here Comes the Boom – $11,816,000 ($11 million)

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It came down to a virtual tie between new films End of Watch and House at the End of the Street for the weekend box office crown. The tiebreaker went to End of Watch since it made the same amount of money on fewer screens.

Clint Eastwood’s Trouble with the Curve opened up in third place ahead of Finding Nemo (3D) and Resident Evil: Retribution.

1. End of Watch – $13,000,000 ($13.0 million)
2. House at the End of the Street – $13,000,000 ($13.0 million)
3. Trouble with the Curve – $12,720,000 ($12.7 million)
4. Finding Nemo (3D) – $9,446,000 ($29.9 million)
5. Resident Evil: Retribution – $6,700,000 ($33.5 million)

Full Weekend Box Office Totals at Box Office Mojo

Think Like a Man, based on comedian Steve Harvey’s best selling book, dethroned The Hunger Games at the box office over the weekend while raking in over $33 million dollars.

1. Think Like a Man – $33,636,000 ($33.6 million)
2. The Lucky One – $22,518,000 ($22.5 million)
3. The Hunger Games – $14,666,000 ($357.1 million)
4. Chimpanzee – $10,673,000 ($10.7 million)
5. The Three Stooges – $9,764,000 ($29.9 million)

[source: Box Office Mojo]

Liam Neeson’s new action/adventure The Grey opened at #1 at the box office this past weekend. It was followed by Underworld Awakening and One For The Money to round out the top 3 films.

1. The Vow – $41,700,00 ($41.7 million)
2. Safe House – $39,330,000  ($39.3 million)
3. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – $27,550,000  ($27.6 million)
4. Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace – $23,000,000  ($23.0 million)
5. Chronicle (2012) – $12,300,000  ($40.2 million)

[source: Box Office Mojo]

Liam Neeson’s new action/adventure The Grey opened at #1 at the box office this past weekend. It was followed by Underworld Awakening and One For The Money to round out the top 3 films.

1. The Grey – $19,700,000 ($19.7 million)
2. Underworld Awakening – $12,400,000  ($45.0 million)
3. One For The Money – $11,500,000  ($11.5 million)
4. Red Tails – $10,400,000  ($33.8 million)
5. Man on a Ledge – $8,000,000  ($8 million)

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 continues to dominate the box office, taking home $42 million over the weekend to bring the total gross to date to $221,300,000.  The Muppets had a very solid opening holiday weekend bringing home $42,000,000.

1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 – $42,000,000 ($221,300,000)
2. The Muppets – $29,500,00  ($42,000,000)
3. Happy Feet Two – $13,400,00  ($43,773,000)
4. Arthur Christmas – $12,700,00  ($17,000,000)
5. Hugo – $11,350,000  ($15,380,000)

Weekend Box Office
March 11 – 13, 2010

1. Battle: Los Angeles – $36.0 ($36.0 million)
2. Rango – $23.1 ($68.7 million)
3. Little Red Riding Hood – $14.1 ($14.1 million)
4. The Adjustment Bureau – $11.5 ($38.5 million)
5. Mars Needs Moms – $6.8 ($6.8 million)

[source: Box Office Mojo]

Weekend Box Office
February 18 – 20, 2010

1. Unknown – $21.8 ($21.8 million)
2. I Am Number Four – $19.4 ($19.4 million)
3. Gnomeo and Juliet – $19.2 ($50.3 million)
4. Just Go With It – $18.5 ($61.1 million)
5. Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son – $16.3 ($16.3 million)

[source: Box Office Mojo]

Weekend Box Office
January 28 – 30, 2010

1. The Rite – $15.0 ($15.0 million)
2. No Strings Attached – $13.7 ($39.7 million)
3. The Mechanic – $11.5 ($11.5 million)
4. The Green Hornet – $11.5 ($78.8 million)
5. The King’s Speech – $11.1 ($72.2 million)

[source: Box Office Mojo]