Yes, that's a great PTA.

I don't think it's a Box office dissapointment. Sure, it didn't make as much as the original, but it still managed to make over $100 million, and possibly over $120 million.

As long as it lands a 3.0x multiplier I think I would call it a hit.

Glad to hear it

Awesome for National Treasure! Looks like it will be back in the Derby next week! It deserves the #10 spot more than Polar Express in my opinion.

Meet the Fockers is definitely going to be #1 for 2 more weeks now.

oh yeah 20 movies projected over 1m 8)

Besides what people have said, I want to add that it's great weekend for Oscar contenders. both Finding Neverland and Sideways increased 80%, and of course The Aviator starts it march to $100M by March. HOFD, AVLE, Kinsey, and Closer all did well too.

Biggest 8th Weekends


Congrats to TPE for another great weekend.



1 Titanic $23,027,838 ( -11.10% | 2,956 | $7,790 | $337,355,666 )
2 Chicago $12,708,956 ( 17.80% | 2,268 | $5,603 | $80,812,597 )
3 Home Alone $12,626,851 ( - | 2,173 | $5,810 | $168,697,638 )
4 Dances With Wolves $11,898,621 ( - | 1,269 | $9,376 | $61,562,428 )
5 Aladdin $10,920,346 ( 29.50% | 2,331 | $4,684 | $139,066,800 )
6 There's Something About Mary $10,920,201 ( 30.40% | 2,545 | $4,290 | $130,268,038 )
7 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial $10,425,071 ( -7.40% | 1,555 | $6,704 | $169,506,056 )
8 Mrs. Doubtfire $10,281,452 ( -10.90% | 2,354 | $4,367 | $151,757,238 )
9 Ghost $9,953,630 ( 33.20% | 1,766 | $5,636 | $125,016,532 )
10 Forrest Gump $9,897,242 ( -12.00% | 2,237 | $4,424 | $222,309,062 )
11 The Sixth Sense $8,435,193 ( -24.70% | 2,791 | $3,022 | $225,042,276 )
12 Return of the Jedi $8,270,850 ( 12.70% | 1,644 | $5,030 | $178,481,053 )
13 Beverly Hills Cop $8,216,877 ( 26.90% | 1,822 | $4,509 | $133,132,606 )
14 Platoon $8,179,149 ( -2.10% | 856 | $9,555 | $38,342,073 )
15 The Santa Clause $8,169,410 ( - | 2,295 | $3,559 | $137,826,098 )
16 Three Men and a Baby $7,973,618 ( -1.60% | 1,813 | $4,398 | $105,141,109 )
17 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl $7,970,162 ( 9.50% | 2,227 | $3,578 | $272,169,924 )
18 Pretty Woman $7,594,013 ( 11.50% | 1,794 | $4,233 | $100,562,962 )
19 Traffic $7,498,582 ( 69.20% | 1,742 | $4,304 | $80,020,627 )
20 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $7,491,397 ( -21.50% | 2,447 | $3,061 | $385,184,373 )
21 Ghostbusters $7,433,758 ( -12.50% | 1,458 | $5,098 | $142,440,431 )
22 As Good as It Gets $7,428,700 ( 47.70% | 1,801 | $4,124 | $101,614,491 )
23 Finding Nemo $7,275,723 ( -14.10% | 2,480 | $2,933 | $303,795,720 )
24 Fatal Attraction $7,089,680 ( 10.60% | 1,351 | $5,247 | $85,704,764 )
25 Fried Green Tomatoes $7,058,930 ( 14.60% | 1,306 | $5,405 | $34,263,454 )
26 Back to the Future $6,927,360 ( -4.50% | 1,536 | $4,510 | $119,905,425 )
27 Jurassic Park $6,883,315 ( -18.30% | 2,141 | $3,215 | $283,094,155 )
28 Good Will Hunting $6,636,861 ( 2.60% | 2,203 | $3,012 | $96,394,357 )
29 Tootsie $6,523,267 ( -11.00% | 1,222 | $5,338 | $100,398,200 )
30 Meet the Parents $6,487,795 ( 1.90% | 2,159 | $3,005 | $148,350,120 )
31 A Beautiful Mind $6,304,800 ( -25.00% | 2,220 | $2,840 | $113,271,766 )
32 Driving Miss Daisy $6,011,600 ( 5.40% | 895 | $6,716 | $24,384,883 )
33 The Lion King $6,010,520 ( -15.00% | 2,221 | $2,706 | $243,168,383 )
34 Shrek $6,007,027 ( -22.10% | 2,107 | $2,850 | $240,560,159 )
35 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $5,930,425 ( -46.00% | 2,681 | $2,212 | $300,404,434 )
36 Toy Story $5,873,864 ( -16.80% | 2,053 | $2,861 | $168,257,728 )
37 The Polar Express $5,730,000 ( -12.20% | 2,513 | $2,280 | $155,246,000 )
38 Crocodile Dundee $5,521,551 ( -13.60% | 1,485 | $3,718 | $76,016,041 )
39 Rain Man $5,449,961 ( -20.20% | 1,573 | $3,464 | $96,278,210 )
40 The Color Purple $5,330,126 ( 26.30% | 1,109 | $4,806 | $45,889,128 )
