Box Office Roundup: January 7 - 9, 2011 'True Grit' Shows Gumption at #1

Sunday, 09 January 2011 22:05 Written by JimmyO

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Box Office Roundup: January 7 - 9, 2011 'True Grit' Shows Gumption at #1

True Grit finally did it. In its third week of release, The Coen Brothers's highest grossing film to date managed to bump Little Fockers from the number one spot. With the addition of this week's $15 million at the box office, the western's total haul so far is an impressive $110 million. Fockers, however, came in a close second with nearly $13.8 million for the weekend.

As far as new releases go, Nicolas Cage’s latest, Season of the Witch, debuted in the #3 spot with a respectable $10.8 million. Country Strong, featuring Gwyneth Paltrow as a has been country star, expanded into wide release and found itself in the #6 spot, earning $7.3 million.

Four of the top ten films this week are possible Oscar contenders, including True Grit, Black Swan, The King’s Speech and The Fighter. Disney’s Tangled, which is very likely to earn a couple of nominations for music and best animated film , is still hanging in there at #10 with $5.2 million.

Next week sees the release of action packed The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz, and the “bromantic” comedy The Dilemma, starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James. Which of these films are you planning on seeing this coming Friday?

1. True Grit - $ 15 million
2. Little Fockers - $ 13.8 million
3. Season of the Witch - $ 10.7 million
4. Tron: Legacy - $ 9.8 million
5. Black Swan - $ 8.4 million
6. Country Strong - $ 7.3 million
7. The Fighter - $ 7 Million
8. The King's Speech - $ 6.8 million
9. Yogi Bear - $ 6.8 million
10. Tangled - $ 5.2 million