'Gone Girl' is the one to top this fall movie season.
Gone Girl is getting a lot of buzz, and the hype is working.
In its opening weekend, the film starring Ben Affleck generated an impressive $38 million. Based on the novel by Gillian Flynn, the psychological thriller is about a man whose wife goes missing on their fifth anniversary, and he is turned into a possible murder suspect. There's a lot of talk about a full frontal Affleck scene, and the reviews on director David Fincher's thriller are mixed.
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Thirty eight million was the number to beat this weekend, and AnnaBelle narrowly missed that amount. With $37.2 million, the Conjuring spinoff is scaring audiences with an evil doll. The story is about a couple experiencing terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.
Coming in at third is last week’s big movie, The Equalizer with Denzel Washington and Chloe Grace Moretz, made a strong September debut at $35 million. Now, it's down to $19 million, but that still makes a domestic total of $64 million in just two weeks. The film is about a former government agent named Robert McCall who tries to live a simple life in retirement until he meets a young prostitute who seeks his help when she gets in trouble with the Russian mob.
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At fourth place this weekend, The Boxtrolls is a family friendly delight, and it made $12.4 million in its second weekend. Based on the children's novel Here Be Monsters by Alan Snow, this animated film is about an orphaned boy who is raised by cave-dwelling trash collectors, and he must try to save his friends from an exterminator. In two weeks, it generated half the amount of its $60 million budget in ticket sales.
Making the top five once again is The Maze Runner at $12 million. With just about $74 million in domestic sales, this sci-fi thriller is a film based on its novel that traps the audience in a maze with Thomas, a boy who has no memories of his life or the world.
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Here are the remaining films in the top 10 this weekend.
6. Left Behind, a new release, at $6.8 million
7. This Is Where I Leave You at $4 million
8. Dolphin Tale 2 at $3.5 million
9. Guardians of the Galaxy at $3 million
10. No Good Deed at $2.5 million
The Gone Girl cast talks about Ben Affleck's performance. Check out what they have to say about him in the video below.