Weekend Box Office: Puss In Boots Kicks Down Competition, Again
By Laura Aguirre
Brett Ratner‘s ensemble movie was no match for the sword-fighting feline of Puss in Boots. The Shrek spinoff topped the box office for a second week, taking in $33 million, bringing its total to $75 million. Despite Tower Heist‘s promising debut on Friday, the Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy action comedy came in second place for the weekend with $25.1 million. The other comedy in theaters, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, opened with $13.1 million – thanks to the inflated ticket prices. Paranormal Activity 3 and In Time rounded out the top 5. Check out the complete numbers.
- Puss In Boots | Last Week #1 | Paramount | Weekend Gross $33,035,000 | Average Per Theater $8,336 | Total Gross $75,508,000 | Film’s Budget – $130 | Week 2
- Tower Heist | NEW | Universal | Weekend Gross $25,100,000 | Average Per Theater $7,455 | Total Gross $25,100,000 | Film’s Budget – $75 | Week 1
- A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | NEW | Paramount | Weekend Gross $13,065,000 | Average Per Theater $4,544 | Total Gross $13,065,000 | Film’s Budget – $19 | Week 1
- Paranormal Activity 3 | Last Week #2 | Paramount | Weekend Gross $8,525,000 | Average Per Theater $2,594 | Total Gross $95,308,000 | Film’s Budget – $5 | Week 3
- In Time | Last Week #3 | 20th Century Fox | Weekend Gross $7,700,000 | Average Per Theater $2,462 | Total Gross $24,209,000 | Film’s Budget – $40 | Week 2
- Footloose | Last Week #4 | Paramount | Weekend Gross $4,550,000 | Average Per Theater $1,619 | Total Gross $44,800,000 | Film’s Budget – $24 | Week 4
- Real Steel | Last Week #2 | Buena Vista | Weekend Gross $3,407,000 | Average Per Theater $1,397 | Total Gross $78,750,000 | Film’s Budget – N/A | Week 5
- The Rum Diary | Last Week #5 | FilmDistrict | Weekend Gross $2,988,000 | Average Per Theater $1,304 | Total Gross $10,423,000 | Film’s Budget – $45 | Week 2
- The Ides of March | Last Week #8 | Sony | Weekend Gross $2,000,000 | Average Per Theater $1,438 | Total Gross $36,800,000 | Film’s Budget – N/A | Week 5
- Moneyball | Last Week #9 | Sony | Weekend Gross $1,900,000 | Average Per Theater $1,487 | Total Gross $70,327,000 | Film’s Budget – $50 | Week 7
Puss In Boots was off to a slow start during its opening weekend (both Halloween and a snow storm may have contributed to that), but it recovered by making another $33 million, dropping only 3 percent from the $34.1 million it made last week. This is something you don’t see everyday at the box office – ticket sales usually drop a lot more during their second week.
This week’s win was a total surprise for us. Tower Heist showed early signs that it would grab the box office title by outselling Puss In Boots on Friday, but the comedy lost the race over the weekend.
Next week there’s the 3D action movie Immortals, Adam Sandler‘s travesty comedy Jack and Jill and the Oscar-hungry J.Edgar. What are you excited for?
What did you watch this weekend?
