{"id":4821,"date":"2013-10-06T19:20:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T19:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4821"},"modified":"2013-10-06T19:20:17","modified_gmt":"2013-10-06T19:20:17","slug":"gravity-beats-october-box-office-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4821","title":{"rendered":"“Gravity” beats October box office record"},"content":{"rendered":"

The movie Gravity (see earlier post<\/a>) did very well this opening weekeng:\u00a0Space thriller ‘Gravity’ earns record $55.6 million<\/a><\/p>\n

The film, which stars Oscar winners Sandra Bullock and George Clooney and wowed critics with its special effects, added $27.4 million from sales in international markets, for a combined debut of $83 million, distributor\u00a0Warner Bros. said on Sunday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The movie Gravity (see earlier post) did very well this opening weekeng:\u00a0Space thriller ‘Gravity’ earns record $55.6 million The film, which stars Oscar winners Sandra Bullock and George Clooney and wowed critics with its special effects, added $27.4 million from sales in international markets, for a combined debut of $83 million, distributor\u00a0Warner Bros. said on … Continue reading “Gravity” beats October box office record<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-solar-sci-fi","category-space-films-and-videos"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1fL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4962,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4962","url_meta":{"origin":4821,"position":0},"title":"“Gravity” doing phenomenally well","author":"TopSpacer","date":"October 18, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The movie\u00a0Gravity\u00a0has moved from just a successful film to the category of \"phenomena\": \u00a0Why the World is Watching 'Gravity' - WSJ.com Now heading into its third weekend, \"Gravity\" is an increasingly rare phenomenon: a movie that draws audiences in droves, yet also wins joyous praise from critics. 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