41 The Fugitive $5,231,382 ( -26.80% | 2,203 | $2,374 | $161,438,942 )
42 Terms of Endearment $5,211,394 ( -16.40% | 1,020 | $5,109 | $55,781,706 )
43 Jerry Maguire $5,183,347 ( -6.10% | 2,140 | $2,422 | $116,588,785 )
44 Cast Away $5,157,519 ( -31.00% | 2,347 | $2,197 | $209,798,303 )
45 Good Morning, Vietnam $5,141,491 ( -1.70% | 1,591 | $3,231 | $85,203,373 )
46 A Fish Called Wanda $5,098,053 ( 35.20% | 1,187 | $4,294 | $37,794,123 )
47 Toy Story 2 $5,072,841 ( -29.10% | 2,326 | $2,180 | $226,056,757 )
48 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon $5,061,767 ( -16.80% | 868 | $5,831 | $44,427,118 )
49 Mr. Holland's Opus $5,055,814 ( -19.30% | 1,599 | $3,161 | $56,702,448 )
50 Batman $5,026,358 ( -25.00% | 1,777 | $2,828 | $222,976,331 )
51 When Harry Met Sally... $4,849,364 ( 19.50% | 1,149 | $4,220 | $67,515,438 )
52 The Bodyguard $4,840,996 ( -7.50% | 1,705 | $2,839 | $102,236,643 )
53 Beauty and the Beast $4,840,087 ( -45.00% | 1,960 | $2,469 | $88,917,830 )
54 Sister Act $4,829,728 ( -22.50% | 1,941 | $2,488 | $97,550,155 )
55 Twins $4,802,805 ( -0.40% | 1,659 | $2,895 | $86,518,865 )
56 Twister $4,787,383 ( -27.20% | 2,318 | $2,065 | $219,558,165 )
57 The Others $4,785,217 ( -5.90% | 2,724 | $1,756 | $86,694,507 )
58 Die Hard $4,766,648 ( 29.90% | 1,461 | $3,262 | $58,456,957 )
59 The Silence of the Lambs $4,760,714 ( -17.60% | 1,627 | $2,926 | $94,425,327 )
60 Independence Day $4,739,170 ( -18.40% | 2,384 | $1,987 | $274,504,698 )
61 Stuart Little $4,713,252 ( -1.40% | 2,702 | $1,744 | $128,636,752 )
62 Mr. Mom $4,686,652 ( - | 1,349 | $3,474 | $37,545,298 )
63 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $4,653,389 ( -28.10% | 2,015 | $2,309 | $252,097,945 )
64 Schindler's List $4,637,480 ( 51.30% | 764 | $6,070 | $29,305,853 )
65 Top Gun $4,636,548 ( -8.00% | 1,386 | $3,345 | $80,554,738 )
66 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $4,613,927 ( -11.40% | 1,717 | $2,687 | $165,962,813 )
67 Gremlins $4,596,286 ( -16.70% | 1,411 | $3,257 | $113,266,641 )
68 Moonstruck $4,590,988 ( 13.20% | 985 | $4,660 | $25,024,293 )
69 The Little Mermaid $4,585,047 ( - | 1,521 | $3,014 | $56,126,383 )
70 Spider-Man $4,555,932 ( -39.40% | 2,278 | $1,999 | $390,382,313 )
71 A Bug's Life $4,552,139 ( -3.60% | 1,815 | $2,508 | $148,506,807 )
72 Big Fish $4,533,655 ( -36.20% | 2,280 | $1,988 | $55,316,067 )
73 About Schmidt $4,515,337 ( -16.10% | 1,236 | $3,653 | $44,193,308 )
74 Saving Private Ryan $4,504,502 ( -33.70% | 2,705 | $1,665 | $173,076,992 )
75 Steel Magnolias $4,502,641 ( - | 1,369 | $3,289 | $50,943,805 )
76 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York $4,462,708 ( -53.30% | 2,166 | $2,060 | $151,736,483 )
77 Shrek 2 $4,450,316 ( -23.80% | 2,142 | $2,077 | $418,517,158 )
78 Wayne's World $4,425,600 ( -22.50% | 1,878 | $2,356 | $93,319,546 )
79 Who Framed Roger Rabbit $4,349,661 ( -26.20% | 1,435 | $3,031 | $113,041,981 )
80 Rambo: First Blood Part II $4,337,520 ( -32.50% | 1,674 | $2,591 | $125,301,195 )
81 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $4,293,671 ( -19.20% | 1,878 | $2,286 | $351,133,343 )
82 True Lies $4,130,340 ( 20.60% | 1,691 | $2,442 | $132,204,043 )
83 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $4,104,665 ( -19.60% | 1,287 | $3,189 | $141,729,774 )
84 Terminator 2: Judgment Day $4,089,720 ( -26.20% | 2,076 | $1,970 | $175,583,219 )
85 An Officer and a Gentleman $4,061,544 ( -10.50% | 997 | $4,073 | $56,435,409 )
86 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home $4,056,512 ( -1.20% | 1,479 | $2,742 | $92,673,709 )
87 The Passion of the Christ $4,051,112 ( -73.40% | 2,848 | $1,422 | $360,761,619 )
88 Shakespeare in Love $4,037,917 ( 11.30% | 759 | $5,320 | $31,447,302 )
89 The Green Mile $4,022,589 ( -25.30% | 2,371 | $1,696 | $115,158,512 )
90 Basic Instinct $4,012,920 ( -0.70% | 1,884 | $2,130 | $89,148,498 )

