The Associated Press
“Gone Girl” didn’t disappear from the top spot at the weekend box office.
The Fox thriller starring Ben Affleck as a man whose wife goes missing came in first place in its second weekend with $26.4 million in ticket sales, bringing its domestic total to $77.9 million.
Universal’s vampire tale “Dracula Untold” featuring Luke Evans as the fanged creature debuted in second place with $23.5 million.
Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” opened in third place with $18.4 million. The family comedy stars Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner.
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The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Rentrak, are:
1. “Gone Girl,” Fox, $26,406,134, 3,284 locations, $8,041 average, $77,887,324, 2 weeks.
2. “Dracula Untold,” Universal, $23,514,615, 2,887 locations, $8,145 average, $23,514,615, 1 week.
3. “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” Disney, $18,360,230, 3,088 locations, $5,946 average, $18,360,230, 1 week.
4. “Annabelle,” Warner Bros., $15,855,329, 3,215 locations, $4,932 average, $61,645,901, 2 weeks.
5. “The Judge,” Warner Bros., $13,116,226, 3,003 locations, $4,368 average, $13,116,226, 1 week.
6. “The Equalizer,” Sony, $9,703,875, 3,117 locations, $3,113 average, $79,864,248, 3 weeks.
7. “Addicted,” Lionsgate, $7,485,346, 846 locations, $8,848 average, $7,485,346, 1 week.
8. “The Maze Runner,” Fox, $7,468,015, 3,072 locations, $2,431 average, $83,807,836, 4 weeks.
9. “The Boxtrolls,” Focus Features, $6,638,703, 3,270 locations, $2,030 average, $40,995,115, 3 weeks.
10. “Left Behind,” Freestyle Releasing, $2,834,919, 1,887 locations, $1,502 average, $10,845,791, 2 weeks.
11. “Meet the Mormons,” Purdie Distribution, $2,507,366, 317 locations, $7,910 average, $2,507,366, 1 week.
12. “Guardians of the Galaxy,” Disney, $1,824,863, 1,291 locations, $1,414 average, $326,094,767, 11 week.
13. “This Is Where I Leave You,” Warner Bros., $1,568,065, 1,511 locations, $1,038 average, $32,038,945, 4 weeks.
14. “Dolphin Tale 2,” Warner Bros., $1,277,398, 1,505 locations, $849 average, $39,902,787, 5 weeks.
15. “Kill The Messenger,” Focus Features, $941,809, 374 locations, $2,518 average, $941,809, 1 week.
16. “No Good Deed,” Sony, $936,246, 801 locations, $1,169 average, $51,712,729, 5 weeks.
17. “The Good Lie,” Warner Bros., $535,466, 461 locations, $1,162 average, $1,688,189, 2 weeks.
18. “Bang Bang,” Fox International Productions, $499,182, 236 locations, $2,115 average, $2,248,354, 2 weeks.
19. “The Skeleton Twins,” Roadside Attractions, $423,381, 268 locations, $1,580 average, $4,227,442, 5 weeks.
20. “A Walk Among The Tombstones,” Universal, $390,745, 558 locations, $700 average, $25,704,880, 4 weeks.
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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by 21st Century Fox; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.
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