Weekend Box Office: 'Puss in Boots' Stomps 'Tower Heist,' 'Harold & Kumar'

All of this week's new wide releases, 'Tower Heist' and 'A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas,' include an Occupy Wall Street, proles-versus.-body body fat-cats subtext, nevertheless it would be a particular body body fat-cat who snapped up an unpredicted win laminator tl901 office. 'Puss in Boots' not only handled to outduel both beginners, but furthermore shocked by possessing most of the business it acquired throughout last weekend's record-breaking debut. 'Puss in Boots' was imagined getting extended legs not only did the 'Shrek' spinoff have strong word-of-mouth, it faced no new family-film competition a couple of days ago. Bloggers expected an average second-weekend drop around thirty five percent, to $22 million. Rather, 'Puss' fell behind the other day by basically a whisker, with estimations showing a three percent drop to $33. million. This is actually the least expensive non-holiday drop since 2003, when 'Brother Bear' dipped just 4.5 % throughout its second weekend in November. In 10 days, 'Puss' has collared $75.5 million. However, 'Tower Heist' was prone to open a lot more effective laptop or computer did, inside the $Thirty Dollars million range where Ben Stiller's wide release movies frequently open. Besides, that certain also boasted director Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy (in the role broadly suggested just like a return to comic form). Yet it opened up up in second place and mustered just $25.millions of, according to studio estimations. Blame middling reviews, 'Harold & Kumar' and never enough youth appeal. Studio polling learned that 62 percent in the audience was over 30, meaning people not tall enough to think about when Eddie Murphy was funny didn't appear. Chronic underachievers Harold and Kumar also underperformed. Bloggers predicted a dent or dimple near to $17 million, good hit franchise's recognition, remarkably good reviews, as well as the taxes from 3d (used here with techniques that's really integral for the film rather than unnecessary). The pair's latest joint effort clipped only an thought $13.millions of and handle in third place. Maybe audiences have 3d fatigue carrying out a summer season of undistinguished 3d releases, or even 'Tower Heist' sharp many of the buddy-comedy audience. Rounding the very best 5: In fourth place, 'Paranormal Activity 3' scared up another $8.5 million, according to estimations, lower 53 percent from the other day, for just about any total of $95.3 million. At No. 5, sci-fi thriller 'In Time' wound up 36 percent to have an thought $7.7 million, for just about any two-week total of $24.2 million. Outdoors the most effective 10, speculative Shakespeare saga 'Anonymous' extended to 513 theaters and attracted inside an thought $1.3 million, finishing at No. 13 and scoring a couple-weekend total of $2.7 million. Extended-distance romance 'Like Crazy' made $270,000 just 16 locations, with an enormous per-screen average of $16,875 together with a 2-week total of $448,000. And outdoors the U.S., 'The Adventures of Tintin' clicked up another thought $40.8 million, brining its two-week total to $125.3 million. As of this rate, the eventual U.S. release the next month from the Steven Spielberg special seems almost an afterthought. Box office for your year remains off by about four percent, or $356 million, with 2011 grosses so far at $8.6 billion, compared to $8.9 billion by this time around around a year ago. 'Puss in Boots' - Trailer No. 3 The whole top: 1. 'Puss in Boots,' $33. million (3,693 screens), $75.5 million total 2. 'Tower Heist,' $25.millions of (3,367), era 3. 'A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas,' $13.millions of (2,865), era 4. 'Paranormal Activity 3,' $8.5 million (3,286), $95.3 million 5. 'In Time,' $7,7 million (3,127), $24.2 million 6. 'Footloose,' $4.6 000 0000 (2,811), $44.8 million 7. 'Real Steel,' $3.4 million (2,438), $78.7 million 8. 'The Rum Diary,' $3. million (2,292), $10.4 million 9. 'The Ides of March,' $2. million (1,391), $36.8 million 10. 'Moneyball,' $1.9 million (1,278), $70.3 million [Photos: DreamWorks Animation, Universal, Warner Bros.] RELATED Family Film Guide: Holiday Movies 2011 'Jack and Jill''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning - Part 1''Happy Foot Two''Arthur Christmas''Hugo''The Muppets''Alvin as well as the Chimpunks: Chipwrecked''The Adventures of Tintin''War Equine' See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook Follow Gary Susman on Twitter: @garysusman RELATED