US Box Office Results: Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2014

The new drama film NIGHT CRAWLER had a tough time edging the horror film OUIJA, for the top spot on Halloween weekend at the box office. The Jake Gyllenhaal film has the lowest opening weekend, by a top film, this fall, with its 19.91 million take. NIGHT CRAWLER will have a tough time getting to the $30 million mark by the end of its run.

The rest of the top 10 films are in multiple weeks of release. #2 film, OUIJA is up to $35 million after two weeks. The #4 film, GONE GIRL, had grossed over $136 million, so far. THE JUDGE, now in its fourth week, has only grossed $39 million.

Last week's top average per screen movie, BIRD MAN, does it for a second straight week. In just over 230 screens, the Michael Keaton movie grossed $2.5 million, for an average of $10,900 per screen. No movie in the top 10 could average over $4 million per screen.

1.  $10.91 million - Nightcrawler
2.  $10.90 million - Ouija
3.  $9.1 million - Fury (2014)
4.  $8.8 million - Gone Girl
5.  $8.3 million - The Book of Life (2014)
6.  $8.1 million - John Wick
7.  $7.8 million - St. Vincent
8.  $6.5 million - Alexander /Very Bad Day
9.  $3.4 million - The Judge
10.  $2.9 million - Dracula Untold