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‘Gone Girl’ tops box office for 2nd weekend

LOS ANGELES

Four new films couldn’t catch “Gone Girl” at theaters this weekend.

The Fox thriller starring Ben Affleck as a man whose wife goes missing is poised to top the box office for a second week with $26.8 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Also starring Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl” is based on the best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn, who adapted her book for the screen.

Universal’s “Dracula Untold” opened in second place with $23.4 million. The Disney family romp, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” debuted in third with $19.1 million.

Two Warner Bros. films round out the top five. The horror “Annabelle” claimed fourth place in its second week of release with $16.3 million, followed by the Robert Downey Jr.-Robert Duvall drama, “The Judge,” which debuted with $13.3 million.

Actress Misty Upham reported missing

SEATTLE

Police in Washington state say an actress known for her roles in “August: Osage County,” “Frozen River” and “Django Unchained” is missing.

The Seattle Times reports that 32-year-old Misty Upham hasn’t been heard from or seen for the past week.

Officials at the Auburn Police Department say the acclaimed Native American actress was staying at a family member’s apartment on the Muckleshoot reservation near Auburn. Her father filed a missing-persons report last Monday.

Cmdr. Steve Stocker says Upham is not considered endangered.

In a statement Friday, Upham’s father, Charles, wrote that she has a medical condition that has the family concerned.

Associated Press