In its third week, Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity has yet to plummet back down to Earth, only slipping a miniscule 28% from last week. The Sandra Bullock/George Clooney space starrer has long since established its Oscar credentials, but now it can also be considered blockbuster smash both domestically and abroad with a $238M worldwide haul. In a year that has been crowded with high-cost tentpoles, Gravity is only the third film to hold on to the top spot for three straight weeks, joining The Butler and Fast & Furious 6.
2. Captain Phillips- $17.3M/$53.3M
Much like Gravity, the Tom Hanks-led Captain Phillips has clicked with adult audiences looking for a meaty, awards-season thriller. Slipping only 32%, the film is already the highest grossing non-Bourne film for director Paul Greengrass, and should have long sea-faring legs even as more dramas hit theaters.
3. Carrie- $17M
Kimberly Peirce's remake of Carrie turned out to be no prom queen in its debut, instead it's been shoved into the closet of a distant third place. The $17M debut is well below expectations, and the B- Cinemascore is disappointing for a film that boasts the talented Chloe Moretz and Julianne Moore in the starring roles. Despite a heavy marketing push, most of the TV spots and trailers did a poor job of getting across how this film was different from Brian De Palma's 1976 effort, which many consider a classic. By contrast, the recent Evil Dead remake presented a very different interpretation of Sam Raimi's cult fave, leading to a $25M opening weekend and nearly $100M through its run.
4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2- $10.1M/$93.1M
5. Escape Plan- $9.8M
It continues to be diminishing returns for Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in anything outside of The Expendables. The critically-panned prison thriller Escape Plan opened to a dismal $9.8M, which to be fair surpasses the lifetime gross of Stallone's Bullet to the Head, and comes close to the domestic tally of Schwarzenegger's The Last Stand. It's still pretty awful, and at this point it's a wonder who these movies are being made for.
6. Prisoners- $2M/$57.25M
7. Enough Said- $1.8M/$10.7M
The smallest drop of the week at only 6% is Enough Said, the James Gandolfini romantic comedy adding an additional 151 theaters to its total. It speaks to how much the late actor was beloved that so many are turning out for the small-scale film, which also stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a rare leading role, and as Oscar talk for his performance grows it may be hanging around for a little while.
8. The Fifth Estate- $1.7M
Julian Assange may be a popular figure on the late night news but that doesn't mean audiences want to see a movie about him. The Fifth Estate, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the Wikileaks founder, opened to a paltry $1.7M for a per site average less than $1K.
9. Runner Runner- $1.6M/$17.5M
10. Insidious Chapter 2- $1.5M/$80.9M
It looks like audiences weren't afraid to endure the brutality of Steve McQueen's slavery drama 12 Years A Slave, despite some critics thinking that would be the case. The most acclaimed film of the year and a guaranteed Best Picture nominee, it opened like a true powerhouse with a $50K average at only 19 locations for a $960K haul. Look for it to take over the top spot when it rolls into national release in just a few days.
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