1. Gravity - $36m / $115m / $200m
2. Captain Phillips - $21m / $21m / $85m
3. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 - $13.5m / $77m / $115m
4. Machete Kills - $7m / $7m / $16m
5. Runner Runner - $3m / $13.5m / $19m
*Prisoners - $3m / $53m / $60m
7. Rush - $2.5m / $22.5m / $29m
8. Baggage Claim - $2m / $18m / $22m
*Don Jon - $2m / $20m / $24m
*Enough Said - $2m / $8m / $20m
*Insidious: Chapter 2 - $2m / $77.5m / $81m
Gravity shattered even the highest expectations last week: records broke included highest October opening, highest Sandra Bullock opening, highest George Clooney opening, biggest opening for a live action "original film" (non-sequel, non adaptation) since Inception, among a few others. It also had a very strong increase on Saturday, always a sign that the film is clicking with audiences. Runner Runner, meanwhile, became another in the endless punchlines in the career of Ben Affleck. Perhaps he needs to realize that he should only stick to directing and if he must star it should only be a film he directed. Justin Timberlake is a major draw in international markets but stumbles at home. Captain Phillips will probably be hurt by Gravity more than the other way around, but adults looking for a more traditional adventure should still show up. I expect a run similar to Flight. I'm still not sure how exactly Machete Kills got made, and it's sad that Robert Rodriguez can apparently get money to do anything and that is what he chooses to make. But, hey, film debut of Lady Gaga! So nevermind.
ETA: Romeo and Juliet debuts in about 450 theaters. I doubt it does anything more than $1.5m. Haven't seen any advertising for it at all. Also, after almost 7 years on the shelf/in limbo/whereever, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane gets a small theatrical release from Radius-TWC. I look forward to finally catching that one when it hits DVD/Blu in a few months.
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