“The Martian” takes first place at the box office

The space adventure story “The Martian” showed staying power at the box office this weekend, coming in first with $11.4 million, according to boxofficemojo.com.

The film starring Matt Damon from 20th Century Fox has now brought in $182.8 million over five weeks.

Sony Pictures’ “Goosebumps” took second place this Halloween weekend, with $10.2 million in ticket sales. It has earned $57.1 million in three weeks.

In third place, Dreamworks’ “Bridge of Spies” brought in $8.1 million and Sony Pictures’ “Hotel Transylvania 2” with $5.8 million came in fourth. “Hotel Transylvania 2” has earned $156 million over six weeks.

Rounding out the top five, “Burnt”, starring Bradley Cooper, earned $5 million for the Weinstein Company. (Reuters)