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There were no new releases out over the New Year’s weekend, so it was a close battle for the top spot at the weekend box office between Ben Stiller’s “Little Fockers” and “True Grit.”
In the end, the “Fockers” were able to hold on to #1 for the second weekend in a row with $26.3 million. Now, it’s domestic haul is $103.2 million.
“True Grit” closely followed with $24.5 million to hold the #2 slot for the second-straight weekend, lifting its total to $86.8 million and becoming the top-grossing film ever from directors Joel and Ethan Coen. Their previous best was $74.3 million for “No Country for Old Men.”
The #3 film was the same from last weekend — Disney’s sci-fi sequel “Tron: Legacy”. It earned $18.3 million, while Dan Aykroyd’s family flick “Yogi Bear,” climbed on spot to come in fourth with $13 million.
Closing out the top 5 was “The Chronicles of Narnia,” earning $10.5 million to take it to $87.1 million after four weeks in theaters.
According to the Associated Press, Hollywood is off to a slow start in 2011, with overall revenues at $158 million, down 28 percent from New Year’s weekend a year ago.
That’s a wrap for this weekend. Next weekend, look out for the release of Nicolas Cage’s period action “Season of the Witch” and the expansion of Sony’s music drama “Country Strong” starring Garrett Hedlund and Gwyneth Paltrow.
This weekend’s top 10 is as follows:
1 – “Little Fockers,” $26.3 million.
2 – “True Grit,” $24.5 million.
3 – “Tron: Legacy,” $18.3 million.
4 – “Yogi Bear,” $13 million.
5 – “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,” $10.5 million.
6 – “Tangled,” $10.01 million.
7 – “The Fighter,” $10 million.
8 – “Gulliver’s Travels,” $9.1 million.
9 – “Black Swan,” $8.5 million.
10 – “The King’s Speech,” $7.6 million.
