Box office
Which weekend was the movie, Gravity first at the box office?
Gravity (film)
Preliminary reports predicted the film would open with takings of over $40 million in North America. The film earned $1.4 million from its Thursday night showings, and reached $17.5 million on Friday. "Gravity" topped the box office and broke "Paranormal Activity 3"s record as the highest-earning October and autumn openings ever, grossing $55.8 million. 80 percent of the film's opening weekend gross came from its 3D showings, which grossed $44 million. $11.2 million20 percent of the receiptscame from IMAX 3D showings; the highest percentage ever for a film opening more than $50 million. The film stayed at number one at the box office during its second and third weekends. "Gravity" opened at number one in the United Kingdom, taking over the first weekend of release and remained there for the second week. The film's largest markets outside North America were China ($71.2m), the United Kingdom ($47.0m) and France ($38.2m). On February 17, 2014 the film grossed $700m worldwide. As of March 30, 2014, "Gravity" has grossed $273,312,639 in North America and $442,300,000 in other countries, making a worldwide gross of $715,612,639making it the eighth-highest grossing film of 2013.