In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Puss in Boots, voiced by Antonio Banderas, is shown in a scene from “Puss in Boots.” — AP LOS ANGELES — Animated flick “Puss in Boots” topped the weekend movie earnings in a strong debut, taking in $34 million at the North American Box Office, industry estimates showed Sunday. Featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, and Billy Bob Thornton it knocked “Paranormal Activity 3” off number one, with the latter taking in $18.53 million, monitor Exhibitor Relations reported. Futuristic thriller “In Time” starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried entered the list in third place, earning $12 million in ticket sales between Friday and Sunday. A remake of the hit 1980s dance romp “Footloose” slipped to fourth, with a haul of $5.4 million, putting it ahead of “The Rum Diary,” starring Johnny Depp as a journalist facing an ethical conundrum in Puerto Rico, on $5 million. The boxing robots of “Real Steel” was in sixth, with the Disney hit for children starring Hugh Jackman taking in $4.7 million.
