Archive for October, 2014

Ouija debuts at number one in the US box office

Sunday, October 26th, 2014

Ouija has debuted at number one in the US box office.

The horror film, which stars Olivia Cooke, sees a group of friends use a spirit board to contact the dead.

The film took $20m in its first weekend, just beating Keanu Reeves’ thriller John Wick, which debuts at number two with $15.15m.

Last week’s number one Fury drops to three with $13m, while Gone Girl is at four.

The Book of Life takes $9.8m and is down to number five, as St. Vincent is up from fifteenth place to six.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day falls three places and takes number seven, while The Best of Me claims the number eight spot.

The Judge is at nine with $4.345m and Dracula Untold completes this week’s top 10 grossing films.

The US weekend box office top 10 for October 26 is as follows:
1. (-) Ouija – $20,006,000
2. (-) John Wick – $15,150,000
3. (1) Fury – $13,000,000
4. (2) Gone Girl – $11,100,000
5. (3) The Book Of Life – $9,800,000
6. (15) St. Vincent – $8,058,000
7. (4) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – $7,023,000
8. (5) The Best of Me – $4,736,000
9. (7) The Judge – $4,345,000
10. (6) Dracula Untold – $4,302,000

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‘Fury’ unseats ‘Gone Girl’ at US box-office

Monday, October 20th, 2014

Gone Girl was no match for Brad Pitt’s Fury at the box office.

Taking in $23.5 million in its debut, the World War II drama unseated Gone Girl from the top spot this weekend, Box Office Mojo reports. After two weeks at No. 1, Gone Girl dropped to second place with $17.8 million.

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Animated fantasy The Book of Life had a decent opening, landing in third place with $17 million, while Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day dropped one spot to No. 4 with $12 million.

The Best of Me had the worst debut ever for a Nicholas Sparks movie, opening in fifth place with $10.2 million.

At No. 6 was Dracula Untold with $9.9 million. It was followed by The Judge, whose $7.94 million just edged out Annabelle‘s $7.92 million.

Rounding out the Top 10 were The Equalizer (No. 9, $5.4 million) and The Maze Runner (No. 10, $4.5 million).

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Gone Girl takes top spot at US box-office

Sunday, October 5th, 2014

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

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