Sunday, 10 February 2013

Box Office Report: 'Identity Thief' No. 1 With $36.6 Million, Melissa McCarthy a Bona Fide Star


Berlin -- Winter Storm Nemo was no match for Melissa McCarthy. The actresses' new comedy Identity Thief, co-starring Jason Bateman and directed by Seth Gordon, soared past expectations to score a $36.6 million debut, one of the top five openings of all time for an original R-rated comedy and the top opening so far of 2013, besting the $28 million scored four weeks ago by fellow Universal pic Mama.
Universal estimates that the blizzard, which paralyzed much of New England, took a 10 percent hit on box office grosses and that

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