He may be able to shoot flying cornbread while under the influence, but the Dude in "True Grit" couldn't quite take down Ben Stiller and his "Little Fockers" this New Year's weekend.
"Fockers" dropped 15% but still won the frame with $26.3 million, according to studio estimates. The PG-13 comedy, the third in the "Meet the Parents" franchise, has so far grossed $103.2 million in two weeks. By comparison, "Meet the Fockers," which opened six years ago on the same day as "Little Fockers," had tallied $162.5 million by this point.
Even though the series has clearly lost some of its luster, "Little Fockers" is a notable win for Universal -- the studio hasn't seen a movie pass $100 million since "Despicable Me" did in the middle of July.
"True Grit" fell a minuscule 1% and lassoed $24.5 million. The $38 million Western, starring Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon, has cumulatively made $86.8 million and has now passed "No Country for Old Men" to become the biggest hit ever for directors Joel and Ethan Coen.
In third place, Disney's "TRON: Legacy" slipped 4% for $18.3 million, bringing its domestic total to $130.9 million. (For those who are curious, the original "TRON" grossed $33 million in 1982, or $89.2 million when adjusted for inflation).
New Year's weekend was particularly accommodating to "Yogi Bear," which climbed 66% to consume $13 million. Family films usually see strong returns the weekend after Christmas, as parents scramble to find ways to entertain the little ones who are still on holiday break. "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" also received a bump this weekend, increasing 11% for $10.5 million, enough for fifth place.
On the indie front, "The King's Speech" graced the top 10 with its presence for the first time, collecting $7.6 million from 700 theaters.
The break-up drama "Blue Valentine," which was initially rated NC-17 but has since won an appeal for the R rating, debuted to $180,000 from four locations, an impressive per-theater average of $45,000. And "Another Year," the latest drama from acclaimed British director Mike Leigh, opened to $120,000 from six theaters.
Check back next weekend as "Season of the Witch," the medieval-set thriller starring Nicolas Cage, finally reaches theaters. (It was originally scheduled to be released last March).
The music drama "Country Strong," starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw, will also expand nationwide.
courtesy of CNN.com
No comments:
Post a Comment