Horror Rules The Box Office As 'Annabelle' Stays On Top Worldwide: 'Ouija' Tops Stateside

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With Halloween just days away the horror genre ruled the box office last weekend as "Annabelle" remains on top worldwide while "Ouija" saw its opening weekend at no. 1 stateside.

Rentrak's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, "Annabelle" and "Gone Girl" top the worldwide and international charts this weekend as both continue their stellar theatrical performances and eclipse the $200 million global mark while making it look easy.

Also, Lucy and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reach the $300 and $200 million international plateaus, respectively."

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, are below.

Annabelle - Warner Bros.

- $29.8M
Gone Girl - 20th Century Fox - $29.5M
Fury - Sony - $24.2M
Ouija - Universal - $21.3M
Lucy - Multiple - $19.7M
Dracula Untold - Universal - $19.0M
Book Of Life, The - 20th Century Fox - $17.6M
Maze Runner, The - 20th Century Fox - $14.8M
John Wick - Multiple - $14.2M
Judge, The - Warner Bros.

- $11.3M
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Paramount - $11.2M
Hercules - Paramount - $10.9M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, are below.

Ouija - Universal - $20.0M
John Wick - Lionsgate - $14.2M
Fury - Sony - $13.0M
Gone Girl - 20th Century Fox - $11.1M
Book Of Life, The - 20th Century Fox - $9.8M
St. Vincent - The Weinstein Company - $8.1M
Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No - Disney - $7.0M
Best Of Me, The - Relativity Media - $4.7M
Judge, The - Warner Bros.

- $4.3M
Dracula Untold - Universal - $4.3M
Annabelle - Warner Bros. - $3.3M
Equalizer, The - Sony - $2.8M

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