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Gone Girl has debuted at number one in the US box office.



The mystery-thriller, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, follows the story of Nick and Amy Dunne as Amy disappears under mysterious circumstances.

The film took $38m in its first weekend, just beating horror Annabelle, which debuts at number two with $37.2m.

Last week's number one The Equalizer drops two places down to the third spot with $19m, while The Boxtrolls falls down to number four.

The Maze Runner takes $12m and claims number five, as Left Behind debuts at six.

This is Where I Leave You falls three places and takes number seven, while Dolphin Tale 2's $3.5m claims the number eight spot.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy scraped into the top 10 with $3m, and No Good Deed completes this week's top 10 grossing films.

The US weekend box office top 10 for October 5 is as follows:
1. Gone Girl - $38,000,000
2. Annabelle - $37,200,000
3. The Equalizer - $19,000,000
4. The Boxtrolls - $12,425,000
5. The Maze Runner - $12,000,000
6. Left Behind - $6,850,000
7. This is Where I Leave You - $4,000,000
8. Dolphin Tale 2 - $3,530,000
9. Guardians of the Galaxy - $3,034,000
10. No Good Deed - $2,500,000