Movies

‘Ride Along’ takes No. 1 box office spot for the third week

With Super Bowl XLVIII weekend in full swing, “Ride Along” remained strong, steering into the No. 1 slot in a surprising three-week takeover at the box office.

Topping multiplex sales since setting a January debut record when opening over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend with $48.6 million, the buddy cop comedy, starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, made $12.3 million, as it nears a $100 million domestic total, according to studio estimates Sunday.

“Frozen,” now the fourth highest-grossing domestic animated release ever, is in second place with $9.3 million.
Its soundtrack remains No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

“That Awkward Moment,” a chick flick from a male point of view, took third place in its opening weekend, with $9 million.

Another family film, the squirrel comedy “The Nut Job,” took fourth, with $7.6 million, bringing its domestic total to $50 million over a three-week span.