Puss In Boots Tops Box Office

First Released: October 30, 2011 2:02 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images Caption Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas get through to the premiere of Dreamworks Animations Puss In Boots in the Regency Westwood Theatre on October 23, 2011 in Westwood, California.La, Calif. -- The Shrek spinoff Puss in Boots arrived doggystyle, opening by having an believed $34 million to guide this area office. The DreamWorks 3-D animated film, written by Vital Pictures, demonstrated the most popular character voiced by Antonio Banderas would be a large enough draw outdoors the Shrek franchise. The PG-ranked Puss in Boots obtained with family audiences around the weekend before Halloween, as well as came a sizable Hispanic crowd, which composed 35 % of their audience. Although the box office for that top 12 movies was up 7.8 percent in the corresponding weekend this past year, it had been still impacted by both unseasonable winter storm around the New England and also the benefit of the overall game 7 broadcast of baseballs World Series on Friday evening. DreamWorks believed the storm required off into the millions from Puss in Boots. The brand new release around the weekend from twentieth century Fox, the Justin Timberlake sci-fi thriller Over Time, was lower just as much as20 percent Saturday in marketplaces like NY and Philadelphia. However the biggest believed opening didnt take place in The United States. The Adventures of Tintin, that is being distributed overseas by The new sony Pictures and Vital Pictures, opened up in 19 worldwide marketplaces and hauled in $55.8 million. The performance-capture 3-D animated film, directed by Steven Spielberg and modified in the beloved Belgian comic series, was especially popular in France, where its $21.5 million was the biggest opening for any non-follow up Hollywood film. The film opens within the U.S. on 12 ,. 21. Remained as awaiting the holidays to start working in serious once we enter into November, stated Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com. The holidays will probably be quite strong in the box office. Vital also stated the weekends second top carrying out movie using the low-budget horror film Paranormal Activity 3. That film required in $18.5 million in the second week of release, getting its cumulative total to $81.3 million. Paramounts Footloose was the 4th film around the weekend, adding $5.4 million for any three-week total of $38.4 million. Over Time opened up with $12 million locally but required in additional ($14.5 million) overseas. The greatest disappointment was The Rum Diary, the Hunter S. Thompson adaption starring The Actor-brad Pitt. It opened up weakly, generating just $5 million, a minimal figure for any film headlined by Depp and which cost an believed $50 million to create. However the solid opening for Puss in Boots was necessary for DreamWorks. The organization stated Tuesday its net gain fell by half within the third quarter since it's early summer time release, Kung Fu Panda 2, didn't haul in just as much in the box office as last years Shrek Forever After. Reviews and audience reaction happen to be positive for Puss in Boots. Its release date was increased per week to basically provide the film additional time to operate in theaters before other large fall movies are launched. It added $17 million worldwide, with many of this originating from Russia. We always checked out this like a two-weekend release strategy, therefore we think weve got an excellent start on that plan, stated Anne Globe, mind of worldwide marketing and consumer items at DreamWorks. Being the main movie and also the likely Halloween weekend record-breaker, were well-situated to enter week two in addition to play with the holidays. Believed ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, based on Hollywood.com. Where available, latest worldwide amounts will also be incorporated. Final domestic figures is going to be launched Monday. 1. Puss in Boots, $34 million. ($17 million worldwide.) 2. Paranormal Activity 3, $18.5 million. ($17 million worldwide.) 3. Over Time, $12 million. ($14.5 million worldwide.) 4. Footloose, $5.4 million. ($1.4 million worldwide.) 5. The Rum Diary, $5 million. 6. Real Steel, $4.7 million. 7. The 3 Musketeers, $3.5 million. 8. The Ides of March, $2.7 million. 9. Moneyball, $2.4 million. 10. Courageous, $1.8 million. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.