Weekend Movie Preview: 'Puss in Boots' Prepared to Become Cat's Meow at Box Office

What box-office slump? Fresh from the record-setting opening weekend of 'Paranormal Activity 3,' audiences are going to emerge in groups for 'Puss in Boots.' Just how much will the finicky cat make over the past weekend? Lots! Your weekend movie preview is here now. Countrywide RELEASES 'Puss in Boots' What is the story: Since the 'Shrek' franchise has sauntered off in to the sunset, here comes Puss in Boots to guide 'Puss in Boots,' a prequel about how exactly the swashbuckling cat grew to become pals with Shrek and company. Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis and Billy Bob Thornton provide voices. Box-office projection: With box-office figures becoming bullish within the wake of 'Paranormal Activity 3,' all signs indicate an enormous opening for 'Puss in Boots.' Precisely how massive? Well, take into account that not just may be the film in three dimensional (as well as on IMAX screens), but the first new new animated feature hitting theaters since 'Cars 2' within the summer time. Thinking about that 'The Lion King 3D' handled to earn open with almost $$ 30 million in the box office throughout the dead days of September, does not it seem like 'Puss in Boots' might be a kiddie juggernaut? Forecasts possess the film striking around $35 million within the three-day weekend, but go ahead and take over on that number with full confidence. $44.7 million [Showtimes & Tickets Mr. Moviefone's Six-Second Review] 'In Time' What is the story: Occur the next where people stop aging at 25 and the years have changed currency, 'In Time' follows Will Salas (Justin Timberlake), an old time pauper charged with murder who continues the lam using the daughter (Amanda Seyfried) of the very effective businessman (Vincent Kartheiser). Box-office projection: What's going to 'In Time' share with 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Thing'? Definitely not reviews ('In Time' has become some glowing critical response), but similar opening weekends. The excitement around the Andrew Niccol-directed film is small, even though Justin Timberlake is among the most well-known males in the usa, he's still in a position to guarantee a dent weekend. 'In Time' is his first action role, and he's encircled with a cast of youthful up-and-comers, but let us not expect a lot of miracles here. $9.a million [Showtimes & Tickets Mr. Moviefone's Six-Second Review] 'The Rum Diary' What is the story: The Actor-brad Pitt stars as Paul Kemp, a united states journalist in Puerto Rico who loves booze and discovering shady land deals. In line with the novel by Hunter S. Thompson. Box-office projection: Everybody loves 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' now, however it would be a going under upon release in 1998 the film gained just $3 million on opening weekend and $ten million overall. That's far from Depp's decade of blockbusters ('Pirates from the Caribbean,' 'Alice in Wonderland,' 'Charlie and also the Chocolate Factory'), but expecting 'The Rum Diary' to drift along on individuals large films is really a mistake. Not just is 'Rum Diary' coming on the little over 2000 screens, but audience interest is not that high. (The R-rating does not help either.) Depp is money -- among the couple of actual celebrities left -- bear in mind that neither him nor Julia Roberts might make 'The Tourist' work. 'The Rum Diary' might be like this film, although with reduced stakes. $6.9 million [Showtimes & Tickets Mr. Moviefone's Six-Second Review] LIMITED RELEASES In nearly 250 theaters, Roland Emmerich's 'Anonymous' posits that William Shakespeare did not really write the plays credited to William Shakespeare. Scandalous! Also in limited release, Anton Yelchin as well as your new favorite crush, Felicity Johnson, star within the indie romance 'Like Crazy.' Both Johnson and also the film won honours at Sundance when 'Like Crazy' first showed captured. [Photo: DreamWorks] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED