Gravity holds firm at US box office

Written By Unknown on Senin, 21 Oktober 2013 | 20.24

21 October 2013 Last updated at 04:10 ET

Sandra Bullock's space thriller Gravity has held on to the top of the US and Canadian box office for a third week.

The 3D thriller, co-starring George Clooney, took $31 million (£19m) according to figures from Rentrak.

Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks, stayed in second place, taking $17.3 million (£10.6m) in its second week.

WikiLeaks drama The Fifth Estate, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange, had 2013's worst debut weekend so far, taking just $1.7m. (£1m)

Assange, who founded whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, had claimed Disney's film would be a failure. Last week, an email he wrote to Cumberbatch urging him not to take part in the project was released online.

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  • 1. Gravity - $31m
  • 2. Captain Phillips - $17.3m
  • 3. Carrie - $17m
  • 4. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - $10.1m
  • 5. Escape Plan - $9.8m

Figures from Rentrak

Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuaron and starring Bullock and Clooney as astronauts stranded in space, has now made more than $170m (£105m) in three weeks.

IMAX screenings have proved particularly popular because of the film's groundbreaking visuals, accounting for $38m (£23m) in ticket sales, with 82% of audiences opting for 3D showings.

Warner Brothers' Jeffrey Goldstein has attributed the film's success to "phenomenal word of mouth".

Paul Greengrass's true story-based Somali pirate drama Captain Philips also held off newcomer Carrie. The horror remake, starring Kick-Ass actress Chloe Grace Moretz, took third place, with $17m (£10m).

The original 1976 film, based on Stephen King's novel, saw Oscar nominations for actresses Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie.

Family favourite, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, was in fourth after taking $10.1m (£6.2m) in its fourth week.

Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger's new action film Escape Plan rounded off the top five with $9.8m (£6m).

In a limited release of just 19 cinemas, Steve McQueen's Oscar-tipped slavery epic 12 Years a Slave, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, opened with a promising $960,000 (£594,000).


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