Exhibiting a strong hold on the weekend box office, Gravity [GRVTY] pulls in an estimated $44.3 million to remain in first place. The sci-fi film slipped just 21% in its second orbit to bring its total to a massive $123.4 million.
Captain Phillips [CDUTY] earned $26.0 million to open at the second spot. Not to be overshadowed by Gravity, the tense thriller attracted an older crowd that was 52% male.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs [CWCM2] took third with $14.2 million, bringing its total to $78.0 million.
Debuting at the fourth spot, Machete Kills [MCHT2] flopped with just $3.8 million.
Rounding out the top five, Runner Runner [RUNER] dropped 52% in its second weekend to $3.7 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | GRAVITY | $44,265,000 | $123,400,000 |
| 2 | CAPTAIN PHILLIPS | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 |
| 3 | CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 | $14,200,000 | $78,037,000 |
| 4 | MACHETE KILLS | $3,797,000 | $3,797,000 |
| 5 | RUNNER RUNNER | $3,725,000 | $14,114,000 |
| 6 | PRISONERS | $3,665,000 | $53,620,000 |
| 7 | INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 | $2,650,000 | $78,447,017 |
| 8 | RUSH | $2,364,300 | $22,201,569 |
| 9 | DON JON | $2,340,000 | $20,141,150 |
| 10 | BAGGAGE CLAIM | $2,075,000 | $18,272,500 |
| 11 | ENOUGH SAID | $1,935,000 | $8,186,600 |
| 12 | PULLING STRINGS | $1,150,000 | $4,124,468 |
Tag(s): GRVTY, CDUTY, CWCM2, MCHT2, RUNER