Box Office: "Jack the Giant Slayer" Slays the Competition

Posted Sunday March 3, 2013 12:00 PM GMT

In a slow movie-going weekend, "Jack the Giant Slayer" slayed the competition to take top honors at the box office for March 1-3, 2013.

The Nicolas Hoult-fronted fantasy story grabbed $7.7 million on Friday with an total take of $26 million for its freshman weekend.

Sliding into the second spot was the Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman fronted comedy "Identity Thief," garnering a $3.3 million Friday and a total take of $9.7 million for its fourth week.

Rounding out the top five in earmarked earnings are the comedy "21 and Over" ($9.1 million) in third, the new horror film "The Last Exorcism Part 2" ($7.9 million) in fourth, followed by Dwayne Johnson's action adventure "Snitch" ($7.5 million) in fifth.

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