Los Angeles: The Martian regained the top spot on the North American box office charts over the weekend, dethroning spooky children's movie Goosebumps, industry estimates showed on October 25.
The critically acclaimed blockbuster starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars - a film that is already generating serious Oscar buzz - raked in another $15.9 million, for a total of $166.4 million since its release. (Also Read: Matt Damon's The Martian Stranded Atop Box Office)
Goosebumps, a family-friendly action-comedy, based on a series of books by R L Stine, pulled in $15.5 million, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
Bridge of Spies, Steven Spielberg's well-received Cold War spy drama starring Tom Hanks, held onto third place for a second week running with $11.4 million.
Fourth was debut action thriller The Last Witch Hunter featuring of Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel. It earned a disappointing $10.8 million.
Rounding out the top five was Hotel Transylvania 2 ($9 million), a sequel starring animated ghouls voiced by an all-star cast. It has so far earned $148.3 million in five weeks of its release.
In sixth place was Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, the latest instalment in the popular fright fest series. It had a lacklustre opening and earned $8.2 million in its debut weekend.
Steve Jobs ($7.3 million), Crimson Peak ($5.6 million) and The Intern ($3.9 million) held the seventh, eighth and ninth position respectively with Sicario ($2.95 million) rounding off the list of top 10.
Final figures releases on October 26.
The critically acclaimed blockbuster starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars - a film that is already generating serious Oscar buzz - raked in another $15.9 million, for a total of $166.4 million since its release. (Also Read: Matt Damon's The Martian Stranded Atop Box Office)
Goosebumps, a family-friendly action-comedy, based on a series of books by R L Stine, pulled in $15.5 million, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
Fourth was debut action thriller The Last Witch Hunter featuring of Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel. It earned a disappointing $10.8 million.
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In sixth place was Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, the latest instalment in the popular fright fest series. It had a lacklustre opening and earned $8.2 million in its debut weekend.
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Final figures releases on October 26.
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