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The highest-grossing movie of 2014 so far is "Ride Along" featuring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube.

It's no secret January is a slow month at theaters.

Usually, it's the month for a few horror flicks to debut ("Paranormal Activity," "Devil's Due"), and there's always at least one mega bomb ("I, Frankenstein").

Despite that, Universal's been defying the odds with two break-out hits.

Here's a look at the past two box-office weekends. Take a look at the top two spots.

Weekend of 1/17/14:

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Weekend of 1/24/14:

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With no real competition at the box office (sure, there's Disney's strong horse "Frozen" which is nearing $1 billion), "Ride Along" and "Lone Survivor" have been able to take serious advantage at theaters.

"Ride Along" features Kevin Hart as a security guard who goes on a 24-hour-patrol with his cop brother-in-law (Ice Cube). The film may not have been received well by critics; however, audience reception is great and the film has made $75.5 million since its release less than two weeks ago. It cost an estimated $25 million to produce.

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Kevin Hart is hot in Hollywood right now.

The movie comes from Tim Story, the same man who directed 2012's box-office breakout "Think Like a Man." Don't remember the film? It stopped the four-week run of "The Hunger Games" atop the box office upon its April debut.

However, the main star power here is Kevin Hart, who's becoming a huge star fast.

Forget his role in Warner Bros.' "Grudge Match" at the end of last year. After "Think Like A Man," and the comedian's successful stand-up film "Let Me Explain," Hart will flood theaters with a few movies this year — "Think Like A Man Too" and "About Last Night." He's definitely someone to keep your eye on this year.