Moviegoers cannot seem to get enough of the space adventure that really features no gravity whosoever. Gravity remains number one at the box office for the third straight weekend, with the new movies not even coming close to it.
“People have clearly gotten the message that 3D and Imax absolutely enhance the experience of seeing this movie,” Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. executive vice-president of domestic distribution, who mentioned that to The Wrap. Gravity pulled in $31 million, bringing its domestic earnings to $170 million, and overall earnings to $250 million.
Captain Phillips held tight to the second place spot, almost sharing the second place pedestal with Carrie. Both films made around $17 million over this weekend. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 got the fourth spot. The animated film has held a steady cash flow in its four weeks, bringing in $10 million more over this weekend.
The other new comer Escape Plan, did not catch audiences as much as they were hoping with the two action hero giants finally teaming up. The $70 million production only achieved $9.8 million, which can be considered a flop. GET DOWN!
That is nothing compared to the Wikipedia drama film FIfth Estate, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The $26 million production came in ninth place, with an abysmal $1.7 million in earnings. This is considered to be one of the worst openings for a movie this year, which with all the stinkers that we have gotten this year, that is pretty big achievement.
Next week we get The Counselor and Bad Grandpa, which I predict Bad Grandpa finally take Gravity down. Let me know what you guys think.