I've heard good things about "Tower Heist," but I've heard great things about "Puss in Boots." Also, as I say regularly in this space, family-friendly movies rule the weekend box office.

(Also: Is it weird that a Christmas movie is out already? Or is it OK because it's just Harold and Kumar?)

From The Associated Press:

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Puss in Boots,” $33 million. ($15 million international.) (Review by The AP's Christy Lemire)
2. “Tower Heist,” $25.1 million. ($9.5 million international.) (Review by Lemire)
3. “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas,” $13 million.
4. “Paranormal Activity 3,” $8.5 million. ($14.1 million international.)
5. “In Time,” $7.7 million. ($16.6 million international.) (Review by Lemire)
6. “Footloose,” $4.5 million. (Review by The AP's Jake Coyle)
7. “Real Steel,” $3.4 million. ($10.7 million international.) (Review by The AP's David Germain)
8. “The Rum Diary,” $2.9 million. (Review by Coyle)
9. “The Ides of March,” $2 million. (Review by The News-Herald's Mark Meszoros)
10. “Moneyball,” $1.9 million. (Review by Lemire)

-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl