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was the only clear winner during a so-so February at the box office. Overall domestic grosses came in at around $700 million, which was a 13 percent improvement over last year. Still, it's way off from 2012's $818.2 million record, and is also noticeably lower than 2010 and 2009.Through the end of February, year-to-date box office is trending up 10 percent from 2013. If that pattern can continue, 2014 will be the first year in which the domestic box office breaks the $11 billion mark.dominated the month of February, earning more than the next four titles combined. The surprise animated hit opened to $69 million, which is the second-highest February opening ever. In the weeks since, it hasn't dropped by more than 37 percent; through the end of February,had already earned $192.7 million at the domestic box office.If it holds up well againstwill wind up with at least $270 million total. Warner Bros. seems thrilled with these results; they're already planning a sequel, which is currently scheduled for Memorial Day 2017.In a distant second place,earned $62.1 million in February. Early in its run, it passedto become the highest-grossing movie directed by George Clooney . While it's not a runaway hit, it's likely thatdid benefit from its last-minute move out of a crowded December.Theremake took third place with a very disappointing $47.9 million. Throughout its run so far, it's been consistently tracking behind last year's, which closed with just $67.3 million.does at least seem poised to outperform Sony's last Paul Verhoeven remake,($58.9 million), though that's not saying much.To be fair, international is picking up the slack quite a bit for. The movie has already earned $136 million overseas, and could wind up with over $200 million total.Romantic comedystarted strong with $12.9 million on Valentine's Day. It collapsed quickly, though, and had only earned $41.4 million through 15 days. It should ultimately pass $50 million, though that's still a far cry from similar movie($91.5 million).—which also stars Kevin Hart —wasn't far behind. The January holdover tallied $40.3 million in February, and has so far earned a fantastic $127 million.continued its record-setting run by adding $32.9 million in February. Early in the month, it passedto become the highest-grossing animated movie from 2013. So far,has earned nearly $389 million, and could eventually inch past the $400 million mark.Aside from the aforementioned, a handful of other February releases were also disappointments.failed to do much business outside of Valentine's Day, and ended the month with just $21.2 million.took in $17.3 million in its first eight days, though its harsh second weekend drop suggests it won't earn too much more (maybe just over $30 million total).was even worse ($14.6 million), though it is going to save some face overseas.February's biggest bombs wereandearned $12.1 million, and will likely close with less than $13 million. Meanwhile,has essentially vanished from theaters with an abysmal $7.7 million.Box Office Mojo