Box Office: 'Little Fockers' stays at No. 1 with 'Tron Legacy' on its heels

Robert De Niro is back with his kitty in "Little Fockers."

Credit: Universal Pictures

Before most of America gets together with their families for the Christmas holiday, a good portion of them took to the theaters Thursday to enjoy the comedic stylings of "Little Fockers."  The third Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller tête-à-tête found another $7.2 million on Thursday for a two-day total of $14.4 million.  While solid business, that's far behind the franchise's previous installment, Meet the Fockers," which grossed $24.2 million over its first two days in 2006.  

Nipping at "Fockers'" heels was Disney's "Tron Legacy" with another $6.1 million and a seven day cume of $68.2 million.  "Legacy" will easily pass $100 million domestic, but whether it can truly become a franchise hit remains to be seen.

Hitting the trail in third was "True Grit."  The Coen Bros. Western grossed another $5.7 million for a two-day gross of $11.2 million.  The critically acclaimed potential Oscar player is now looking at anywhere from $25-30 million for the five-day holiday.

"Yogi Bear" drummed up some more family business for fourth place with $3.8 million and $28 million so far. It will battle "Fockers" and "Gulliver's Travels" for major family coin during the holiday break beginning tomorrow.

"Black Swan" also continued to impress with another $1.8 million in just 1.462 theaters and $22.4 million so far.  "Swan" should easily pass $50 million by the time Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 25.

Besides "Guilliver's Travels," "The King's Speech" expands nationwide tomorrow.

Look for continuing box office updates throughout the weekend.
 

Gregory Ellwood
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With over a decade of experience in the movie industry, Ellwood survived working for two major studios and has written for Variety, MSN and the LA Times. A co-founder of HitFix, Ellwood spends his time relaxing hitting 3’s on the basketball court and following his beloved Clippers.