So what does everyone think, will Meet the Fockers pass the Incredibles for the Winter Box Office Champion?

Right now, I say a big yes! The winter needed a second big blockbuster.

Its pretty impressive when Polar Express beats the highest grossing animated film on weekend 8

I expect it to make more around 280m

To add on to your statement, look at that increase for Ray! Awards season indeed.

In Good Company got a $52,000 PTA. Not sure if that's really good or bad anymore. Seems like all movies that get really high PTAs in their first weekend all dissapoint in wide release. I Heart Huckabees being the main example of course, with Life Aquatic as a slight dissapointment. So glad I am that Lemony Snicket is blow pass $100M, that 58% drop last week scared me.

Domestically, yes.

I'm in love with that chart. For some reason, I just enjoy looking at it.

Just like with my avatar

NO! It will tumble 90% 5th weekend and just die a horrible death before it passes TI.

She looks nice in THAT pic, Adriana Lima looks PRICELESS IN EVERY PIC

Awesome to see Blade getting to pass $50M soon.

FOCKERS! AVIATOR! LEMONY!

even darkness! nice drop!

Awesome for Lemony Snickets, $100 million here we come! I hope they make a sequel.

I dont think its quite in that ballpark just yet.

Absolutely awesome for Fockers and Treasure!!

fockers is doing focking great

I don't know what to say. Wow, it was just an amazing weekend, really, for all movies. Hopefully the drops next weekend won't be all too steep.

I am in particular amazed about National Treasure's increase. The Polar Express is doing well too, considering that Christmas is over. Both movies will hit $165 million, I think.

Meet the Fockers has just a flabbergasting run so far. It might hit $200 million as soon as next weekend. I did some calculations and it looks like Meet the Fockers has a good chance to end up with $270+ million in total. Incredible. I am certain, there will be another sequel now...

Your flabbergasted?? :? I'm flabbergasted at how moviegoers continued to pump $$$ into Lemony Snicket for the mere sake of feeling compelled to do so cause it was a holiday... The movie was a piece of shit and in no way "Laugh out loud funny" like the commercials say it was.. :?

Lemony Snickets was much better than any of the Star Wars prequels that you rave about all the time.

And just for the record its doing much better than AVP did in its entire run. :wink: