The Martian has narrowly beaten last week's number one Goosebumps to top the US box office.
Matt Damon's sci-fi film took $15.9m - just $400,000 more than the Jack Black offering - to claim the top spot.
Tom Hanks's Bridge of Spies remains at three with $11.3m, while new entry The Last Witch Hunter could only make fourth with $10.8m.
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension is new at six with $8.2m, and Michael Fassbender's Steve Jobs jumps into the top 10 at seven with $7.2m.
Finally, The Intern and Sicario round out the bottom with $3.8m and $2.9m respectively.
The US weekend box office top 10 for October 23-25 is as follows: 1. (2) The Martian - $15,900,000 2. (1) Goosebumps - $15,500,000 3. (3) Bridge of Spies - $11,365,000 4. (-) The Last Witch Hunter - $10,825,000 5. (5) Hotel Transylvania 2 - $9,000,000 6. (-) Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension - $8,200,000 7. (11) Steve Jobs - $7,270,000 8. (4) Crimson Peak - $5,560,000 9. (7) The Intern - $3,855,000 10. (8) Sicario - $2,950,000