'Gravity' Sets Box Office Record With $55.6 Million Opening

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By Stan Schroeder2013-10-07 07:20:29 UTC

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According to Variety, the movie also set a new record for 3D, as 80% of viewers in the U.S. saw the film with the extra-dimension glasses.

Overseas, "Gravity" earned an additional $27.4 million, with 70% of cinemagoers seeing it in 3D.

See also: 5 Things 'Gravity' Gets Right

In the movie, George Clooney and Sandra Bullock play astronauts which struggle to survive in space after a catastrophic accident on their space station. The movie has gotten an overwhelmingly positive response from critics, with a score of 96 out of 100 on Metacritic.

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