"Liam Neeson action vehicle to top the box office over the weekend, debuting with an estimated $30 million.
(which includes Neeson in its voice cast) and narrowly defeated "Son of God."
It's been exactly 20 years since the Irish actor was recognized by the Academy. "Schindler's List" took home awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing, but Neeson lost the Best Actor race to Tom Hanks.
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But while he's yet to win an Academy Award, the 61 year old Neeson has redefined himself as an action hero badass, ruling the box office in the early part of the year with films like "Taken." Over the weekend, "Non-Stop" (starring Neeson as an air marshall) continued the tradition. Neeson and Spanish filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra ("Non-Stop," "
"Non-Stop" gave Universal their third #1 film this year, coming on the heels of the two biggest January openings ever, "Ride Along" and "Lone Survivor." Of course, the studio isn't having as good of a run as Disney, whose blockbuster smash "Frozen" crossed the $1 billion mark over the weekend. Of the other 17 films to have accomplished that feat worldwide, six of them belong to the Mouse House, including "Marvel's The Avengers," "Iron Man 3" and "Toy Story 3." "Frozen" won Best Animated Feature Film at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and more and gave composer Robert Lopez an "EGOT" with an Oscar for "Let it Go." "Son of God" actually beat "Non-Stop" on ...