Box office

BOXING IT UP: Puss in Boots licked the competition on its second weekend with $33 million in receipts, off only 3%. The Paramount/DreamWorks Animation picture averaged $8,336 in 3,963 theaters. The debuting Eddie Murphy-Ben Stiller comedy Tower Heist (Universal) underperformed with $25.1 million, averaging $7,455 on 3,367 screens. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, (Warner Bros./New Line), the only other new movie in wide release, languished in the #3 spot with $13m. Paramount’s Paranormal Activity 3 was #4 with $8.5 million ($2,594; 3,286), and in fifth place was the Fox/New Regency sci-fi picture In Time with $7.7 million on its second weekend. Overall, sales were down 25% from the same period last year. Complete results at Box Office Mojo. (11/7a)

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THE MAYPOLE
The biz springs into motion. (5/13a)
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A genre-obliterating collab (5/13a)
RAJ KAPOOR: STACKING THE STARS, MAKING THE ACMs SHINE
Producer putting the finishing touches on Thursday's show. (5/13a)
WHAT'S NOT TO "LIKE?" HUGE STREAMS FOR KING KENDRICK
No longer keeping his diss-tance. (5/13a)
NEW RELEASES: "HELP" ARRIVES, SWIFT EXTENDS STREAK
Post, Morgan and the ever-popular POETS (5/13a)
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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