The Martian on course for a Gravity-defying record at US box office
by Ben Child from Technology | The Guardian on (#PG7D)
Ridley Scott's film eyeing all-time October box-office opening mark set by Alfonso Cuaron's 2013 sci-fi thriller, but Robert Zemeckis' The Walk stumbles on Imax-focused limited release
Ridley Scott space thriller The Martian scored a stellar $55m to top the US box office on its debut this weekend.
The impressive figures could yet see the critically acclaimed film overtake October record-holder Gravity when final figures are in: on estimates based on its Friday showing, Scott's movie is just $700,000 short of the $55.7m record posted by Alfonso Cuaron's Oscar-winning sci-fi thriller in 2013.
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