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'Ride Along' leads weekend at U.S. box office

Cast member Kevin Hart attends the premiere of the motion picture comedy "Ride Along" at TCL Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 13, 2014. In the film, fast-talking security guard Ben (Kevin Hart) joins his cop brother-in-law James (Ice Cube) on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta in order to prove himself worthy of marrying Angela (Tika Sumpter), James' sister. UPI/Jim Ruymen
Cast member Kevin Hart attends the premiere of the motion picture comedy "Ride Along" at TCL Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 13, 2014. In the film, fast-talking security guard Ben (Kevin Hart) joins his cop brother-in-law James (Ice Cube) on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta in order to prove himself worthy of marrying Angela (Tika Sumpter), James' sister. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The comedy "Ride Along," starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, led the U.S. box office for the third weekend with a modest $12.31 million in receipts.

The long-running animated film "Frozen" was second with $9.31 million.

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All studio estimates of gross North American receipts are via Box Office Mojo.

"That Awkward Moment" was a close third with $9.01 million; "The Nut Job," another animated film, was fourth with $7.61 million; "Lone Survivor" came in fifth with $7.16 million; "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" was sixth at $5.4 million; "Labor Day" seventh with $5.3 million; "American Hustle" eighth with $4.3 million; "The Wolf of Wall Street" ninth with $3.55 million.

"I, Frankenstein" was a close 10th with $3.52 million.

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