Jessica Chastain posted a teasing text exchange with old friend Jeremy Strong after her film Other Mommy beat his film The Social Reckoning at the weekend box office.
Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning opened to $5.5 million in North America, about a quarter of The Social Network's 2010 debut, on a reported $30 million budget.
Sony's Resident Evil reboot, directed by Zach Cregger, opened to about $60 million domestically over the September 18 to 20 weekend, the largest debut in the video game franchise's history.
Warner Bros.' Practical Magic 2, with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman returning, opened at number one over the September 11 to 13 weekend with a domestic debut of about $30 million.