WEEKLY BOX OFFICE WRAP December 31 – January 2

Whew, it was a close race this past weekend at the box office folks.

LITTLE FOCKERS and TRUE GRIT were ‘duking’ it out for number one. LITTLE FOCKERS won out though, with a small lead in 471 more theaters. The weekend total for the LITLLE FOCKERS was a strong $25,766,485 for it’s second week in theaters, which now covers the disclosed budget of $100 million. TRUE GRIT hangs on to the number two space while barely falling behind the big budget flick. Paramount has to be excited about that measly $38 million budget left in the dust now.

TRUE GRIT remained in the slot with a huge $24,416,515 over the weekend.

Ok, I need a pie in the face for this one; YOGI BEAR is proving me wrong by filling the picnic basket with $12,385,000, growing ever closer to climbing over the mountains of the generous $80 million budget. It is nice to see a family film doing so well though. There were two movies that flip-flopped out and in of the top 10 over the weekend though. THE KING’S SPEECH moved into the top ten and THE TOURIST moved out.

THE KING’S SPEECH can only be expected to continually increase revenue and recognition as we get closer to awards season and as more theaters pick it up. Right now it is only in 700 theaters versus the 2,756 houisng THE TOURIST.

Only two new releases this weekend to mention, BLUE VALENTINE and ANOTHER YEAR. The highly controversial BLUE VALENTINE with Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling was released in only 4 theaters, but produced a whopping $48,432 per theater average garnering $291,607, one-third of the $1 million budget back already. ANOTHER YEAR, the latest Jim Broadbent endeavor, was the other limited release this week showing its mettle with $18,645 per theater average and yielding $164,654 in 6 theaters.

And now, the actual results for the Top 10:

1.LITTLE FOCKERS $25,766,485
2.TRUE GRIT $24,416,515
3.TRON:LEGACY $18,756,973
4.YOGI BEAR $12,385,000
5.THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER $10,252,775
6.THE FIGHTER $10,005,066
7.TANGLED $9,803,091
8.GULLIVER’S TRAVELS $9.300,099
9.BLACK SWAN $8,881,595
10.THE KING’S SPEECH $7,775,463