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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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
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AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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