'Pan' lacks magic at the box office; 'The Martian' soars

This photo provided by courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures shows, Rooney Mara, left, as Tiger Lily, and Levi Miller as Peter, in a scene from the film, "Pan." The movie releases in U.S. theaters on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

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LOS ANGELES — There is no Neverland magic at the box office for “Pan.”

The expensive fantasy earned $15.5 million in its opening weekend, according to Rentrak estimates Sunday. The Joe Wright-directed film cost an estimated $150 million to produce.

Ridley Scott’s space adventure “The Martian” kept the top spot for the second week in a row with a solid $37 million, bringing its domestic total to $108.7 million.

“Hotel Transylvania 2” took second place in its third weekend in theaters with $20.3 million, bumping its total to $116.8 million. “Pan” came in at No. 3.

Nancy Meyers’ workplace comedy “The Intern” earned $8.7 million, and the border thriller “Sicario” brought in $7.4 million, rounding out the top five.

Meanwhile, the high-wire spectacle “The Walk” faltered in wide release, with $3.7 million.