"Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" Wins Box Office Battle

Three new films debuted on Friday, but only one made into the top three. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters earned $19 million over the weekend, despite icy conditions that kept many East Coast folks at home.  

“We got dinged a little bit with the weather on Friday, but overall we're pleased," said Don Harris, Paramount's president of distribution.

Hansel & Gretel pulled in $25 million overseas, a respectable number for the film produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton star as the titular characters.

Meanwhile, horror flick Mama placed second with a box office take of $12.8 million. Third place went to Silver Linings Playbook with estimated ticket sales of $10 million. Zero Dark Thirty fell from second place to fourth, earning $9.8 million its sixth week in theaters.

New release Parker rounds out the list of top five earners with tickets sales totaling $7 million. Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez star in the film based on a popular novel series by Donald Westlake.

Up next is Django Unchained, a fifth-week film that earned $5 million over the weekend. The movie starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Samuel L. Jackson has so far grossed $146 million.

Movie 43, a film director Peter Farrelly calls “the best stoner movie in 30 years,” also pulled in $5 million over the weekend. Movie 43 features some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Kristen Bell, Halle Berry, Gerard Butler, Hugh Jackman, and Kate Bosworth.

Finally, Gangster Squad, Broken City, and Les Miserables round at the top ten with respective earnings of $4.2, $4, and $3.9 million.

Two new films debut in theaters this Friday – Bullet to the Head and Warm Bodies. Do either has what it takes to wrest the top spot from Hansel & Gretel? Check back next week to find out!

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