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