Nothing was able to stand up to Puss in Boot, which easily won the weekend, earning an estimated $34 million. Paranormal Activity 3 held strong at second place, earning $18.5 million for the weekend and bringing its domestic total to $81.3 million.
New release In Time slightly underperformed, while The Rum Diary had a disappointing opening considering the fact that it starred Johnny Depp. Next week's big releases include Tower Heist and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. Here are the top 10 box office results for this weekend:
1. Puss in Boots - $34,000,000
2. Paranormal Activity 3 - $18,500,000
3. In Time - $12,000,000
4. Footloose - $5,400,000
5. The Rum Diary - $5,000,000
6. Real Steel - $4,700,000
7. The Three Musketeers - $3,500,000
8. The Ides of March - $2,700,000
9. Moneyball - $2,400,000
10. Courageous - $1,800,000