Gravity has topped the US box office this weekend.
With a weekend opening of $55.5m, the Sandra Bullock and George Clooney-starring movie set a new record for the best ever October opening.
The sci-fi thriller – directed by Alfonso Cuarón – stars Bullock and Clooney as two astronauts who must try to survive in space after their shuttle is damaged.
Gravity beat last weekend’s number one Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, which took the second spot with $21.5m. Its total earnings are $60.5m.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is a follow-up to the 2009 film adapted from Judi and Ron Barrett’s book of the same name.
Prisoners, which also debuted at number one on its first weekend, slid down from second place to fourth place with $5.7m. Its total earnings are $47.8m.
Meanwhile, Enough Said, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the late James Gandolfini in one of his final roles, climbed up one spot to tenth place with $2.1m.
Two new releases also made the top ten – Runner Runner in third place with $7.6m and Pulling Strings in ninth place with $2.5m.
Rush, Don Jon, Baggage Claim and Insidious Chapter 2 round out the top ten this weekend.
The US weekend box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Gravity – $55,550,000
2. (1) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – $21,500,000
3. (-) Runner Runner – $7,600,000
4. (2) Prisoners – $5,700,000
5. (3) Rush – $4,408,000
6. (5) Don Jon – $4,160,000
7. (4) Baggage Claim – $4,125,000
8. (6) Insidious: Chapter 2 – $3,876,000
9. (-) Pulling Strings – $2,500,000
10. (11) Enough Said – $2,150,000