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Deadline has preliminary weekend boxoffice numbers, and if they hold, PUSS IN BOOTS will have had a remarkable second weekend. DreamWorks Animation is reportedly claiming a Saturday number doubling its Friday, which would mean a $34M weekend, virtually even with its opening. We’ll see if this claim survives till Sunday morning, let alone Monday actuals.
Elsewhere, TOWER HEIST should do $25-27M, while it seems that A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D XMAS had an even softer Saturday than expected, and may only get to $13M for the weekend. Holdovers look to be in line with Friday’s numbers.
Stay with SHOWBUZZDAILY for updated boxoffice and analysis all weekend…
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MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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