A still from The Martian.
regained the top spot on the North American box office charts over the weekend, dethroning spooky children's movie
Goosebumps, industry estimates showed on October 25.
The critically acclaimed blockbuster starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars - a film that is already generating serious Oscar buzz - raked in another $15.9 million, for a total of $166.4 million since its release. (Also Read:
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Goosebumps, a family-friendly action-comedy, based on a series of books by R L Stine, pulled in $15.5 million, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
Bridge of Spies, Steven Spielberg's well-received Cold War spy drama starring Tom Hanks, held onto third place for a second week running with $11.4 million.
Fourth was debut action thriller
The Last Witch Hunter featuring of
Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel. It earned a disappointing $10.8 million.
Rounding out the top five was
Hotel Transylvania 2 ($9 million), a sequel starring animated ghouls voiced by an all-star cast. It has so far earned $148.3 million in five weeks of its release.
In sixth place was
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, the latest instalment in the popular fright fest series. It had a lacklustre opening and earned $8.2 million in its debut weekend.
Steve Jobs ($7.3 million),
Crimson Peak ($5.6 million) and
The Intern ($3.9 million) held the seventh, eighth and ninth position respectively with
Sicario ($2.95 million) rounding off the list of top 10.
Final figures releases on October 26.