LOS ANGELES – Lone Survivor triumphed at the weekend box office.
The patriotic Navy SEAL drama starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch and Ben Foster smashed expectations to earn $38.5 million domestically in its first weekend in wide release, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The film directed by Friday Night Lights and Battleship filmmaker Peter Berg is based on Marcus Luttrell’s memoir about a dangerous mission his Navy SEAL team embarked on in Afghanistan in 2005.
In its eighth weekend, the icy animated tale Frozen stayed cool in the No. 2 spot, earning $15 million and bringing its domestic total to $317 million. Frozen also topped the international box office with $27.8 million from 50 international markets.
The controversial The Wolf of Wall Street scored No. 3 in its third weekend, earning $9 million and boosting its total domestic haul to $78.6 million. The hedonistic tycoon drama directed by Martin Scorsese stars Leonardo DiCaprio as reckless stock broker Jordan Belfort. The film earned an additional $10 million from 17 international territories.
The Legend of Hercules, the weekend’s only other major release, tied American Hustle for the No. 4 position, with both films earning $8.6 million, according to studio estimates.
American Hustle, whose domestic total now stands at $101.5 million, also earned an extra $5.2 million this weekend from four international territories.
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