Gone Girl wins North American box office

Gone Girl turned up safe and sound at the top of the North American box office in its debut weekend, just ahead of horror flick Anna-belle, industry data showed on Monday.

The mystery-drama starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris and Tyler Perry is based on the best-selling book of the same name by Gillian Flynn about a husband who becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of his wife.

It earned $37.5 million in theaters from Oct 3-5, a whisker more than the $37.1 million taken by Annabelle, about a haunted supernatural doll.