Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity continues to travel at warp speed in its third weekend, topping the chart Friday with $9.1 million for a projected $30 million weekend.
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That's nearly double its nearest competitor, Carrie. The remake took in $6.6 million Friday for a softer-than-expected opening in the $15 million to $16 million range.
Directed by Kimberly Pierce, Carrie stars Chloe GraceMoretz in the title role opposite Julianne Moore. MGM and Sony's Screen Gems spent under $30 million to produce the horror pic, which received a B- CinemaScore.
Carrie placed No. 2 on Friday but could slip to No. 3 for the weekend should holdover Captain Phillips remain strong in its second outing. Captain Phillips, directed by Paul Greengrassand starring Tom Hanks, could earn nearly $17 million for the weekend.
Prospects are grim for Bill Condon's The Fifth Estate, which bombed on Friday with $587,000 for an expected $1.8 million weekend. The movie received a B CinemaScore, mirroring mixed reviews.
From DreamWorks and Participant Media, the movie starsBenedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange, the controversial founder of WikiLeaks. Insiders close to the project concede that Americans may have little interest in WikiLeaks or its founder.
In a interview conducted via Skype last weekend with members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Assange predicted the movie's failure, saying it doesn't provide the sort of underdog story moviegoers want.
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