▁Robert ▁De ▁N iro ▁pok ed ▁fun ▁at ▁the ▁critical ▁dr ub bing ▁the ▁film ▁received , ▁stating , ▁" I ▁was ▁very , ▁very ▁moved ▁and ▁grat ified ▁when ▁you ▁made ▁the ▁announ cement ▁[ of ▁this ▁award ] ▁two ▁months ▁ago , ▁well ▁before ▁you ▁had ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁review ▁Little ▁F ock ers ". ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁performance ▁Little ▁F ock ers ▁failed ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁opening - week end ▁gross ▁of ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁Me et ▁the ▁F ock ers . ▁It ▁opened ▁first ▁on ▁its ▁opening ▁week end ▁on ▁approximately ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁screens ▁at ▁ 3 , 5 3 6 ▁locations ▁across ▁US ▁and ▁Canada , ▁bringing ▁its ▁five - day ▁opening ▁to ▁$ 4 8 . 3 ▁million . ▁By ▁comparison , ▁Me et ▁the ▁F ock ers ▁made ▁$ 4 6 . 1 ▁million ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁week end ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁for ▁a ▁five - day ▁total ▁of ▁$ 7 0 . 5 ▁million . ▁As ▁of ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Little ▁F ock ers ▁gross ed ▁$ 1 4 8 . 4 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada , ▁and ▁$ 1 6 1 ▁million ▁from ▁other ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁for ▁a ▁world wide ▁total ▁of ▁$ 3 0 9 . 4 ▁million . ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁ ▁Home ▁media ▁Little ▁F ock ers ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁on ▁April