John McClane wins the weekend, but not exactly in stellar fashion.
The three-day estimates for the weekend box office give A Good Day to Die Hard a narrow victory over last weekend's champ, Identity Thief, but it's entirely possible that the latter could end up winning the four-day Presidents' Day holiday weekend when the final numbers are in.
A Good Day to Die Hard is the second-highest debut in the Die Hard series, opening with $8 million less than what Live Free or Die Hard debuted with in 2007.
The new romantic drama Safe Haven performed well on Valentine's Day before fading into third place. Meanwhile, the animated Escape From Planet Earth opened in the Top 5 and Beautiful Creatures flopped in its sixth place debut.
Here are the three-day weekend estimates via Rentrak:
A Good Day to Die Hard $25 million
Identity Thief $23.4 million
Safe Haven $21.4 million
Escape From Planet Earth $16.1 million
Warm Bodies $9 million
Beautiful Creatures $7.5 million
Side Effects $6.3 million
Silver Linings Playbook $6.1 million
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters $3.5 million
Zero Dark Thirty $3.1 million
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