‘The Martian’ tops the North American box office with $55M

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 (UPI) — Matt Damon’s space drama The Martian is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $55 million at the box office during its opening weekend, Rentrak announced Sunday.

Coming in at No. 2 is Hotel Transylvania 2 with $33 million, followed by Sicario at No. 3 with $12.1 million, The Intern at No. 4 with $11.6 million and The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials at No. 5 with $7.7 million.

Rounding out the top tier are Black Mass at No. 6 with $5.9 million, Everest at No. 7 with $5.5 million, The Visit at No. 8 with $3.9 million, War Room at No. 9 with $2.8 million and The Perfect Guy at No. 10 with $2.4 million.