'Fockers' Take Top Spot, But Western Shows 'True Grit'
Sunday, December 26, 2010 at 2:51PM 
Little Fockers, the second sequel to Meet the Parents, took the top spot over the Christmas weekend, with $34.8 million in grosses. Since opening on December 22nd, the film has grossed $48.3 million. This is well behind the prior film in the series, Meet the Fockers, likely owing to the long delay since Fockers was in theatres and abysmal critic reviews and word of mouth. The film will undoubtedly earn back its $100 million budget, but it may be a little while before we see this tired franchise extended further.
Second place went to True Grit, the Coen brothers' western opus based on the novel of the same name. The film had a $25.6 million weekend, bringing its total grosses to $36.8 million so far. With a $38 million budget, True Grit is a