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'Grit' grabs top spot for weekend

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Ethan Coen, Jeff Bridges and Joel Coen arrive for the "True Grit" Premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York on December 14, 2010. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh 
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Published: Jan. 9, 2011 at 1:18 PM

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- "True Grit," with Jeff Bridges and Josh Brolin, finally took the No. 1 spot at the U.S. box office during the weekend, several weekends after its release.

"Little Fockers," with Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand among others, was a strong second with more than $13.78 million.

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"Season of the Witch," with Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman, was third with more than $10.72 million.

All studio-estimated gross receipts are via Box Office Mojo.

"Tron Legacy," also with Jeff Bridges, was fourth with more than $9.8 million; "Black Swan" fifth with $8.35 million; "Country Strong" sixth with $7.3 million; "The Fighter" seventh with $7 million; "The King's Speech" eighth with more than $6.81 million; "Yogi Bear" ninth with $6.81 million.

The animated "Tangled" was 10th with $5.2 million.

Topics: Barbra Streisand, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Robert De Niro, Ron Perlman
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