Meet the Parents

Chicago male nurse and chronic under-achiever Greg Focker meets his charming teacher girlfriend Pam Byrnes' parents Jack and Dina before proposing, but suspicious Jack is an overprotective former CIA agent - every date's worst nightmare.

Grosses

Domestic (50.3%)
$166,244,045
Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$28,623,300
2,614 theaters
Budget$55,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 48 min
GenresComedy Romance
In Release452 days/64 weeks
Widest Release2,697 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 6-81$28,623,300-2,614-$10,950$28,623,3001
Oct 6-9
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
1$32,165,270-2,614-$12,305$32,165,2701
Oct 13-151$21,168,385-26%2,615+1$8,094$58,824,6352
Oct 20-221$16,015,185-24.3%2,619+4$6,115$80,723,0253
Oct 27-291$15,048,475-6%2,647+28$5,685$100,014,2504
Nov 3-52$12,638,560-16%2,672+25$4,730$116,464,4905
Nov 10-124$10,342,995-18.2%2,697+25$3,835$130,013,8856
Nov 17-198$6,367,685-38.4%2,412-285$2,640$138,513,4857
Nov 22-26
Thanksgiving 5-Day
6$8,835,655-2,412-$3,663$148,350,120-
Nov 23-26
Thanksgiving 4-Day
6$7,948,680-2,412-$3,295$148,350,120-
Nov 24-26
Thanksgiving 3-Day
9$6,487,795+1.9%2,159-253$3,005$148,350,1208
Dec 1-3
Post-Thanksgiving
9$3,823,050-41.1%2,317+158$1,650$153,198,6109
Dec 8-108$3,026,710-20.8%1,934-383$1,565$157,107,31510
Dec 15-1711$1,200,775-60.3%1,380-554$870$159,004,33011
Dec 22-249$343,135-71.4%602-778$569$159,989,13512
Dec 22-25
Christmas long wknd
20$457,515-602-$759$160,103,515-
Dec 29-3113$600,295+74.9%569-33$1,055$161,146,25513
Dec 29-Jan 1, 2001
New Year's long wknd
20$779,530-569-$1,370$161,325,490-
Jan 5-721$605,430+0.9%558-11$1,085$162,155,67514
Jan 12-149$460,650-23.9%415-143$1,110$162,845,04015
Jan 12-15
MLK wknd
24$527,045-415-$1,269$162,911,435-
Jan 19-2123$420,610-8.7%414-1$1,015$163,437,86516
Jan 26-2822$387,455-7.9%378-36$1,025$163,969,84517
Feb 2-425$360,225-7%326-52$1,104$164,454,83518
Feb 9-1126$294,780-18.2%289-37$1,020$164,844,08519
Feb 16-189$250,255-15.1%242-47$1,034$165,192,60020
Feb 16-19
Presidents' Day wknd
36$290,180-242-$1,199$165,232,525-
Feb 23-2534$210,235-16%219-23$959$165,497,21021
Mar 2-433$205,310-2.3%185-34$1,109$165,761,73522
Mar 9-1137$161,805-21.2%161-24$1,005$165,989,17023
Mar 16-1841$103,500-36%138-23$750$166,142,60024
Mar 23-2554$54,145-47.7%119-19$455$166,225,04025