Two more movies released in 2010 have now passed the $100 million mark in revenues at the US box office taking the total to 25, still lower in comparison with the 30 movies that had achieved this feat in 2009. Little Fockers, the first of the two to achieve it, follows in the footsteps of its predecessors, Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers, in achieving this milestone. However, the movie has still fallen short by a long margin as compared to Meet the Fockers released in 2004 that had been a raging success with $279 million gathered at the domestic box office alone. It seems the right time to give this franchise a rest, unless the producers would want to continue pushing any future movies through the direct-DVD route, though cannot see the likes of Ben Stiller and De Niro wanting to reprise their roles. True Grit, on the other hand, has been marked as a success, becoming the biggest hit for the Cohen Brothers, surpassing the revenues of their previous big hit, the Oscar winning No Country for Old Men. Cohen Brothers seem to be hitting it off well with Western Classics and with possible Oscar nominations lined-up for True Grit, there could be more to come from them in this category. This weekend has very few releases and this should keep the competition at the top between Little Fockers and True Grit. Nicolas Cage would like to have a say in this with the release of his fantasy movie Season of the Witch. But Cage has had a shaky box office performance in the recent past. His last movie, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, had performed below expectations, and while he earned better reviews for his role in Kick-Ass, the revenues at the box office were still lack lustre. Much is not expected from Season of the Witch either. Hoping the witches do not doom the entire year that lies ahead...
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