Touchstone's thriller Flightplan stayed topof the charts as it added an estimated $15m haul to raise the domestic runningtotal to $46.2m after two weekends.

Opening in second place on $10.1m was Serenity, Universal's sci-fi thriller starring Nathan Fillionand Gina Torres. Joss Whedon's picture drew very strong reviews and averaged$4,634 on 2,188 screens.

Overall box office fell after four "up" weekends in a row, as the top 12 titlesgrossed $75.3m, down 25% against the same weekend last year.

Tim Burton's Corpse Brideslipped one place to third in its third weekend on $9.8m for $32.9m throughWarner Bros, just ahead of David Cronenberg's graphic novel adaptation A History OfViolence, which jumped 14 places for New Line to fourth on $8.2m for an $8.9m domestic running total.

MGM/Columbia's treasure hunt adventure Into The Blue produced a fifth place debut on $7m, however John Stockwell's picture failed to impress the critics.

Jessica Alba and Paul Turner star in Into The Blue, which averaged $2,509 on 2,789 screens.

Screen Gems' The Exorcism Of Emily Rose fell two to seventh on $4.4m for $68.5m in its fourth weekend. BillPaxton's golf drama The Greatest Game Ever Played, released through Disney, opened in ninth place on$3.7m, drawing good reviews and averaging $3,697 on 1,104 screens.

In limited release, Sony Pictures Classics' awards contender Capote starring Philip Seymour Hoffman took approximately$349,000 from 12 sites, while DreamWorks/Revolution's drama The Prize Winner OfDefiance, Ohio, starring JulianneMoore grossed $155,000 from 41 theatres.

Estimated Top Ten US Sept 30-Oct2 2005

Film (Distributor)/International distribution/Estimated weekendgross/Estimated total to date

1 (1) Flightplan (Touchstone)BVI $15m $46.2m
2 (-) Serenity (Universal) UIP$10.1m -
3 (2) Tim Burton's Corpse Bride(Warner Bros) WBPI $9.8m $32.9m
4 (18) A History Of Violence(New Line) NLI $8.2m $8.9m
5 (-) Into The Blue(MGM/Columbia/Mandalay) Fox Int'l/various $7m -
6 (3) Just Like Heaven(DreamWorks) UIP $6.1m $38.4m
7 (5) The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (Screen Gems) Lakeshore Ent $4.4m $68.5m
8 (4) Roll Bounce (Fox Searchlight)Fox Int'l $4m $12.7m
9 (-) The Greatest Game Ever Played(Disney) BVI $3.7m -
10 (7) The 40-Year-Old Virgin(Universal) UIP $3.1m $101.4m