In a surprising turn of events, both "Gone Girl" and "Annabelle" turned in great numbers and while the former took first place and the latter came in second, it was a very close race between the two films. David Fincher's mystery thriller, based on Gillian Flynn's novel, picked up $38 million in its opening weekend, more than half its budget. This is Fincher's biggest debut, followed at considerable distance by "Panic Room" ($30 million).
The horror film "Annabelle", a spin-off/prequel of sorts to last year's hit "The Conjuring", managed to take in $37 million, an impressive result considering its $6.5 million production budget. The other big release of the week, the Rapture-themed Nicolas Cage starrer "Left Behind" only scored a weak $6.8 million, one of the actor's worst debuts.
New Wide Releases: "Gone Girl", "Annabelle", "Left Behind".
Biggest Drop : "The Equalizer" (-44%)
Smallest Drop : "Guardians of the Galaxy" (-19%)
Biggest Drop : "The Equalizer" (-44%)
Smallest Drop : "Guardians of the Galaxy" (-19%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Domestic | Foreign | Budget | Days |
1
|
Gone Girl
|
$38M
|
$38M
|
N/A
|
$61M
|
3
|
2
|
Annabelle
|
$37M
|
$37M
|
$7M
|
$6,5M
|
3
|
3
|
The Equalizer
|
$19M
|
$64M
|
$39M
|
$55M
|
10
|
4
|
The Boxtrolls
|
$12.4M
|
$32M
|
$26M
|
$60M
|
10
|
5
|
The Maze Runner
|
$12M
|
$73M
|
$101M
|
$34M
|
17
|
6
|
Left Behind
|
$6.8M
|
$6.8M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
3
|
7
|
This is Where I Leave You
|
$4M
|
$29M
|
N/A
|
$19.8M
|
17
|
8
|
Dolphin Tale 2
|
$3.5M
|
$37M
|
$3M
|
$36M
|
24
|
9
|
Guardians of the Galaxy
|
$3M
|
$323M
|
$330M
|
$170M
|
66
|
10
|
No Good Deed
|
$2.5M
|
$50M
|
$1.1M
|
$13M
|
24
|
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