Box Office Report: 'Puss in Boots' on the right track for Halloween Record $36-$38 Mil

DreamWorks Animation's Puss in Boots is ruling the Halloween box office having a Friday gross of $9 million to $9.5 million, putting the three dimensional toon on the right course for any record $36 million to $38 million weekend. The present crownholder for the best Halloween weekend opening is Lionsgate's Saw III, which made just north of $33 million in 2006. It's almost uncommon for any family film to spread out over Halloween, but Vital and DreamWorks Animation desired to give Puss in Boots more space before a deluge of Thanksgiving family game titles open later in November. The down-side, based on Vital: Puss in Boots could forfeit business in the first weekend since kids might be otherwise occupied. PHOTOS: 'Puss in Boots' and 9 Other Sexy Cartoons That puts pressure on Puss in Boots to possess a strong hold next weekend, if this was initially designed to open, exactly the same frame that DreamWorks Animation's Megamind opened up this past year to $46 million. Moving in Puss in Boots' favor is strong reviews. Vital also required no. 2 just right Friday with horror pic Paranormal Activity 3, which fell a lot more than 70% on its second Friday for an believed $7.9 million. The film, already generating nearly $70 million locally, is on the right course for any $20 million weekend, and really should have a strong Monday due to Halloween. REVIEW: 'Puss in Boots' Paranormal Activity 3 is besting Justin Timberlake-Amanday Seyfried's new sci-fi thriller Over Time, which made a soft $4.9 million on Friday for any $12 million to $13 million weekend. Fox is disbursing the $35 million pic, directed by Andrew Niccol, for partner New Regency, which fully funded the film. This news was all-out glum for The Actor-brad Pitt starrer The Rum Diary, which required in under $two million on Friday for any forecasted weekend debut of $six million or less. FilmDistrict is disbursing the film, which is dependant on Hunter S. Thompson's semi-autobiographical novel. Related Subjects Box Office The Rum Diary Puss in Boots Over Time