LOS ANGELES: For the second consecutive week, the DreamWorks 3-D animation film ‘Puss in Boots' topped the American box office, beating two new releases, ‘Tower Heist' and ‘A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas'. According to the studio's numbers, the PG-rated film garnered some $33 million over the weekend. Starring Antonio Banderas in the spin-off from the ‘Shrek' series, the film has earned over $75 million in its first two weeks released. Universal's PG-13 revenge romp ‘Tower Heist' starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy landed in the second spot with $25.1 million collection followed by Warner Bros. R-rated sequel ‘A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas' starring John Cho and Kal Penn with $13 million. “To be No. 1 again is really extraordinary,” said Anne Globe, head of worldwide marketing and consumer products at DreamWorks. “It's really an unparalleled hold driven by our two-weekend release strategy, which was pretty unprecedented in and of itself.” “That and the amazing word of mouth has given us tremendous momentum into November, which is a better play period for an event-level movie like ‘Puss in Boots',” she added. BM
