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"True Grit" grossed $4.8 million on Friday, but "Little Fockers" held onto the top spot with $5.1 million.

"Tron Legacy" has a very strong start with $18 million on Friday. "Yogi Bear" found $4.7 million and "The Fighter" climbed to third in its initial expansion with $3.925 million.

Film News: Third in series earns $8 mil in 3,555 runs -- Once again, a 3D pic topped the Friday box office.

Tangled rid itself of any knots as it climbed to the top of the box office on Friday, grossing $5.1 million, according to early estimates. That’s a 74 percent drop from last Friday, which, mind you, was an enormous day for moviegoing. The PG animated musical should receive a decent bump on Saturday, as most family films do, and finish the weekend with about $21 million.

Harry Potter is on the way to his biggest magic act yet. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" conjured up $61.2 million domestically in its first day, positioning it for the best opening weekend ever for the series about the young wizard.

Close race for no. 1 between "Unstoppable" and "Megamind" for the weekend after the Tony Scott thriller takes the top spot Friday with $8.5 million.

FRIDAY 4:30 PM: Early North American box office reports reaching me indicate that DreamWorks Animation's Megamind 3D may be underperforming with an estimated $42M weekend from a giant release of 3,944 theaters with 2,634 of them 3D-equipped, Warner Bros' Due Date grossing on target with an estimated $35M from 3,355 theaters, and Lionsgate's For Colored Girls overperforming for an estimated $28M from 2,127 theaters.

1. Saw VII 3D (Lionsgate) NEW [2,808 Theaters] Friday $11M, Estimated Weekend $28M - A scary Halloween to one and all. You know what frightens me? More Saw pics. This is supposed to be the final chapter of the franchise that has made $763 million in global box office and $1+ billion in DVD sales.

Paramount Pictures scores with moviegoers as "Paranormal Activity 2" and "Jackass 3-D" gross $19 million and $7.7 million to lead Friday's box office.

Wow, looks like stupidity is even better in 3-D. At least that’s what Johnny Knoxville and his crew of American idiots proved yesterday, pulling in an astounding $20 million on Friday for a weekend that’s bound to hit $40 million even if moviegoers drop off after Jackass 3D‘s opening night. The Bruce Willis-Helen Mirren-starrer Red also had a solid beginning, earning approximately $7 million on Friday for a three-day that could reach $20 million.