Sandra Bullock’s science fiction movie Gravity has once again topped the US box office.
Gravity reigned at US cinemas for the second week in a row by taking in $44.3m.
Bullock recently described director Alfonso Cuarón’s movie as one of the most challenging projects of her career because she carried many scenes on her own.
Captain Phillips – which stars Tom Hanks in a dramatization of a pirate siege – came in second position in its first weekend of release by making $26m.
The animated comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 continued its box office success by earning $14.2m, for a third place finish.
Machete Kills and Justin Timberlake’s thriller Runner Runner rounded out the top five.
Director Ron Howard’s racing drama Rush fell out of the top five this weekend, by taking in $2.4m to end up in eighth place.
Rush tells the story of the legendary Formula One rivalry between James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl).
The James Gandolfini-starring romantic comedy Enough Said and Pulling Strings dropped out of the top ten.
The US weekend box office top ten in full (studio estimates:
1. (1) Gravity – $44,265,000
2. (-) Captain Phillips – $26,000,000
3. (2) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – $14,200,000
4. (-) Machete Kills – $3,797,000
5. (3) Runner Runner – $3,725,000
6. (4) Prisoners – $3,665,000
7. (8) Insidious: Chapter 2 – $2,650,000
8. (5) Rush – $2,364,000
9. (6) Don Jon – $2,340,000
10. (7) Baggage Claim – $2,075,000