Universal’s Little Fockers  grossed $7.1 million from 3,536 theaters on Thursday at the domestic box office, according to preliminary estimates. That brings the film’s two-day cume to $14.3 million. A version of this review appeared Wednesday. Before most of America gets together with their families for the Christmas holiday, a good portion of them took to the theaters Thursday to enjoy the comedic stylings of “Little Fockers.”  The third Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller tête-à-tête found another $7.2 million on Thursday for a two-day total of $14.4 million.  While solid business, that’s far behind the franchise’s previous installment, Meet the Fockers,” which grossed $24.2 million over its first two days in 2006.   Nipping at “Fockers’” heels was Disney’s “Tron Legacy” with another $6.1 million and a seven day cume of $68.2 million.  “Legacy” will easily pass $100 million domestic, but whether it can truly become a franchise hit remains to be seen. From brilliance to banality.  ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ is the latest from Jack Black and it seems to rest entirely on his shoulders.  If you’re a fan of Black, you’ll probably enjoy the film.  If you’re not then you’ll want to stay away. Disney’s 3D holiday offering  Tron: Legacy  came in No. 2 on Thursday, grossing an estimated $6.1 million from 3,531 locations for a cume of $68.2 million in its first seven days. Hitting the trail in third was “True Grit.”  The Coen Bros.

Some of these references, too, hail from Portis’ book, but after tackling the trials of Job in A Serious Man , the moviemaking siblings appear to have taken an especially keen interest in the venerable Christian and Hebrew texts. Paramount’s True Grit  placed No. 3, grossing roughly $5.7 million from 3,047 theaters for a pleasing two-day total of at least $11.2 million. “Yogi Bear” drummed up some more family business for fourth place with $3.8 million and $28 million so far. Playing in 3,515 theaters, Yogi’s  cume is $28 million in its first seven days. It will battle “Fockers” and “Gulliver’s Travels” for major family coin during the holiday break beginning tomorrow. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, however, Jack’s suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back.   Jeff Bridges – whose previous collaboration with the Coens produced cinema’s iconic stoner, Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski – plays Cogburn with eye patch and baggy long johns, and with a gruff, grizzled conviction.

Among specialty offerings, Fox Searchlight’s Black Swan  remained a favorite, coming in No. 7 with a gross of $1.8 million from 1,462 theaters for a cume of $22.4 million. Theater traffic is expected to drop off dramatically today, and then begin picking up tomorrow afternoon.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been six years since audiences were treated to a Fockers film. “Meet the Fockers,” the sequel to “Meet the Parents,” was released in 2004. Jessica Alba, who appears in the new family film “Little Fockers”, says comedy is the reason she wanted to become an actress. We must have been pretty naughty this year for Santa to stuff a lump of coal like “Little Fockers” into our cinematic stockings. Then wave goodbye in relief as its huge cast of characters departs like the annoying in-laws they are. Alba, 29, plays Andi Garcia, a sexy pharmaceutical company representative who is attracted to Ben Stiller’s character, Gaylord Focker, or Greg. Owen Wilson reprises his role as Pam’s ex-boyfriend, Kevin, who joins the Fockers for the twins’ birthday party. Don’t miss the make-out scene between Wilson and Streisand! But after abysmal early reviews of this installment of the otherwise top-grossing comic series, only hardcore fans remain undeterred. “We hadn’t cuddled for six years.” “Cuddling, that was a good one,” Owen Wilson agreed. A few minor plot holes , some seriously bad jokes, and erectile dysfunction may not prevent Fockers from making some serious box office cash, rather a whole slew of problems is what several sources are citing. Hopefully, the Fockers will call it quits after this. I guess the latest Focker fun installment just didn’t live up to its predecessors, making it the “most vulgar, most pathetic and least funny picture of the year, but it is a strong contender for second place behind the picture Brett Favre allegedly sent over his cellphone.” Yikes! PG-13 for mature sexual humor throughout, language and some drug content. 98 minutes.

She lives in Arizona with her husband and 2 children. Will critics reviews stop viewers from making their way to theaters? Jack, who now suffers from serious heart palpitations, is obsessed with finding a successor to his “throne.” Greg and Pam, meanwhile, aren’t sure if their new suburban abode will be finished in time for the twins’ outdoor birthday party. “Now we have children,” Blythe Danner said. “Somewhere,” which won the top prize at the Venice International Film Festival, stars Stephen Dorff as a famous Hollywood actor, Johnny Marco. Somewhere in the midst of this chaos, Greg has to impress the headmaster of a snooty private school (Laura Dern) where he wants his children to go. The infamous circle of trust, once considered an exclusive bond, has been stretched and pulled to encompass so many tertiary characters and meaningless subplots that it now rests, limply, at the feet of its stars like a rope of taffy. We’ve all matured, in positive and negative ways.” “Speak for yourself!” Polo joked about the “mature women” comment. Coppola is brilliant at capturing mood, but substance isn’t her game. “There’s a dance, a familiarity, a dance, a rhythm, a song that you just fall back into,” she said of coming back to work with her “Focker” castmates. One or two cast members help when they can. Watch Owen Wilson ignore the nonsense he’s been handed in the screenplay and wander, knowingly, into funnier territories. R for sexual content, nudity and language. 98 minutes.

Let’s scrap the next few “Fockers” sequels and get Wilson’s spiritual guru character, Kevin, a spinoff. Two and a half stars out of four. I feel like after 10 years I finally feel OK calling you ‘Bob.’ I finally feel like I’m not forcing that,” he said. “It’s always great to have a chance to work together, the whole cast, it’s always fun to see everybody.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Little Fockers.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .