'Puss in Boots' tops US box office for second weekend

DreamWorks animated sequel Puss in Boots has topped the US box office for the second week in a row.

The Shrek spinoff took $33m this weekend, pulling ahead of ensemble comedy Tower Heist, which opened to $25.1m.

Comedy sequel A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas opened to $13.1m while horror flick Paranormal Activity 3 falls to fourth with $8.5m.

Rounding out the top five films of the weekend is sci-fi drama In Time, which took $7.7m for its second weekend of release.

Next weekend sees the release of Jack and Jill as well as Clint Eastwood's biopic J. Edgar.

This week's US box office top ten (studio estimates):

1. (1) Puss in Boots - $33 million
2. (-) Tower Heist - $25.1 million
3. (-) A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas - $13.1 million
4. (2) Paranormal Activity 3 - $8.5 million
5. (3) In Time - $7.7 million
6. (4) Footloose - $4.55 million
7. (6) Real Steel - $3.4 million
8. (5) The Rum Diary - $2.98 million
9. (8) The Ides of March - $2 million
10. (9) Moneyball - $1.9 million

Watch the trailer for Puss in Boots below: