MUMBAI: Bruce Willis‘ A Good Day to Die Hard came below expectations to find itself in a relatively close race with the Nicholas Sparks film adaptation Safe Haven and Melissa McCarthy comedy Identity Thief.

20th Century Fox‘ Die Hard grossed $29.3 million in the four-day holiday period putting its five-day debut at $37.5 million. It is reported that the action film is faring much better overseas where it has earned more than $80 million.

Universal‘s Identity Thief that teams McCarthy with Jason Bateman wasn‘t far behind Die Hard in North America and remained a potent competitor in its second weekend. It grossed $27.9 million for an 11-day domestic total of $75.1 million.

Relativity Media‘s Safe Haven roped in $25.2 million in the weekend totaling a stellar five-day gross of $34 million, $10 million more than expected. The romantic drama came in No. 3.

Animated 3D family entry Escape From Planet Earth, that opened last Friday grossed $21 million to come in at No. 4.

Beautiful Creatures grossed $8.9 million. The movie has been placed at the No. 5 spot with $10.3 million in its third week for a total $51.5 million.