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Audiences braved the winter storms to have a good laugh, clearly forgetting to watch their wallets. Earning $35 million at the box office, Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy can now laugh all the way to the bank.

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This zom-com warmed up to an additional $11.5 million over the weekend, boding well for Nicholas Hoult’s next film, Jack the Giant Slayer, which is sure to be a hit.

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This medication mystery starring Catherine Zeta-Jones swallowed another $10 million. Not such a bitter pill after all.

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Forget silver — there seems to be a gold lining for this film, which brought in another $6.9 million, bringing its total gross to $90 million.

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This brother-and-sister fairy tale hunted down another $5.7 million, which makes sense given how hot Jeremy Renner looks in leather.

Jessica Chastain proves her versatility in this horror flick with mama drama, which birthed $4.3 million over the weekend.

Sony’s brutal manhunt movie about the finding and killing of Osama bin Laden took out an extra $4 million at the box office.

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Ben Affleck certainly didn’t get snubbed at the box office like he did at the Oscars! With another $2.5 million, he can rest assured we love him.

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Quentin Tarantino’s controversial film about a slave on a rampage unleashed another $2.2 million. Leo DiCaprio is fantastic as the villain.

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Through rain, sleet or snow, Americans still want to see Sylvester Stallone. This action thriller gained $1.9 million.