Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman’s Identity Thief returned to first place at the box office during Oscars weekend, grossing an estimated $14.1 million. The comedy’s grand total since opening two weeks ago now stands at $93.7 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Newcomer Snitch, starring Dwayne Johnson, and the animated flick Escape From Planet Earth earned $13 million and $11 million, respectively.

Silver Linings Playbook is the only Oscar-nominated film that finished the weekend in the top 10, with $6.1 million in ticket sales.

With its weekend earnings, the David O. Russell picture has officially surpassed the $100 million mark since its wide release in November.

Keri Russell’s new horror film Dark Skies opened with a weak $8.9 million. The film couldn’t catch up to Safe Haven and last week’s box office giant A Good Day to Die Hard to finish in the top five.

What did you see at the movies this weekend?

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and it appears that lovers spent their time at home – or at least away from movie theaters – instead of celebrating their affection via the silver screen.

Meanwhile, action lovers turned out in droves to watch Bruce Willis beat the stuffing out of bad guys in A Good Day to Die Hard, and in slightly fewer numbers, comedy fans came back yet again to check out Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman in Identity Thief.

This Friday, Willis will have some competition in the action department courtesy Dwayne Johnson’s Snitch, while Keri Russell makes her first venture into horror with the shrouded-in-secrecy film Dark Skies. Click through Celebuzz’s gallery of the week’s highest-profile films, and then take a look at each of their trailers below.

Click here to launch Celebuzz Five Flicks In Five Clicks for the weekend of February 22

Dark Skies

A Good Day to Die Hard

Identity Thief

Safe Haven

Snitch

Which of these films are you most excited to see this weekend? Let us know what’s your favorite of the five in the comments section below!

The movie repertoire of Dwayne Johnson is nothing if not a roller coaster of ups and downs. With each good film, there seems to be a smattering of bad films — in the eyes of critics, at least. However, Johnson’s latest movie, Snitch, could be a serious “up” for the actor.

Scheduled for release on Friday, February 22nd, the crime-drama revolves around a freight company owner who gets involved in the inner workings of drug cartels in order to save his son from a life in prison. The margin for error in this type of film is colossal: It’s easy for directors and actors in action films to get too trigger happy, so to speak, and overrun the movie with literal action, with no substance to make it mean anything emotionally.

Having said that, early reviews of the film are in, and the general critical consensus is that it’s a surprisingly effective showcase for Johnson’s acting chops.

Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter

“What’s surprising about Snitch is that, rather than taking the reductive path of offering innocuous emotional uplift or one-man-army action, it generates a feeling of real desperation and fear as it shows a man getting in way over his head when he takes on some very bad guys. In other words, this is a pretty good film starring an actor named Dwayne Johnson, not a commodity with The Rock as a hood ornament…”

Peter Debruge, Variety

“It’s nice to have actors of [Susan] Sarandon and [Barry] Pepper’s caliber onboard for the office-bound wheeler-dealer scenes, but mostly, it’s the prospect of witnessing Johnson at the helm of an 18-wheeler as he rams his way through machine-gun fire that excites…”

Richard Roeper, RogerEbert.com

“Who would have guessed Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would deliver the best work of his career playing a guy who squares off against a pack of small-time street thugs — and winds up face down on the ground, his mug bloodied and his wallet gone…”

Chris Knight, The National Post

“There isn’t much to dislike about Snitch, but it’s not the most subtle of movies. [Director, Ric Roman] Waugh uses a trowel to apply his message, when a fine brush would do. But Johnson knows how to radiate charm and integrity, while still managing to be believable in the car-chase shoot-’em-up that is the film’s climax…”

Lou Lumenick, The New York Post

“Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson eschews his usual action heroics until way too late in this weepy melodrama, which begins with his naive teenage son being arrested by the feds after being set up with a delivery of Ecstasy by a pal trying to avoid a drug rap…”

Edward Douglas, ComingSoon.net

“Snitch offers an incredible human story in following John Matthews’ journey, one filled with tension and drama, and it leaves you thinking in a way we rarely get from typical “action movies” these days…”

So, after the review roundup, will you be going to see Snitch? Or are you afraid it will just be another mindless action movie? Sound off below!

In 2013, it seems like everything’s turning up Dwayne Johnson. In the next 12 months, Johnson has three dramatically different projects coming to theaters: the thrill ride Fast & Furious 6, black comedy Pain & Gain, and this Friday, the crime thriller Snitch.

The variety of genres these projects span epitomizes his evolution from “former wrestler” into multidimensional performer, able to move easily from comedy to action to virtually any genre or project Hollywood throws at him.

That said, there was a time when Johnson was known almost exclusively as “The Rock,” and associated with professional wrestling rather than being the most charming and likeable star in the entertainment industry.

Click here to launch Celebuzz’ gallery of the career evolution of Dwayne Johnson

Celebuzz has been a fan of the actor since he charmed us in The Rundown, and has since carried a broad range of movies through some sometimes lackluster premises (seriously, brother? The Tooth Fairy?).

Nevertheless, we still love Dwayne Johnson, whether he’s taking bad guys down or wearing a tutu.

Snitch opens in theaters nationwide Friday. Watch the film’s trailer and then let us know in the comments – how eager are you to see Johnson’s latest?

This Friday, a surprisingly small batch of movies are set to hit theaters, at least after last week’s deluge of titles. And now that Valentine’s Day has come and gone, romance is no longer a priority on the silver screen.

Despite that preponderance of love-driven stories, action, well, kicked its butt, as A Good Day To Die Hard took the top spot over Safe Haven and Beautiful Creatures at the box office. But will Bruce Willis triumph again, or will a new contender knock the sequel out of its comfy first-place perch?

Opening Friday, February 22nd is the action-thriller Snitch, starring Dwayne Johnson, as well as Keri Russell‘s sci-fi-horror movie Dark Skies.

Snitch follows a desperate father who goes undercover in a Mexican drug cartel in order to save his wrongfully-accused son. Although Johnson’s movies typically receive mixed critical acclaim at best, his box office success has been decidedly more consistent. That said, early reviews of Snitch have been pretty complimentary, so maybe the new thriller will enjoy a good run during its theatrical release. With an all-star supporting cast featuring Benjamin Bratt and Susan Sarandon, Snitch seems poised for solid success.

On the other hand, Dark Skies could end up overshadowing Snitch, at least commercially speaking. A sci-fi horror film about a family that’s terrorized by an unknown entity, Keri Russell stars as its matriarch, and it follows in the footsteps of a series of enormously successful similar films, including the Jessica Chastain film Mama, which became a surprise blockbuster when it was released in January.

So which film will rise to the top this weekend — Snitch or Dark Skies? Or will moviegoers remain loyal to Willis’ enduring franchise and prove that, yes indeed, it’s incredibly difficult to kill off the Die Hard series?

Which movie looks most appealing to you? Both? Neither? Let us know in the comments section below!