Movie News - A huge opening for 'Gravity' - the Sandra Bullock and George Clooney film brought in big crowds in Us theaters and enjoyed a record-breaking opening weekend in the United States. The Alfonso Cuaron-directed space thriller, which stars George Clooneyand Sandra Bullock, had the highest grossing October debut in history, taking in $55.5 million between Friday (04.10.13) and Sunday. The blockbuster film stars Bullock as a medical engineer who goes on her first deep space mission with an experienced astronaut (Clooney), however, the pair find themselves lost in space and struggling to survive when their shuttle is damaged. 'Gravity' has earned rave reviews from critics and fellow filmmakers, including 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' helmer James Cameron, who deemed the flick the ''best space film'' he's ever seen. The film ousted last week's box office number one, 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2',
Five things we learned at the Us box office this week, as Alfonso Cuarón's space story smashes records, and the Spanish language market goes loco
• Gravity makes out-of-this-world profit
• Gravity - watch the trailer
Originality matters!
Remember Sally Field's deliciously batty Oscar acceptance speech back in 1985 for Places in the Heart when she bleated to the crowd, "You like me!" Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón and the folks at Warner Brothers could be excused for having a Field day right now, after audiences took their original story to heart. Gravity soared to No 1 on an estimated $55.5m, delivering a ringing endorsement of original storytelling.
Originality is an endangered species in Hollywood so hats off to Cuarón, who co-wrote the screenplay with his son Jonas, and his studio backers. If you could hear them scream with delight from space, you'd hear it from space.
October box office records tumble
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