Despite heavy promotion and promises of epic adventure, Dracula Untold (estimated $23.5 million) took a back seat to more subtle fare as Gone Girl (estimated $26.8 million) took the first-place spot once more. Not to say Dracula Untold will be a failure…accounting for worldwide box office, it has achieved $86.1 million and already bested its $70 million budget…but it has proven unpopular with critics and has a long fight to make itself profitable domestically. On the other hand, third-place finisher Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day has little to fear, with an estimated $19.1 million already a good start to its $28 million costs, as well as mildly positive critical praise giving it a leg up.
The debut of Addicted, based on the erotic thriller novel by the author known as Zane, arrived in the face of rough critical panning and an estimated $7.6 million on an unreported budget (and unlikely to see the kinds of numbers Annabelle has seen). However, it is surrounded by (mostly) good company; save for The Maze Runner (estimated $7.5 million) and its $83.8 million in the bank, the final movies on the list are hurting for cash. The Boxtrolls is floating on a safety cushion thanks to overseas earnings and a small shot in the arm with an estimated $6.7 million domestically, but the universally panned Left Behind with Nicolas Cage has no such safety cushion, and an estimated $2.9 million is not even enough to bring it within spitting distance of its paltry $16 million budget.
Weekend Box Office (October 10th – October 12th)
- Gone Girl…$26.8 million
- Dracula Untold…$23.5 million
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day…$19.1 million
- Annabelle…$16.4 million
- The Judge…$13.3 million
- The Equalizer…$9.7 million
- Addicted…$7.6 million
- The Maze Runner…$7.5 million
- The Boxtrolls…$6.7 million
- Left Behind…$2.9 million
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