No surprise that David Fincher’s latest mind-bender, "Gone Girl," is number 1 this weekend. Its post-New York Film Festival premiere reception about a week ago, was most strong, by audiences and critics alike. So one could only assume that it would carry that momentum into its opening theatrical box office. And it most certainly did, earning a healthy $38 million, beating out its fellow newbie, "Annabelle," the unnecessary and weak sequel/prequel to one of the best horror films I’ve seen in recent years, "The Conjuring." It came in a close second, earning $37.2 million.
Both films bumped last week’s number 1 film, the Denzel Washington/Antoine Fuqua…
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