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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Identity Thief' Climbs Back on Top

Jacob Hall — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:13:58 +0000

With Hollywood focused on the Oscars, this was one of the dullest box office weekends in recent memory, with each of the new releases arriving with a shrug, last week’s champions plummeting and ‘Identity Thief‘ climbing back to the top of the chart. Film Weekend Per Screen 1 Identity Thief $14,064,000 (-40.6) $4,376 $93,667,000 2 [...]

'Identity Thief 2′ Already Being Discussed?

Jacob Hall — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:17:53 +0000

'Identity Thief' has been in theaters for less than two weeks and it's already grossed $76 million at the box office, an enormous amount for a modestly budgeted comedy with a known but untested leading lady. Although critics haven't been as kind as audiences, $100 million is a sure thing at this point and we wouldn't rule out $150 million if March is kind to it. So of course Universal has already thought about an 'Identity Thief 2.' They probably thought about it two weeks ago.

How to Stop Identity Thieves From Stealing Your Tax Refund

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:08:54 +0000

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it had targeted about 400 identity thieves across the country. The thieves were using stolen Social Security numbers to file false tax returns and then claim the refunds.

Weekend Box Office Report: 'Identity Thief' Steals $36 Million

Jacob Hall — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:50:51 +0000

Is Melissa McCarthy a movie star yet? The opening weekend of 'Identity Thief' suggests that yes, she is. After all, all of those people weren't flocking to this movie because of Jason Bateman (as delightful as he is). Anyway, all of this pretty much means that McCarthy's asking price just doubled.

New Movies: 'Identity Thief,' 'Side Effects' and 'Top Gun IMAX 3D'

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:08:56 +0000

Two new flicks and a re-released ’80s blockbuster hit theaters this weekend. A comedy, a thriller and an action classic—what more could you ask for? ‘Identity Thief’ When a woman steals a man’s identity and starts racking up enormous bills and ruining his credit, he tracks her down to straighten things out. It’s a comedy. [...]