'Puss in Boots' stomps 'Tower Heist' at box office

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, Antonio Banderas arrives at the premiere of "Puss In Boots," at The Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles. ?Puss in Boots? landed on all fours, opening with an estimated $34 million to lead the box office. The PG-rated movie scored with family audiences on the weekend before Halloween, and also drew a large Hispanic crowd which made up 35 percent of its audience. (AP Photo/Katy Winn, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, Antonio Banderas arrives at the premiere of "Puss In Boots," at The Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles. ?Puss in Boots? landed on all fours, opening with an estimated $34 million to lead the box office. The PG-rated movie scored with family audiences on the weekend before Halloween, and also drew a large Hispanic crowd which made up 35 percent of its audience. (AP Photo/Katy Winn, File)

In this image released by Universal Pictures, Ben Stiller, left, and Eddie Murphy are shown in a scene from "Tower Heist." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, David Lee)

In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, John Cho, right, and Kal Penn are shown in a scene from "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? "Puss in Boots" pounced on "Tower Heist" and "Harold & Kumar" at the box office.

The DreamWorks 3-D animated film, distributed by Paramount Pictures, earned $33 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The PG-rated film focusing on the popular swashbuckling feline voiced by Antonio Banderas from the "Shrek" series surprisingly toppled the weekend's two major new releases.

Universal's PG-13 revenge romp "Tower Heist," starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, palmed $25 million in the No. 2 spot, while the R-rated Warner Bros. sequel "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas" with John Cho and Kal Penn unwrapped $13 million in third place.

Associated Press

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