Gravity Review-Clooney-Bullock-Cuaron’s $50M ‘Gravity’ Weekend Soaring To October Record, ‘Runner Runner’ Flopping $7.8M
It’s the largest October non-sequel opening weekend of all
time for Alfonso Cuaron’s 3D space drama Gravity starring George Clooney and Sandra
Bullock. This original thriller about astronauts earned an
impressive ’A-’ CinemaScore from audiences so the studio is predicting
it’ll have long legs. Pic did $17M Friday including $1.4M for Thursday
10 PM late shows and Friday midnights in what is a traditionally
slow time at the domestic box office which has been lagging. The film tookin $420,000 from 323 IMAX theaters in late shows so poised to provide
a “noticeable jolt” to investor expectations, according to Wall Street
analysts. Lots of debate over the budget of this pic ranging from $80M
to $120M. Full analysis coming..
Studio didn’t
expect more than a meager $10M-$12M for the weekend but now that
estimate has flatlined to $7.8M. The best was Russia at $3M from 1,231
screens and decent openings in SE Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Mideast.Pic still has 30 markets to release, including Brazil, Mexico, Argentina,Germany, Spain, Holland.
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