"Memento" finished its opening week with a box office haul of $11.753 million, securing the second spot on the weekly box office charts. The weekly champion remained "Meet the Parents," now in its fourth week, with a box office tally of $18.86 million. However, "Meet the Parents" was played in 2,647 theaters, while "Memento" only premiered in 521. A dark horse in film box office history was born, courtesy of Flame Film's release, which was its third hit movie of the year, and its third in total.