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The Hollywood Reporter: Gone Girl took in an estimated $38 million from 3,014 theaters, the top opening of Fincher's career and one of the best showings for Ben Affleck, who stars opposite Rosamund Pike in 20th Century Fox and New Regency's $61 million adaptation of Gillian Flynn's popular novel. Fincher's top opening is Panic Room, which opened to $30.1 million in 2002.
The adult thriller also impressed overseas, where it debuted to $24.6 million from its first 39 markets, many of them smaller, for a worldwide launch of $62.6 million.
The film was aided by fans of the book, Affleck’s recent hot streak at the box office and superb reviews, as “Gone Girl” received nearly a 90% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. With its hard R rating and chilly look at a marriage from hell, Fox was conservative going into the weekend, insisting it would be happy with a debut in the $20 million range. Early tracking suggested they’d have to content themselves with that kind of number. After the film received an enthusiastic reception at last weekend’s New York Film Festival, the numbers began to tick upwards.
It's not a surprise that Gone Girl, also starring Tyler Perry and Neil Patrick Harris, received a B CinemaScore, considering its polarizing subject matter.
As expected, Gone Girl played best in big cities, led by New York and Los Angeles.
Females turned out in force (60 percent), while the vast majority of ticket buyers were over the age of 25 (75 percent). Gone Girl played to an ethnically diverse audience as well.
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