A Good Day to Die Hard has won the number one spot on the US box office, knocking last weekend’s number one film Identity Theft to second place with $23.43m.
The latest instalment in the popular Bruce Willis franchise managed to earn $25 million in its debut weekend, 25 years after the premiere of the original Die Hard film.
Nicholas Sparks romance Safe Haven also debuted strongly at number three with $21.43m, while animated family film Escape From Planet Earth came in at four with $16.06m in sales.
Horror rom-com Warm Bodies dropped from second place to number five with $9 million, but still managed to take in more than newcomer Beautiful Creatures, which came in at number six with $7.46m.
Side Effects slipped from third to seventh place with 6.307m, followed by Oscars contender Silver Linings Playbook in eighth place with $6.08m. Its total gross so far is $98.46m.
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and Zero Dark Thirty round out the top ten.
The top ten in full (studio estimates):
1. (-) A Good Day to Die Hard – $25 million
2. (1) Identity Theft- $23.43 million
3. (-) Safe Haven – $21.43 million
4. (-) Escape From Planet Earth- $16.06 million
5. (2) Warm Bodies – $9 million
6. (-) Beautiful Creatures – $7.46 million
7. (3) Side Effects – $6.307 million
8. (4) Silver Linings Playbook- $6.08 million
9. (5) Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters – $3.47 million
10. (7) Zero Dark Thirty – $3.1 million