The fifth installment of “Die Hard” had to battle it out against “Identity Theft” for the top spot at the box office.

Bruce Willis returns to the role that helped rise him to stardom as John McLane in “A Good Day to Die Hard” and landed the number one spot in this week’s box office with $29.3 million over the four day weekend.  The fifth “Die Hard”film, described as the worst reviewed of the franchise, has collected $37.5 million since its opening on Wednesday of last week. “Live Free or Die Hard” had a stronger opening when it was released in June 2007 and earned $134 million domestically.

“Identity Theft” was a close second with earnings of $27.9 million. The comedy stars Melissa McCarthy in her first starring role alongside Jason Bateman. The film has earned $75.2 million since its opening and has aided in the boost of “Bridesmaids” star, McCarthy. It has also claimed the biggest opening for actor Jason Bateman in a lead role. So far, “Identity Theft” is the highest earning film of 2013.

The Nicholas Sparks based film “Safe Haven” came in third with $25.2 million over the four day weekend and has a total of $34 million since it’s Valentine’s Day release. “Safe Haven” is the eighth Nicholas Sparks’ big screen adaptation, adding to the list of “The Notebook” and “The Last Song”. The film had a budget of $28 milllion, which makes it’s opening numbers impressive.

The kid oriented film “Escape from Planet Earth” and zombie rom-com “Warm Bodies” wrapped up the top five. However, the supernatural-romance film “Beautiful Creatures”, which was hoped to be the next Twilight, was a flop and earned only $10.1 million.

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Action star Bruce Willis new Die Hard sequel A Good Day to Die Hard debuted at number one with $25 million taken in from Friday to Sunday. The new movie has already taken in $33.2 million since opening Thursday for Valentine’s Day to get a jump on the long President’s Day weekend.

The newest addition to the franchise comes 25 years after the original “Die Hard” and six years after “Live Free or Die Hard,” the movie that resurrected the franchise centered on Willis’ relentless New York City cop John McClane. The previous weekend’s No. 1 movie, Universal’s comedy “Identity Thief” starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, was a close second with $23.4 million to lift its haul to $70.7 million.

Debuting at No. 3 with $21.4 million was Relativity Media’s romance “Safe Haven,” starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel in an adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel about a woman who flees her abusive husband and takes up with a sensitive widower. Since opening on Valentine’s Day, “Safe Haven” has taken in $30.3 million.

A Good Day to Die Hard did surprisingly well considering all the bad reviews received for the latest installment, which sends Willis’ McClane to Moscow in search of his estranged son, an undercover spy who winds up teaming with the old man against Russian bad guys.

Check out the full top ten list below:

1. “A Good Day to Die Hard,” $25 million ($61.5 million international).

2. “Identity Thief,” $23.4 million ($180,000 international).

3. “Safe Haven,” $21.4 million ($2.6 million international).

4. “Escape from Planet Earth,” $16.1 million.

5. “Warm Bodies,” $9 million ($4.9 million international).

6. “Beautiful Creatures,” $7.5 million ($5.4 million international).

7. “Side Effects,” $6.3 million.

8. “Silver Linings Playbook,” $6.1 million ($6.5 million international).

9. “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters,” $3.5 million ($9.5 million international).

10. “Zero Dark Thirty,” $3.1 million ($2.9 million international).

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As if four of them isn’t enough, Bruce Willis is back for the fifth installment of the Die Hard movie series. The newest movie, titled A Good Day To Die Hard has Bruce Willis, or John McClane if you prefer, taking on bad guys in Russia with the help of his son. If you’ve seen the first four versions of the series, i’m tempted to say you’ve seen them all. Either way this trailer for A Good Day To Die Hard has more explosions and guns than you can shake a stick at. The movie stars Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney and Amaury Nolasco, and is directed by John Moore. Check out the official trailer below and don’t forget to let us know what you think about it.

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