`True Grit' rides tall with $15M and No. 1 finish

LOS ANGELES (AP) - January 9, 2011

The film starring Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon bumped off Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller's comedy "Little Fockers," which was No. 1 the previous two weekends. "Little Fockers" slipped to second with $13.8 million, raising its total to $124 million.

Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, "True Grit" lifted its total to $110.4 million.

Among newcomers, Nicolas Cage's supernatural thriller "Season of the Witch" opened at No. 3 with $10.7 million. Gwyneth Paltrow's country-music drama "Country Strong" premiered at No. 6 with $7.3 million.

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