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
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