"Gone Girl" Continues its Box Office Winning Streak!

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Weekend Box Office Wrap Up: October 12th, 2014
Published by Anthony Taormina


The Prince of Darkness made a play for the top spot at the box office this weekend, but the Dark Knight beat him out in the end.

In at number 1 for the second weekend in a row is Gone Girl with $26.8 million. The David Fincher directed adaptation has done really well for itself with $78 million so far and we wouldn’t be surprised if Gone Girl hung around in the top 3 for a while.







Coming in at number 2 is Dracula Untold with $23.4 million. At several points during the weekend, it looked like Dracula might sneak out a #1 debut, but it lost a lot of momentum.

The film’s opening is also well under some other notable vampire debuts, like the 2004 Hugh Jackman vehicle Van Helsing ($51M).

So while Universal might be exploring the idea of a shared movie monster universe, this is hardly a good start for the concept. However, the movie has made $86 million worldwide, so perhaps international audiences could help Dracula Untold turn a profit.







The number 3 film this weekend is Alexander and the Horrible, Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day with $19.1 million. This kids-focused film did okay business, but didn’t exactly blow the box office away either.

It’s been a while since a family film has taken audiences by storm so it’s only a matter of time. Unfortunately, Alexander will not be that film.







Annabelle is the number 4 film with $16.3 million. As expected, the horror film saw a pretty steep drop from last weekend, but $62 million so far (on a $6.5M budget) is plenty to be happy about.

We wouldn’t be surprised to see Annabelle bounce back even, depending on how Ouija fares in a few weeks.







Rounding out the top 5 is The Judge with $13.3 million. While it’s a far cry from The Avengers-type numbers Robert Downey Jr. is used to seeing, the actor’s latest drama did decent business.

It should also hold better than most thanks to a decidedly older target audience.







In at number 6 is The Equalizer with $9.7 million.

Denzel Washington’s latest gritty action flick keeps on trucking and is now up to a cool $79 million.







The number 7 film is Addicted with $7.6 million.

Lionsgate and sub label Code Black did a great job of target marketing this low-budget film and were treated to a solid debut as a result.







Coming in at number 8 is The Maze Runner with $7.5 million.

The YA adaptation is up to $83 million after four weeks.







The Boxtrolls comes in at number 9 with $6.6 million.

The stop motion animated film is inching closer to its $41 million production budget, but with Book of Life right around the corner, it faces stiff competition.







Rounding out the top 10 is Left Behind with $2.9 million.

Now at $10 million, this second adaptation of the Christian-targeted book did better than the first’s $2 million domestic total, but not by much.







Outside the top 10:

indie flicks Kill the Messenger ($939M), Whiplash ($144M), and St. Vincent ($121M) debuted to solid numbers and per screen averages while in limited release.

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October 10-12, 2014 Weekend Estimates:


1. Gone Girl $26,800,000 / $78,281,000
2. Dracula Untold $23,457,000
3. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day $19,100,000
4. Annabelle $16,365,000 / $62,156,000
5. The Judge $13,330,000
6. The Equalizer $9,725,000 / $79,885,000
7. Addicted $7,600,000
8. The Maze Runner $7,500,000 / $83,840,000
9. The Boxtrolls $6,676,000 / $41,032,000
10. Left Behind $2,909,000 / $10,920,000

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