It’s a generally-accepted expectation of new releases to reel in top numbers at the box office on their opening weekend—this week, that was not the case. This weekend, the top spot was occupied by a holdout from three weeks ago: Identity Thief, which pulled in $14 million, for a very respectable total of over $93.6 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

This week’s set of new releases is fairly dark in terms of subject matter—an action film and a suspense-horror thriller. Unfortunately, it's also looking pretty dark in terms of ratings, as well. Coming out today is Snitch, an action film starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a father whose son is framed for drug dealings; the father strikes a deal with the DA to go undercover and risk everything to clear his son’s name.

Everything that’s twisted in the beginning of the month gets ironed out by the end but, as usual, the films out each week seem to follow a train of thought. February 1: Lotsa “Judgment”

We've all seen more than our share of action thrillers revolving around characters who have to go undercover to break into some crime ring or other in order to save a family member from some horrible fate, but next month's Snitch boasts something most of them don't: Namely, a killer cast that includes Susan Sarandon, Michael K.