'Argo' Tops Box Office on Slow Weekend, Beats Four Newcomers

Moving on to its third week, "Argo" climbs to the top spot of North American box office and knocks down four newcomers at a time. The latest directorial effort from Ben Affleck claims victory with an estimated $12.3 million from 2,855 screens. So far, the movie collects a total domestic gross of $60.7 million.

Securing the runner-up spot is Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez-starring animation "Hotel Transylvania". Still performing strong on its fifth weekend, the former chart topper takes in approximately $9.5 million for a total gross of $130.4 milliion domestically.

The bad news this week comes from Warner Bros. Pictures' mega-budget movie "Cloud Atlas". Costing $100 million to produce, the starry sci-fier debuts at number three with only around $9.4 million from 2,008 screens. The result is far below Warners' $12 to $15 million expectation.

Starring the likes of Halle Berry and Tom Hanks, "Cloud Atlas" receives a "C+" CinemaScores and mixed reviews from critics. Though it doesn't perform well in the States, the ambitious project from the Wachowski siblings and Tom Tykwer is expected to gross more overseas. Warners' president of domestic distribution Dan Fellman says that the film overperforms in Canada so far.

Landing on the fourth and fifth places respectively are "Paranormal Activity 4" and "Taken 2". The former victor nabs around $8.6 million for a total domestic gross of $42.6 million on its second weekend, while the "Taken" sequel bags an estimated $8 million for a total cume of $117.3 million on its fourth weekend.

Newcomers "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D", "Fun Size" and "Chasing Mavericks" show disappointing results as they land on the sixth, tenth and thirteenth places respectively. The horror flick grosses around $8 million, the teen comedy collects an estimated $4 million, while the surfer film bags approximately $2.2 million on their debut weekend.

Top Ten Movies at Box Office for October 26-28:

1. "Argo" - $12.3 million
2. "Hotel Transylvania" - $9.5 million
3. "Cloud Atlas" - $9.4 million
4. "Paranormal Activity 4" - $8.6 million
5. "Taken 2" - $8 million
6. "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D" - $8 million
7. "Here Comes the Boom" - $5.5 million
8. "Sinister" - $5 million
9. "Alex Cross" - $5 million
10. "Fun Size" - $4 million

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