After watching the trailers and clips in the build up to the release of Identity Thief, it really didn't seem to have anything special about it. However, the movie, which stars Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy in the lead roles, has been proving very successful at the box office.
Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy in Identity Thief
While we could wallow on about how poor things have been at the box office this year, we are going to keep this light and just focus on who made the top five this weekend. There is plenty of bad news going on in the world without us moaning about the state of the US box office.
Identity Thief managed to take the top spot at the US box office, by edging out the new Dwayne Johnson movie Snitch. Identity Thief took top spot with $14.1m, taking its worldwide total to $93.7m, while Snitch came a close second with $13m.
Dwayne Johnson Snitch poster
The rest of the top five of the US box office this weekend saw Escape from Planet Earth come in third with $11m, Safe Haven come fourth with $10.6m and A Good Day to Die Hard rounding off the top five with $10m, taking its worldwide total to $132m.
Identity Thief trailer
