LOS ANGELES (AP) – There’s no mistaken “Identity” here. “Identity Thief” opens at number-one this weekend. The comedy starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy takes in $36.6 million dollars — despite the snowstorm that buried much of the Northeast. Officials at Universal Pictures estimate the massive storm only put about a ten percent dent in the comedy’s opening weekend box office take. The zombie romance “Warm Bodies” drops to second. The thriller “Side Effects” opens at number-three.
BOX OFFICE: “IDENTITY THEFT” SNEAKS AWAY WITH #1
