LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four new films couldn't catch "Gone Girl" at theaters this weekend.
The Fox thriller starring Ben Affleck as a man whose wife goes missing is poised to top the box office for a second week with $26.8 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Also starring Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl" is based on the best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn, who adapted her book for the screen.
"There's a mystery that's surrounding this movie," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak. "To have an adult drama like this hold up so well for two weekends in a row is really unusual."
Universal's "Dracula Untold" opened in second place with $23.4 million. The Disney family romp, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day," debuted in third with $19.1 million.
Two Warner Bros. films round out the top five. The horror "Annabelle" claimed fourth place in its second week of release with $16.3 million, followed by the Robert Downey Jr.-Robert Duvall drama, "The Judge," which debuted with $13.3 million.
Lionsgate's erotic thriller "Addicted" opened in seventh place with $7.6 million.
The diversity of choices at theaters is making for robust post-summer ticket sales, Dergarabedian said: "Were making up a lot of ground after a summer season that was down 15 percent."
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak:
1. "Gone Girl," $26.8 million ($27 million international).
2. "Dracula Untold," $23.4 million ($33.9 million international).
3. "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day," $19.1 million ($2.8 million international).
4. "Annabelle," $16.3 million ($27 million international).
5. "The Judge," $13.3 million ($1.6 million international).
6. "The Equalizer," $9.7 million ($11.5 million international).
7. "Addicted," $7.6 million.
8. "The Maze Runner," $7.5 million ($13.7 million international).
9. "The Boxtrolls," $6.6 million ($3.6 million international).
10. "Meet the Mormons," $2.9 million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to Rentrak:
1. "Dracula Untold," $33.9 million.
2. "Guardians of the Galaxy," $28 million.
3. (tie) "Gone Girl," $27 million.
(tie) "Annabelle," $27 million.
5. "The Maze Runner," $13.7 million.
6. "Breakup Buddies," $13 million.
7. "The Equalizer," $11.5 million.
8. (tie) "One Direction: Where We Are," $5 million.
(tie) "My Love, My Bride," $5 million.
10. "Bang Bang," $4.7 million.