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Ridley Scott‘s 3D space epic The Martian rocketed to a $55 million opening in North America, coming in ahead of expectations and almost beating Gravity to nab the top October opening of all time, according to Sunday estimates.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, October 4, are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Martian, The | 20th Century Fox | $55,000,000 | 3,831 | 14,356 | $55,000,000 |
| 2 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Sony | $33,000,000 | 3,754 | 8,790 | $90,541,765 |
| 3 | Sicario | Lionsgate | $12,075,000 | 2,620 | 4,608 | $15,076,295 |
| 4 | Intern, The | Warner Bros. | $11,620,000 | 3,320 | 3,500 | $36,523,892 |
| 5 | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | 20th Century Fox | $7,650,000 | 3,319 | 2,304 | $63,241,124 |
| 6 | Black Mass | Warner Bros. | $5,905,000 | 2,768 | 2,133 | $52,521,030 |
| 7 | Everest | Universal | $5,506,470 | 3,009 | 1,830 | $33,177,780 |
| 8 | Visit, The | Universal | $3,949,000 | 2,296 | 1,719 | $57,694,090 |
| 9 | War Room | Sony | $2,800,000 | 1,746 | 1,603 | $60,544,613 |
| 10 | Perfect Guy, The | Sony | $2,400,000 | 1,364 | 1,759 | $52,615,190 |
| 11 | MET Opera: Il Trovatore (2015) | Fathom Events | $2,000,000 | 930 | 2,150 | $2,000,000 |
| 12 | Walk, The | Sony | $1,550,000 | 448 | 3,459 | $1,972,274 |
