PREDICTED WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

As predicted last week, the third chapter of the popular Meet the Parents series Little Fockers dominated the box office and earned an estimated opening weekend total of $34 million. Also debuting last week was the Coen Brother's True Grit, which came in a relatively close second place with $25.6 million. New Year's Eve weekend is now upon us, and only a few small films are opening on Wednesday in limited release including director Mike Leigh's Another Year, as well as Biutiful staring Oscar winner Javier Bardem.

Predicted to take the top spot for a second week in a row is the third chapter of the popular Meet the Parents series Little Fockers. The film features returning stars Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder), Teri Polo (The West Wing), Owen Wilson (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) and Oscar winners Robert De Niro (Raging Bull), Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl), and Dustin Hoffman (Tootsie). As well as new cast members Jessica Alba (Sin City), Harvey Keitel (Cop Land), and Laura Dern (Jurassic Park). The film got a head start on the Christmas weekend by opening on Wednesday of last week, making $9,620 on each of its 3,536 screens. The movie made $34 million in its opening weekend, bringing its total gross to around $48 million. Which is almost half of its $100 million production costs. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $24.9 million this weekend.

Predicted to come in again at second place this week, but getting closer to the top spot, is No Country for Old Men directors Joel and Ethan Coen's True Grit, a remake of the classic John Wayne film. The movie stars an all-star cast, which includes Oscar winners Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), and Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting), Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (Milk), Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan), and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld. Last week, the movie opened on Wednesday and made $8,402 on each of its 3,047 screens. The film made $25.6 million in its opening weekend, bringing its total gross to around $36.8 million. Which almost earned back its entire $38 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $24.5 million this weekend.

Predicted to hold at third place for a second week in a row is the sequel to the groundbreaking 1982 film Tron, Tron: Legacy. The film picks up twenty-eight years after the first movie and stars the originals two leads Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) and Bruce Boxleitner (Scarecrow and Mrs. King), as well as Garrett Hedlund (Friday Night Lights), Olivia Wilde (Cowboys and Aliens), Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon), James Frain (True Blood) and Beau Garrett (Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer). While the movie dropped 54.3% from last week, it earned $5,826 on each screen for a weekend total of about $3,451 million. In it's first two weeks of release the movie has now earned $88.2 million, which is just over half of its initial $170 million production budget.

Predicted to move up two places from last week to number four, partly due to good word of mouth is the critically acclaimed new film from Three Kings director David O. Russell, entitled The Fighter. The movie is based on the true story of boxing champ Micky Ward and stars an impressive cast of actors including Mark Wahlberg (The Other Guys), Christian Bale (The Dark Knight), Amy Adams (Leap Year) and Melissa Leo (Don McKay). Last week, the movie dropped 37.3% from the week before and was shown on 8 more screens, for a total of 2,511. It earned $3,029 in each theater for a weekend total of $7.6 million. In addition to several Golden Globe nominations the film has now earned 26.6 million in three weeks of release, which exceeds its $25 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $12.7 million this weekend.

Predicted to round off the top five this week, for the second week in a row, is the live-action version of the classic cartoon Yogi Bear. The movie stars the voice talent of Dan Aykroyd (The Blues Brothers) and Justin Timberlake (The Social Network). While the movie dropped 46.4% last week from the week before, it earned $2,504 on each of its 3,515 screens for a weekend total of about $8.8 million. In it's first two weeks of release the movie has now earned $36.7 million, which is not quite half of its initial $80 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $10.6 million this weekend.

The rest of the top ten films at the box office this weekend are predicted to look like this:

Predicted to move up three places from last week to number six, thanks in part to phenomenal overall reviews, is the new film from The Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky called Black Swan, which examines the competitive world of ballet. The movie is already earning Oscar buzz for its lead actress, Natalie Portman (Garden State), and also stars Mila Kunis (The Book of Eli), Winona Ryder (Edward Scissorhands), Vincent Cassel (Ocean's Twelve) and Barbara Hershey (Beaches). Last week, the movie only went down 25.4% from the week before and added 507 theaters for a total of 1,466. The film made $4,267 on each screen for a weekend total of $6.2 million bringing its total gross up to $28.6 million, which surpasses its $13 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $8.6 million this weekend.

Predicted to fall three spots back from last week to number seven is the third chapter of the popular The Chronicles of Narnia series, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader. The film follows the adventures of Pevensie children as they make their third trip to the magical land of Narnia. The film stars Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Will Poulter and Bill Nighy, Simon Pegg and Liam Neeson. Last week the movie dropped 12.8% from the week before, but it earned $3,350 on each screen for a weekend total of about $10.8 million. In it's first three weeks of release the movie has now earned $63.9 million, which is just over half of its initial $155 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $6.8 million this weekend.

Predicted to drop one place from last week to number eight is Tangled, the 50th animated feature film from Walt Disney Pictures, based on the classic "Rapunzel" fairy tale. The movie stars a talented cast of voice actors including Mandy Moore (A Walk to Remember), Zachary Levi (Chuck), Donna Murphy (Star Trek: Insurrection), Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond), Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development) and Ron Perlman (Hellboy). While the movie dropped 26.8% last week from the week before, it was shown on 2,582 screens, earning $2,489 on each screen for a weekend total of about $6.4 million. In the last five weeks the movie has earned around $143 million, which is just over half of its purported $260 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $3.8 million this weekend.

Predicted to fall one spot back from its terrible debut last week is the new Jack Black (School of Rock) comedy, Gulliver's Travels. The movie, loosely based on the 18th century novel also stars Jason Segel (I Love You, Man), Emily Blunt (Charlie Wilson's War), Amanda Peet (Please Give) and Billy Connolly (The X-Files: I Want to Believe). Last week, the film opened on Christmas day and only made $2,477 on each of its 2,546 screens, for a disappointing weekend total of $6.3 million. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $4.1 million this weekend.

Finally, coming in at number ten for the second week in a row is the new drama thriller, The Tourist. The movie stars Oscar nominee Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) and Oscar winner Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), as well as Timothy Dalton (Toy Story 3) and Rufus Sewell (Amazing Grace). While the movie dropped 36.6% last week from the week before, it was shown on 2,756 screens, earning $1,959 on each screen for a weekend total of about $5.4 million. Despite being nominated for several Golden Globes, the movie has only earned about $40.8 million in three weeks of release, which is a far cry from its $100 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $2.2 million this weekend. Be sure to check out Box Office Beat Down this Sunday to see who is crowned the King of the box office this week and check back here next week for more box office predictions!