Neeson the new action hero
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LOS ANGELES — Liam Neeson has proven himself a known quantity again at the box office.
Neeson’s thriller, Unknown, debuted as the No. 1 movie with $21.8 million, following in the footsteps of his 2009 action hit Taken, according to studio estimates Sunday.
I Am Number Four, opened at No. 2 with $19.5 million.
A Warner Bros. release, Unknown stars Neeson as a botanist who awakens from a coma to find his wife claims she doesn’t know him and another man has taken his identity.
The 58-year-old Neeson has had action roles before but found unexpected success as an all-out action hero with Taken, a $100-million hit.
“He’s the new man. He’s stepped up to the plate. Put him in the right role and he’s every man’s action star,” said Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner.
Two movies that opened the previous weekend held the next two spots in the top 10.
Disney’s animated comedy, Gnomeo & Juliet, was No. 3 with $19.4 million, finishing so closely to I Am Number Four that the two movies could change rankings when studios release final numbers today.
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston’s romance Just Go With It, which had been No. 1 the previous weekend, fell to fourth place with $18.2 million. The Sony release lifted its total to $60.8 million.
The weekend’s other new wide release, Martin Lawrence’s comedy, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, was No. 5 with $17 million. The sequel has Lawrence reprising his role as a federal agent who goes undercover as a hefty woman to crack a case.
— The Associated Press