Weekend box office: audiences warm up to zombie rom-com 'Warm Bodies'

With the “Twilight” series over, teenage girls are looking for a new franchise to fall in love with. Could “Warm Bodies” be the start of a new fandom? The romantic comedy that follows a zombie who falls in love with a human girl was a hit at the box office this weekend—usually a slow one for movies because of the Super Bowl—coming in first with $19.5 million. It’s also receiving solid reviews from critics, so even though a sequel hasn’t yet been announced, it wouldn’t be surprising if something is in the works.

Last weekend’s number one movie, “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters”, dropped to second with $9.2 million. This weekend’s other big new release, “Bullet to the Head”, didn’t stand a chance against “Warm Bodies”. Despite starring action legend Sylvester Stallone, the film failed to gain an audience, debuting in sixth with $4.5 million. And even though it was only out in limited release this weekend, another movie with an all-star cast—the crime drama “Stand Up Guys”, starring Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, and Alan Arkin—didn’t come close to cracking the top 12. That movie came in seventeenth with $1.5 million.

The complete list of the top 12 movies at the box office is below.

1. “Warm Bodies”: $19.5 million
2. “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters”: $9.2 million
3. “Silver Linings Playbook”: $8.1 million
4. “Mama”: $6.7 million
5. “Zero Dark Thirty”: $5.3 million
6. “Bullet to the Head”: $4.5 million
7. “Parker”: $3.2 million
8. “Django Unchained”: $3.03 million
9. “Les Miserables”: $2.43 million
10. “Lincoln”: $2.41 million
11. “Argo”: $2.1 million
12. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”: $1.9 million

Check out showtimes for these movies and more at the following St. Louis-area theaters.

• Wehrenberg Theatres
• AMC Theatres
• Regal Movie Theatres
• Galleria 6
• Chase Park Plaza
• Granite City
• Moolah Theatre
• Hi-Pointe Theatre
• St. Andrews Cinema
• Plaza Frontenac Cinema
• Tivoli Theatre

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