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The weekend box office belongs to Jon M. Chu's action film "G.I. Joe: Retaliation."

The star-studded film, which was released on March 29, debuted to an impressive $51.7 million domestically -- making its worldwide cume $132 million -- according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie's opening marked the second-best domestic Easter gross behind the 2010 film "Clash of the Titans."

The weekend box office belongs to Dreamworks' animated comedy film, "The Croods."

The 3D film, which opened on Friday, March 22, grossed $44.7 million over the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The prehistoric family film took in $63.3 million overseas for a global haul of $108 million.

The weekend box office belongs to Disney's "Wizard of Oz" prequel, "Oz the Great and Powerful," for the second week in a row.

The film, which opened on Friday, March 8, grossed $42.2 million over the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The fantasy movie, which now marks the top grossing film of 2013, took in $46.6 million overseas for a global haul of $281.8 million.

The weekend box office belongs to Disney's "Wizard of Oz" prequel, "Oz the Great and Powerful."

The film, which opened on Friday, March 8, grossed $80.3 million over the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The fantasy movie, which marks the third-best March opening of all time in North America, opened to an impressive $69.9 million overseas, making its global debut $150.2 million.

The weekend box office belongs to Nicholas Hoult's fantasy drama "Jack the Giant Slayer."

The film, which opened on Friday, March 1, grossed $28 million over the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dubbed the "first big-budget tentpole of the year," the film didn't get the strong opening it needed, with the budget for the film being over $300 million.

The Presidents Day holiday box office belongs to Bruce Willis' action film "A Good Day to Die Hard."

The film, which opened on Valentine's Day on Thursday, grossed $25 million over the holiday weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is expected to to top the full Presidents Day weekend with $30 million for a five day debut of $38.3 million.

The Presidents Day holiday box office is shaping up to be a fight between romance and action as both "Safe Haven" and "A Good Day to Die Hard" placed No. 1 at Friday's box office.

The films, which both opened on Valentine's Day on Thursday, grossed $7.2 million on Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. However, the report notes that "Safe Haven" had a slight edge when factoring the Thursday gross. The two-day totals put "Safe Haven" ahead with $16 million compared to "A Good Day to Die Hard"'s $15.5 million.

Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer's zombie thriller film, "Warm Bodies," easily dominated the weekend box office.

The thriller film, which hit theaters on February 1, topped the weekend box office with $20 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter. While the film topped the charts, overall box office grosses were down 26 percent from last year's Super Bowl weekend, according to the magazine.

Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton's fairytale inspired thriller film, "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters," easily dominated the weekend box office.

The thriller film, which hit theaters on January 17, topped the weekend chart with a $19 million opening, according to The Hollywood Reporter. While the number isn't necessarily impressive, the drama earned $35.8 million internationally, making its worldwide cume upwards of $54.8 million.

"Les Miserables" was released on Christmas Day and hit No. 1 at the North American box office but has earned mixed reviews from top movie critics.

Check out exerpts from 10 reviews of Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables."

Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain's horror thriller "Mama" easily dominated the weekend box office, beating out cinema heavyweights "Broken City" and "Silver Linings Playbook."

"Mama" earned an estimated $10.1 million on Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is projected to top the four-day holiday weekend with $33.2 million after taking in $28.1 million over the three day weekend, according to the magazine.

Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain is having a good week at the box office. The horror thriller "Mama" and Oscar-nominated drama "Zero Dark Thirty" -- which both feature Chastain in the lead role -- topped Friday's box office.

"Mama" earned an estimated $10.1 million on Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is reportedly projected to gross $30 million over the four-day holiday weekend.

"Les Miserables" was released on Christmas Day and hit No. 1 at the North American box office but has earned mixed reviews from top movie critics.

Check out exerpts from 10 reviews of Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables."

"Zero Dark Thirty" easily nabbed the top spot at the box office.

The controversial drama, which is nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture, earned $24.4 million in its debut weekend, according to the Associated Press.