News Entertainment Hollywood Ride Along box office collection: near $100 million, no.1 for the third week (see pics)

Ride Along box office collection: near $100 million, no.1 for the third week (see pics)

Los Angeles: With Super Bowl XLVII weekend in full swing, "Ride Along" remained strong, steering Universal Pictures into the No. 1 slot in a surprising three-week takeover at the box office.Topping multiplex sales since setting




Disney's "Frozen," now the fourth highest-grossing domestic animated release ever, is in second place with $9.3 million. The studio rereleased a singalong version of the film, as the movie's soundtrack remains No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The film's signature track "Let It Go," sung by Idina Menzel, is among the top 30 on Billboard's Hot 100. "Frozen" singalong shows, featured in 2,057 theaters out of 2,754, added $2.2 million, as the film crossed the $360 million mark domestically. "`Frozen' is a movie that will not quit," says Dergarabedian. "It's been out for 11 weeks and it's still relevant. By adding this sing-along component, they basically assured themselves a No. 2 spot this weekend."

Another family film, Open Road Films' squirrel comedy "The Nut Job," took the fourth-place slot with $7.6 million, bringing its domestic total to $50 million over a three-week span. Focus Features' chick flick from a male point of view, "That Awkward Moment," starring Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller, has taken third place in its opening weekend with $9 million. "The critics were not kind to this movie and it's sort of a pre-Valentine's Day film that's an antidote to the Super Bowl," Dergarabedian said. "But over what is traditionally not a huge grossing weekend, it did in line with what people expected." Universal's "Lone Survivor" stands strong in the fifth slot with $7.2 million, as it notably crosses the $100 million mark, making this Mark Wahlberg's 7th film to cross that milestone. Others have included "Planet of the Apes," `'Ted," `'The Departed," `'The Other Guys" and "The Italian Job."