David Fincher’s "Gone Girl" beats "Annabel" to top box-officeOctober 6, 2014 - 12:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Gone Girl" was a success on box office thanks to its appeal to female audience. The movie thriller starring Ben Affleck took in approximately $38 million over the first three days of domestic release after pulling an average of 60 percent female, and 75 percent over the age of 25, and 67 percent Caucasian, AceShowbiz said. "There's so many superlatives to say about this movie," said Fox's distribution chief Chris Aronson. "It's such a thought-provoking and thoughtful film that's just hit on all cylinders. It's become a zeitgeisty film, if you will. Audiences have sought this movie out and want to be part of the conversation." Internationally, "Gone Girl" scored $24.6 million, bringing its worldwide cume to $62.6 million. Aronson continued, "This was a very tricky film to market, with the reveals, the twists and turns. It's a very thin line to walk because you don't want to give it away. I really have to tip my hat to the Fox team and everyone who made it the cultural event that it's turning out to be." Coming in second place was "The Conjuring" spin-off "Annabelle" that almost beat the champion in the race with an estimated $37.2 million. With a budget at just $6.5 million, the horror flick was a great success for Warner Bros. "We're very pleased," said Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution for WB. Last week's victor "The Equalizer" sat at the third place this week with approximately $19 million. Animated movie "The Boxtrolls" took the fourth spot after collecting an estimated $12.4 million, followed by "The Maze Runner" with approximately $12 million. Photo: Twentieth Century Fox Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |