The holiday weekend is off and running at the box office, and it’s a battle of brawn over sap as A Good Day to Die Hard and Safe Haven are neck-and-neck for the top spot. The fifth entry in the Die Hard franchise netted near-universal negative reviews, and now the pic is performing slightly under expectations at the box office as the actioner took in an estimated $7.2 million on Friday to add to its $8.2 million take on Valentine’s Day Thursday. Nipping at Die Hard’s heels is the Nicholas Sparks adaptation Safe Haven, which scored an estimated $7.1 million on Friday to combine with its $8.8 million gross on Thursday. Warner Bros.’ YA adaptation Beautiful Creatures, however, fell flat with a paltry $2.3 million on Friday that puts it in the number 6 slot overall and on track for a very low $11.5 million weekend. All of this despite the fact that Beautiful Creatures garnered considerably more positive reviews than both Die Hard and Safe Haven. We’ll have full details tomorrow.
| Title | Friday | Total | |
| 1. | A Good Day to Die Hard | $7,250,000 | $15.4 |
| 2. | Safe Haven | $7,150,000 | $15.9 |
| 3. | Identity Thief | $6,500,000 | $53.7 |
| 4. | Escape from Planet Earth | $3,702,000 | $3.7 |
| 5. | Warm Bodies | $2,600,000 | $43.8 |
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