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
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Oct 6-121$37,656,250-2,614-$14,405$37,656,2501
Oct 13-191$27,051,590-28.2%2,615+1$10,344$64,707,8402
Oct 20-261$20,257,935-25.1%2,619+4$7,734$84,965,7753
Oct 27-Nov 21$18,860,155-6.9%2,647+28$7,125$103,825,9304
Nov 3-92$15,844,960-16%2,672+25$5,930$119,670,8905
Nov 10-164$12,474,910-21.3%2,697+25$4,625$132,145,8006
Nov 17-2310$9,716,525-22.1%2,412-285$4,028$141,862,3257
Nov 24-309$7,513,235-22.7%2,159-253$3,479$149,375,5608
Dec 1-79$4,705,045-37.4%2,317+158$2,030$154,080,6059
Dec 8-148$3,722,950-20.9%1,934-383$1,925$157,803,55510
Dec 15-2111$1,842,445-50.5%1,380-554$1,335$159,646,00011
Dec 22-2821$899,960-51.2%602-778$1,494$160,545,96012
Dec 29-Jan 4, 200120$1,004,285+11.6%569-33$1,765$161,550,24513
Jan 5-1121$834,145-16.9%558-11$1,494$162,384,39014
Jan 12-1824$632,865-24.1%415-143$1,524$163,017,25515
Jan 19-2523$565,135-10.7%414-1$1,365$163,582,40016
Jan 26-Feb 122$512,220-9.4%378-36$1,355$164,094,61017
Feb 2-824$454,695-11.2%326-52$1,394$164,549,30518
Feb 9-1526$393,040-13.6%289-37$1,360$164,942,34519
Feb 16-2236$344,630-12.3%242-47$1,424$165,286,97520
Feb 23-Mar 135$269,450-21.8%219-23$1,230$165,556,42521
Mar 2-833$270,940+0.6%185-34$1,464$165,827,36522
Mar 9-1536$211,735-21.9%161-24$1,315$166,039,10023
Mar 16-2243$131,795-37.8%138-23$955$166,170,89524
Mar 23-2949$73,150-44.5%119-19$614$166,244,04525