Following the release of "Gone Girl" movie, "Gone Girl" book continue to receive recognition which is proven by the soaring book sales. Recently, Gillian Flynn's novel about a dysfunctional marriage topped the New York Times Bestseller List. Sales from Amazon and Barnes and Noble likewise show improvements.

The following lists show the top novels as of mid-October although the lists change every hour:

NY Times Best-Seller Fiction List:

1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2. Deadline by John Sanford
3. The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
4. Burn by James Patterson
5. Paris Match by Stuart Woods

Amazon (Kindle)
1. My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni
2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
3. The Fire Seekers by Richard Farr
4. The Glassblower by Petra Durst-Benning
5. Gray Mountain by John Grisham

Barnes and Noble (Nook)
1. Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
3. Day after Night by Anita Diamant
4. Captivated by You by Sylvia Day
5. The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks

However, Brad Pitt's war film "Fury" has dethroned "Gone Girl" in terms of box-office success. "Fury" reportedly debuted with $23.5 million ticket sales on its opening weekend bringing "Gone Girl" to second place with its $17.8 million ticket sales.

Following the two films are "The Book of Life" with $17 million and "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" with $12 million. The adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel "The Best of Me" made it to the fifth spot after opening with $10.2 million.