January 18, 2005 - Samuel L. Jackson led Paramount's Coach Carter to victory at the box office this weekend.  The basketball drama brought in $24.2 million during the Friday-to-Sunday period.

Meet the Fockers fell to second place after three weeks at the top. The Ben Stiller comedy sequel added $19.3 million to give it an impressive four-week total of $231.1 million.

In Good Company, starring Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace and Scarlett Johansson, rose to third from thirty-third after a couple of weeks in limited release. The Universal Pictures film grossed $14.3 million.

Warner Bros.'  Racing Stripes opened in the fourth spot with $13.9 million.

Fox's Elektra debuted in fifth place with a somewhat disappointing $12.8 million.

White Noise, the supernatural thriller starring Michael Keaton, dropped from second to sixth this weekend with just over $12 million.

Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, finished the weekend in seventh with $5.1 million.

In eighth, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events pulled in just over $5 million. The kid lit adaptation has grossed $111 in five weeks.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Joel Schumacher, held in the ninth spot again this week with $3.7 million.

Rounding out the top ten... Ocean's Twelve finished the weekend with $3 million.

Samuel L. Jackson in Coach Carter

Here's a look at the weekend breakdown...

Rank	Prior	Film Title	Studio	Weekend	Total	Weeks	Theaters
1	-	Coach Carter	Paramount	$24,182,961	$24,182,961	1	2,524
2	1	Meet the Fockers	Universal	$19,316,095	$231,110,125	4	3,554
3	33	In Good Company	Universal	$14,289,750	$14,789,212	3	1,566
4	-	Racing Stripes	Warner Bros.	$13,920,052	$13,920,052	1	3,185
5	-	Elektra	Fox	$12,804,793	$12,804,793	1	3,204
6	2	White Noise	Universal	$12,067,290	$41,108,890	2	2,279
7	3	The Aviator	Miramax	$5,057,536	$50,235,595	5	1,956
8	4	Unfortunate Events	Paramount	$4,040,709	$111,118,911	5	2,540
9	9	Phantom of the Opera	Warner Bros.	$3,669,147	$26,555,685	4	907
10	6	Ocean's Twelve	Warner Bros.	$2,984,382	$119,934,431	6	2,105