Monday, 21 October 2013

Box Office: Gravity Continues to Soar,CarrieDebuts at No. 3

It appears nothing can stop Gravity at the box office, not even a blood-doused Chloƫ Grace Moretzin the horror re-make Carrie. George Clooney and Sandra Bullock's sci-fi flick continued to soar, taking the top spot for the third straight weekend and raking in $31 million. Gravity has grossed $170.6 million domestically since its release. Tom Hanks' high-seas drama,Captain Phillips, continued to fare well with moveigoers and came in at No. 2, earning $17.3 million. Carrie, in its opening weekend, nabbed the No. 3 spot, making $17 million. Rounding out the top 5 standings were the animated family friendly film Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 with $10.1 million and Sylvester Stallone's Escape Plande buting with $9.8 million. The Fifth Estate, the thriller starring Benedict Cumberbatcha's the controversial founder of WikiLeak's Julian Assange, had a disappointing opening weekend, only grossing $1.7 million. Here's a complete look at the weekend's top movies, Friday-Sunday studio estimates and stats as compiled per Box Office Mojo: 1.Gravity: $31 million 2.Captain Phillips: $17.3 million 3.Carrie: $17 million 4.Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2: $10.1 million 5.Escape Plan: $9.8 million 6.Prisoners: $2 million 7.Enough Said: $1.8 million 8.The Fifth Estate: $1.7 million 9.Runner Runner: $1.6 million 10.Insidious Chapter 2: $1.5 million

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