'Fockers,' Thriller Make 'Noise' at Box Office
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"Meet the Fockers" ruled the North  American box office for a third consecutive weekend, speeding  past the $200 million mark, while the first wide release of  2005 opened strongly at No. 2.
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Moviegoers are not following the  script written for them by the Hollywood studios. In a sign  that big-budget sequels may be losing their allure, North  American ticket sales for the first three big films of the  lucrative summer season have not kept pace with their  respective predecessors.
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"Meet The Fockers," the much-hyped sequel to the successful 2000 film "Meet The Parents" starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, takes the top spot over the holiday weekend, raking in $44.7 million. It beat the previous holiday record held by the 2002...
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The fright film "The Messengers," about a city family that moves into a creepy haunted house in the country, debuted as the top weekend movie with $14.5 million in ticket sales.
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Moviegoers are not following the script written for them by the Hollywood studios. In a sign that big-budget sequels may be losing their allure, North American ticket sales for the first three big films of the lucrative summer season have not kept pace with their respective predecessors.
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LOS ANGELES  - While Sony's "The  Forgotten" took top honors with a weekend debut of a solid $21  million, higher than the mid-to-high teens that had been  projected heading into the frame, it was the only memorable  point during a mostly forgettable session.
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"Meet the Fockers" dominated the box office last weekend, but the end-of-year period was a disappointing one in general for Hollywood.
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LOS ANGELES &quot;Meet the Fockers&quot; met the record books with the best Christmas weekend debut at the box office. Ben Stiller&#39;s comedy of opposite inlaws raked in almost 45 (m) million dollars, beating the record
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Ever since it debuted Wednesday, there was never any doubt that "Meet the Fockers" would lead the pack at the Christmas weekend box office.
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The penguin cartoon "Happy Feet"  and the James Bond movie "Casino Royale" led a lackluster North  American box office for a third weekend, while the new Jesus  film "The Nativity Story" was stillborn.
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LOS ANGELES - Millions of Americans went shopping for comedy last weekend, giving the star-studded &quot;Meet the Fockers&quot; the record for the best single Christmas Day box office take.
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A dancing penguin was king of the Thanksgiving birds among movie-goers. The animated penguin romp "Happy Feet" remained the No. 1 movie with $37.9 million in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, while the James Bond adventure "Casino Royale" stayed in second place with $31 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Small-budget movies are making bigger hits than big-budget movies.
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A dancing penguin and the world's deadliest spy have settled in for a long stay at the top of the box office. The animated penguin tale "Happy Feet" was the No. 1 movie for the third straight weekend, posting ticket sales of $17 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Also for the third straight weekend, the James Bond adventure "Casino Royale" ran a close second, taking in $15.1 million.
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LOS ANGELES  - With Thanksgiving over  and Christmas still three weeks away, the box office will try  to catch its breath this weekend as moviegoers turn their  attention to other seasonal pursuits like shopping.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - The sound of an audience laughing throatily is usually a sign that a movie is working.
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The sci-fi thriller "Jumper" leaped  to the No. 1 spot at the North American box office on Sunday as  moviegoers ignored critics' dire warnings for a second weekend.