IN THE SPOTLIGHT
aton, opened in just four theaters and boasted a per-screen average of $103, 750. It opens in additional locations next week.
Overall box office is up almost 25 percent from the same weekend last year, Dergarabedian said, and the strong fall showing at cinemas is making up for a year-to-date box-office deficit that dropped from 6 percent to 4 percent in the last month.
••• Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, the latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released today.
1. “Fury,” $23.5 million.
2. “Gone Girl,” $17.8 million ($20.2 million international).
3. “The Book of Life,” $17 million ($8.6 million international).
4. “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” $12 million ($1.3 million international).
5. “The Best of Me,” $10.2 million ($1.1 million international).
6. “Dracula Untold,” $9.9 million ($22.5 million international).
7. “The Judge,” $7.94 million ($6.5 million international).
8. “Annabelle,” $7.92 million ($19.2 million international).
9. “The Equalizer,” $5.4 million ($8 million international).
10. “The Maze Runner,” $4.5 million ($17.1 million international).