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The rest of the top ten is literally a shambles, as the bottom five – including The Fifth Estate – can’t manage much more than $2 million. Prisoners is sixth, as the Hugh Jackman/Jake Gyllenhaall release pulls in $2.1 million and drops 42%. The $46 million thriller has now pulled in $57.3 million stateside and another $23 million overseas against a budget of $46 million.

Seventh is Enough Said, which added another 150 venues or so this weekend. The James Gandolfini rom-com earned another $1.8 million, and fell a tiny 6% compared to last weekend. This small film has now managed to eke out a domestic take of $10.8 million.

Eighth is The Fifth Estate, the Wikileaks release that met with the collective shrug from North American audiences. Poorly reviewed and poorly marketed, The Fifth Estate earned only $1.7 million from 1,769 venues, giving it a laughable venue average of $961. Made for $26 million, this one went from unseen Oscar contender to simply unseen.

Ninth is Runner, Runner, the three-weekend-old Ben Affleck flop. The card shark flick earned another $1.6 million this weekend and declined 57%. Made for $30 million, the 20th Century Fox release has earned $17.5 million so far.

Finally, our tenth place film is Insidious Chapter 2, which earned $1.5 million as it fell 43% from the previous frame. The horror film has earned a terrific $80.9 domestically, along with another $37 million overseas.

We see some spectacular results for some new, limited-release films. 12 Years as a Slave opened at 19 theaters this weekend for Fox Searchlight, and took in $960,000, giving it a venue average of $50,526. Robert Redford’s All is Lost opened at six venues and brought in $95,000, good for an average of $15,833.

Overall, the box office continues to struggle despite Gravity. A year ago, the top 12 pulled in $121 million thanks to a $29 million debut by Paranormal Acitivity 4. This weekend, the top 12 could only find $96.4 million, as the bottom seven earned about $11 million, where a year ago, the same group brought in $38 million. Next weekend Gravity gets some real competition from Ridley Scott’s The Counselor and Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa.

Top Weekend Box Office for 10/18/13-10/20/13 (Estimates)
Rank	Film	Distributor	Estimated Gross	Weekly Change	Running Total
1	Gravity	WARNER BROS.	$31,030,000	- 28%	$170,566,000
2	Captain Phillips	SONY	$17,300,000	- 33%	$53,300,000
3	Carrie	SONY	$17,000,000	New	$17,000,000
4	Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2	SONY	$10,100,000	- 27%	$93,137,000
5	Escape Plan	Lionsgate	$9,800,000	New	$9,800,000
6	Prisoners	Warner Bros. Pictures	$2,065,000	- 43%	$57,259,000
7	Enough Said	FOX SEARCHLIGHT	$1,800,000	- 6%	$10,787,400
8	The Fifth Estate	DISNEY	$1,714,000	New	$1,714,000
9	Runner Runner	Fox	$1,625,000	- 57%	$17,536,300
10	Insidious: Chapter 2	Filmdistrict	$1,533,000	- 44%	$80,923,241
11	Rush	UNIVERSAL	$1,256,850	- 47%	$24,619,029
12	Machete Kills	Open Road	$1,213,032	- 68%	$6,412,271
	Also Opening/Notables
	I'm In Love With a Church Girl	High Top Releasing	$1,025,000	New	$1,025,000
	12 Years a Slave	FOX SEARCHLIGHT	$960,000	New	$960,000
	All Is Lost	Roadside Attractions	$100,000	New	$100,000
	Kill Your Darlings	Sony Classics	$57,722	New	$73,545
	American Promise	Rada Film Group	$18,250	New	$18,250
	Romeo And Juliet	Relativity	$231,000	- 56%	$948,073
	The Inevitable Defeat of Mister And Pete	Lionsgate	$100,000	- 61%	$450,000
	Escape From Tomorrow	Pda	$17,966	- 72%	$117,977
	As i Lay Dying	Millennium	$4,159	- 42%	$13,327
	Broadway Idiot	Filmbuff	$11,566	+ 110%	$18,312
	Don Jon	Relativity	$1,190,000	- 50%	$22,487,167
	Baggage Claim	FOX SEARCHLIGHT	$1,115,000	- 45%	$20,015,700
Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations

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