Weekend Box-Office: 'Puss in Boots' Has a Record-Breaking Drop to Beat Out 'Tower Heist'
Dropping 3.1% is excellent no matter how you slice it
Puss in Boots
What this doesn't tell us, however, is just how well the film will do overall. After two weeks in theaters Kung Fu Panda 2 was just over $100 million. Puss currently sits at $75.5. Of course, the holdover from it's first weekend is important as we must now wait to see how it performs this coming weekend where it, again, will not face another new children's film.
Puss needs to bank some big coin in the next two weeks as Happy Feet Two arrives on November 18, followed by Arthur Christmas and The Muppets on the 23rd.
It is proving very smart for Dreamworks to have opened a week early.
I feel I should also mention reader predictions from Thursday on this title as many of you thought Puss in Boots would do better than the $18.74 million Laremy predicted, and of the bunch Chris Etrata and Ian were very close with risky $30 million predictions. Nice work.
Cummulative Total: $75.5 million
RottenTomatoes Score: 81%
Laremy's rank: Laremy picked it to finish #3 and his prediction of $18.74 million was $14.26m off for a percentage error of 43.21%.
Over the weekend I saw a B CinemaScore for the film, which is a score that tells me people thought it was "a'ight", but probably not something they would all be rushing out to recommend. I'll be interested to see how it holds up next weekend or will everyone be rushing to see Jack and Jill?
As far as reader predictions from Thursday go, John PT was the closest on this one with a $25.7 million prediction.
Laremy's rank: Laremy picked it to finish #1 with $35.2 million, which is $10.2m off for a 40.8% error.
Predictions on this one ranged from $14.1 – $59.9 million, which means chriscarmichael was the only one that dared go low enough to take the prediction crown on this title.
Laremy's rank: Laremy picked it to finish #2 with $21 million, which is $8m off for a 61.54% error.
Laremy's rank: Laremy picked it to finish #4 with $6.98 million, which is $1.52m off for a 17.88% error.
Laremy's rank: Laremy picked it to finish #5 with $5.66 million, which is $2.04m off for a 26.49% error.
Laremy's rank: Laremy picked it to finish #6 with $2.81 million, which is $1.69m off for a 37.56% error.
Laremy's rank: Laremy picked it to finish #8 with $2.12 million, which is $1.28m off for a 37.65% error.
Laremy's rank: Laremy picked it to finish #7 with $2.46 million, which is $0.44m off for a 15.17% error.
Laremy's rank: Laremy picked it to finish #10 with $1.15 million, which is $0.85m off for a 42.5% error.
Laremy's rank: Not Ranked
Outside of the top ten, the big news isn't even domestic box-office news as The Adventures of Tintin continues its run overseas bringing its foreign cume to $125.3 million as it brought in $40.8 million this weekend. Meanwhile, domestically, Anonymous added 248 more theaters and brought in $1.2 million.
Next week's major releases include Immortals and Adam Sandler's Jack and Jill. Care to make an early wager on how each will do? Do you see Puss winning the weekend again?
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Here are movies that will finish number 1 next couple of weekends (I think ;)))))
11.11. Immortals
18.11. Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
25.11. Twilight again
02.12. Muppets
09.12. New Year's Eve
16.12. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
25/11/11 might go to Happy Feet 2 due to
1. Breaking Dawn's frontloaded opening
2. Family appeal
3. The new 3D Daffy Duck short named Daffy's Rhapsody attached to Happy Feet 2. People might flock to Happy Feet 2 simply because of the new Daffy Duck cartoon.
i agree with you man,sherlock holmes to win at box office.
high five bro
I think Immortals will bomb. Jack and Jill will probably be number one.
You'll see ;)
Unless Puss in Boots does a How to Train Your Dragon, you might be right.
I was the only one who predicted a victory for PiB on Friday. It will repeat again next weekend.
u wish.immortals will make a big record
If Puss in Boots does another How to Train Your Dragon, Puss in Boots will easily see off Immortals and Jack & Jill.
You can't argue with the Puss in Boots hold – surely that has to mean some good word of mouth? Even if the weather on the East Coast last weekend is assumed to take account of the lower than expected opening.
Next weekend – Could be an interesting three way battle if Puss were to exhibit that kind of hold again, or even have a sub 20% one.
Jack & Jill could contend, given Sandler can usually get people to part with around $30 plus million easily when he opens and plays in his wheelhouse. With this be the exception?
Immortals has a long and dreadful advertising campaign to overcome to be in with a chance, unless it's hoping the 300 and Clash comparison's can draw people in. Haven't seen or heard any initial reviews but this can only go in one of two directions – hit or miss. I don't see this as being a film with an inbetween and if it DID cost in excess of $100 million it can't afford to be the former.
Next weekend won't become clear til Friday for sure.
I agree. Immortals could be a big bomb or a huge hit. We'll see on Friday. P.S. Reviews are great for Immortals
No Rum Diary review Brad? I only ask because it seems you implied you saw it
He talked about it in his October 28th podcast.
that jack and jill movie better bomb or else i have no faith in the taste of the movie going public. It looks so pathetic and just such a waste of time for people to spend money on. Adam Sandler and co. havent dished out a solid movie since … shit i cant even think of a movie .. lets go with Big Daddy, Maybe Funny People but even that didnt see good numbers because everyone complained about its length ( i personally enjoyed it)
Reguardless of what happens Stateside, Immortals will get it's ass kicked by Arthur Chrisytmas in Britain.
i am dissapointed at harold and kumar.i am unhappy with puss in boots.
here is my predicition:
nov 11-immortals
nov 18-twilight 4
nov 25-twilight 4
dec 2-the sitter
dec 9-tinkor tailor soilder spy
dec 16-sherlock holmes 2
dec 23-tintin
dec 30-the girl with the dragon tattoo
jan 6-the girl with the dragon tatoo
jan 13-mission impossible 4
jan 20-underworld 4
Nov 25 might go to Happy Feet 2 simply because it won't be as frontloaded.
Last weekend's snowstorm almost certainly accounts for that tiny drop for Puss in Boots, as the people in those big population centers who couldn't get out last weekend did this weekend. Next weekend it should see a more normal drop, though it will still likely drop less than 30%. I really have no good gauge on Immortals or Jack and Jill right now, though my gut says they'll both be around $30 million.
I saw Harold and Kumar 2 times.Funniest film of this year.The hungover movies are highly overrated and i found the first one to be a bore fest.They make all this money and H&K getted stiffed.Tower Heist was funny,but the film had so many problems i give it a 4.That's it for me this year going to the movies.J Edager looks amazing i will wait until it's on dvd,same with The Immortals,TinTin,The Muppets SH,War Horse.MI4 looks Crappy with to much cgi.On to 2012.The Avenders is 2012 sorry I'm over Batman.I want something fresh and orignal.
I'm a huge fan of Hunter S. Thompson and The Rum Diary is one of my all-time favourite novels, but I thought the movie was an absolute insult to the man and his work.