‘True Grit’ rules the charts on first 2011 weekend

LOS ANGELES - ‘True Grit’ has become the No. 1 movie in its third weekend grossing an estimated 15 million dollars Friday-Sunday.

The Coen brothers’ redo of the classic Western novel is by far the team’s most popular movie ever, now topping 110 million dollars domestically, reports E online.

Also in its third weekend, Paltrow’s ‘Country Strong’ broke wide, and landed in 6th place with 7.3 million dollars.

Nicolas Cage’s sword-driven ‘Season of the Witch’ only made 10.7 million dollars.

Elsewhere, ‘Little Fockers’ slipped to No. 2 after two weekends of being on top; while ‘Black Swan’ barely lost a step.

‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ and Jack Black’s ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ both fell from the Top 10.

Here’s a list of the top-grossing films, per Friday-Sunday estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations:

1. True Grit- 15 million dollars

2. Little Fockers- 13.8 million dollars

3. Season of the Witch- 10.7 million dollars

4. Tron: Legacy- 9.8 million dollars

5. Black Swan- 8.4 million dollars

6. Country Strong- 7.3 million dollars

7. The Fighter- 7 million dollars

8. The King’s Speech- 6.811 million dollars

9. Yogi Bear- 6.81 million dollars

10. Tangled- 5.2 million dollars (ANI)