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Gravity has held onto its number one spot for a third week at the US box office.



The Sandra Bullock and George Clooney-fronted science fiction movie added more than $31m this week, bringing its total takings to $170.5m.

The pair star as two astronauts who must try to survive in space after their shuttle is damaged.

Captain Phillips spent a second week just behind Gravity having made $17.3m, fighting off Carrie’s debut weekend which pulled in $17m.

The supernatural horror movie’s third adaptation sees Chloë Grace Moretz star as the titular Carrie White, a shy girl pushed to unleash telekinetic terror over her town.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 fell one place to number four, followed by Escape Plan, which entered the chart at number five.

Prisoners remained in sixth place with a further $2.1m added to its earnings, while Enough Said re-entered the top ten climbing from 11 to seven thanks to a boost in theatre showings.

The Fifth Estate starring Benedict Cumberbatch as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed at number eight in its opening weekend, scoring $1.7m.

Meanwhile, Runner Runner dropped four places to number nine and Insidious: Chapter 2 went down to number ten, rounding off the top ten with around $1.5m each.

The US weekend box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Gravity – $31,030,000
2. (2) Captain Phillips – $17,300,000
3. (-) Carrie – $17,000,000
4. (3) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – $10,100,000
5. (-) Escape Plan – $9,800,000
6. (6) Prisoners – $2,065,000
7. (11) Enough Said – $1,800,000
8. (-) The Fifth Estate – $1,714,000
9. (5) Runner Runner – $1,625,000
10. (7) Insidious: Chapter 2 – $1,533,000