Box-office: 'Gone Girl' tops 'Dracula,' 'Alexander' and 'The Judge'

An onslaught of new movies couldn't make "Gone Girl" disappear from the top of the box-office charts.

The David Fincher-directed thriller was the highest-grossing film in the U.S. for the second weekend in a row, beating out fantasy adventure "Dracula Untold," Disney's "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" and Robert Downey Jr.'s "The Judge."

"Gone Girl," starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, earned a studio-estimated $26.8 million in ticket sales from the U.S. and Canada through Sunday. That represents a mere 29% drop from its opening last week, thanks to impressive word-of-mouth and generally positive reviews from critics.

The twist-filled film based on the novel by Gillian Flynn has taken in $78.3 million in domestic ticket sales so far, if estimates hold.

The nearly $27-million weekend from "Gone Girl" was enough to hold off Universal Pictures' and Legendary Entertainment's "Dracula Untold," a historical take on the vampire legend.

The PG-13-rated movie grossed $23.5 million in the U.S. and Canada in its first three days in theaters, topping analysts' expectations going into the weekend with the help of pricier Imax showings.

Starring Luke Evans and directed by Gary Shore, "Dracula Untold" follows the transformation of a cursed Vlad the Impaler into the famed blood-thirsty monster. It cost about $70 million to make.

As expected, the action-adventure's audience skewed male, with men accounting for 57% of the gross. Still, the appeal of Luke Evans, who previously starred in action movies including "The Raven" and "Immortals," helped drive women to the multiplex as well, according to Nikki Rocco, head of domestic distribution at Universal.

The movie also had a considerable draw with non-white consumers. The audience was 31% Hispanic and 24% African American.

"Dracula made a very good showing," Rocco said. "We're very pleased, and we're happy for the overall weekend."

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Box-office: 'Gone Girl' tops 'Dracula,' 'Alexander' and 'The Judge'

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