Box Office: Ride Along Is No. 1, Breaks MLK Weekend and January Opening Record.

Moviegoers went along with Ride Along this weekend. And they helped the comedy break all sorts of records.
The action flick, starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, earned $41.2 million its debut weekend. Cloverfield was the top-grossing movie during MLK weekend, up until this weekend, earning $40 million from Friday-Sunday and $46 million in its four-day debut in 2008.
Ride Along also takes the honor of being the biggest Friday-Sunday opening in January history.
Last week's No.1 movie, the drama thriller Lone Survivor slipped to the No.2 spot and made $23.2 million.

 

The Nut Job, featuring the voices of Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser and Liam Neeson, landed at No.3 its opening weekend and took home $20.6 million.
Another film making its debut over the long weekend, Jack Shadow: Shadow Recruit, grossed $17.2 million.
Frozen rounded out the top 5 and made just under $12 million.
Here's a complete rundown of the weekend estimates, per Box Office Mojo:
1. Ride Along: $41.2 million

2. Lone Survivor: $23.2 million
3. The Nut Job: $20.6 million
4. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit: $17.2 million
5. Frozen: $11.97 million

6. American Hustle: $10.6 million
7. Devil's Due: $8.5 million
8. August: Osage County: $7.6 million

9. The Wolf of Wall Street: $7.5 million

10. Saving Mr. Banks: $4.1 million