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Box Office Report: Holdover 'Puss in Boots' Wins in Shocking Upset over Brett Ratner's 'Tower Heist'

Box Office Report: Holdover 'Puss in Boots' Wins in Shocking Upset over Brett Ratner's 'Tower Heist'

The 3D toon grosses $33 million, nearly as much as its opening, while "Tower Heist" debuts to a subdued $25.1 million; "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas" launches to $13.1 million, just behind last title in franchise.

Senh: The word-of-mouth on "Puss in Boots" must have been amazing. The film made nearly the same amount as its opening weekend. Good reviews helps too. I thought "Tower Heist" would do better, especially with two heavyweights of comedy in the cast - Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy. "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas" did solid business. The first film only made $15M at the box office. The second did considerably better. $13M is solid, especially considering the film only cost $20M to make.

 

Box Office: 'Tower Heist' Wins Friday, But 'Puss in Boots' Should Take Weekend

Box Office: 'Tower Heist' Wins Friday, But 'Puss in Boots' Should Take Weekend

On Friday, Brett Ratner's Tower Heist -- with a cast led by Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and Matthew Broderick -- took in an estimated $8.1 million. However, Puss in Boots wasn't far behind with $7.8 million -- a narrow 18 percent drop from the previous Friday.

Senh: Looks like "Puss in Boots" will win another weekend because family films tend to do better on weekends. "Tower Heist" did decent business, although you kinda expect it to do better with Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy.

 

'Puss in Boots' Box Office Win

'Puss in Boots' Box Office Win

The "Shrek" spinoff "Puss in Boots" landed on all fours, opening with an estimated $34 million to lead the box office. The DreamWorks 3-D animated film, distributed by Paramount Pictures, proved the popular character voiced by Antonio Banderas was a big enough draw outside the "Shrek" franchise... But the largest estimated opening didn't happen in North America. "The Adventures of Tintin," which is being distributed overseas by Sony Pictures and Paramount Pictures, opened in 19 international markets and hauled in $55.8 million.

Senh: $56M for the Peter Jackson produced and Steven Spielberg directed "The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn" is awesome. It's good to see that two of the greatest directors of our time working together on an animated film is generating great results critically and commercially. It'll probably do even better in the States.

 

Guillermo del Toro: DreamWorks Animation deal

He'll executive produce ''Puss in Boots,'' and studio will produce his story ''Trollhunters,'' which he'll write and direct, in 3-D.

 

DreamWorks Animation Booked Through 2012

DreamWorks Animation will announce its schedule for the next few years today, and nestled in among the expected sequels ("Shrek Forever After," "Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom") and spinoffs ("Puss in Boots") are an array of original high-profile projects.

 

'Puss in Boots' enlists writer

Tom Wheeler has been hired to write the "Shrek" spinoff "Puss in Boots" for DreamWorks Animation.

 

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