NEW YORK — The “Shrek” spinoff “Puss in Boots” landed on all fours, opening with an estimated $34 million to lead the box office.

The DreamWorks 3-D animated film, distributed by Paramount Pictures, proved the popular character was a big enough draw outside the “Shrek” franchise.

The PG-rated “Puss in Boots” scored with family audiences on the weekend before Halloween, and also drew a large Hispanic crowd, which made up 35 percent of its audience.

Though the box office for the top 12 movies was up 7.8 percent from the corresponding weekend last year, it was still affected by both the unseasonable winter storm on the East Coast and the appeal of Game 7 of the World Series on Friday. DreamWorks estimated the storm took off several million from “Puss in Boots.”

The new release on the weekend from 20th Century Fox, the Justin Timberlake sci-fi thriller “In Time,” was down as much as 20 percent Saturday.

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.

1. “Puss in Boots,” $34 million. ($17 million international.)

2. “Paranormal Activity 3,” $18.5 million. ($17 million international.)

3. “In Time,” $12 million. ($14.5 million international.)

4. “Footloose,” $5.4 million. ($1.4 million international.)

5. “The Rum Diary,” $5 million.

6. “Real Steel,” $4.7 million.

7. “The Three Musketeers,” $3.5 million.

8. “The Ides of March,” $2.7 million.

9. “Moneyball,” $2.4 million.

10. “Courageous,” $1.8 million.