Bullock, 'Gravity' rocket past 'Carrie' to win box office
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E-mail China Daily, October 22, 2013
The 3-D outer space thriller, "Gravity," continued to rocket past its box office competition over the weekend, eclipsing newcomer "Carrie," to maintain its tight grip on the US and Canadian box offices.
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Actress Sandra Bullock arrives at a gala screening of her film "Gravity" at the London Film Festival at a cinema in Leicester Square, central London, October 10, 2013. [Photo: China Daily/Agencies] |
"Gravity," starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts stranded in space, grabbed $31 million in ticket sales at North American theaters to hold the top spot for the third consecutive weekend. It had overall ticket sales of more than $170.6 million.
"Captain Phillips," a Tom Hanks movie based on a real-life pirate attack, was second with $17.3 million in ticket sales.
"Gravity" beat the $17 million made by "Carrie," which came in third. The remake of the 1976 horror film starring Sissy Spacek stars 16-year-old Chloe Grace Moretz as the shy girl who wreaks havoc on her tormentors by using her telekinetic powers to destroy her high school prom.
"Gravity" has become a word-of-mouth darling in its third week in movie theaters. Made for a relatively modest $100 million for a special effects film, "Gravity" has been boosted by IMAX's ultra-large screens, which has accounted for $38 million in ticket sales.
Jeffrey Goldstein, Warner Brothers' executive vice president for domestic distribution, attributed the film's success to "phenomenal word of mouth," and to its appeal in 3-D, noting that 82 percent of audiences opted for 3-D showings. Warner Brothers distributed "Gravity."
