Here are the estimates for the Wednesday before Christmas.  Universal’s Little Fockers debuted in first place with $7.2 million from 3,536 locations.  The last film in the franchise, Meet the Fockers, launched on the same day in 2004 and rang up an initial $12 million on its way to a five-day Christmas haul north of $70 million.  That history is unlikely to repeat itself.  True Grit opened in third place on Wednesday, with the Coen Brother’s take on the John Wayne classic estimating $5.2 million from 3,047 theatres.  TRON: Legacy placed second on Wednesday with $5.3 million. After beginning the week with two days above six million, Disney’s fantastic voyage has a new domestic estimate of $62.1 million.  Too bad that the BAD weather in Europe took a bite out of the film’s international profits; EVERY film’s international prospects, come to think of it.  We’ll have updates throughout the holiday.

Title

Wednesday

Total

1

Little Fockers

$7,200,000

$7.2

2

Tron Legacy

$5,300,000

$62.1

3

True Grit

$5,200,000

$5.2

4

Yogi Bear

$2,900,000

$24.6

5

Narnia 3

$2,500,000

$50.1