Originally published October 5, 2015. Updated October 29, 2022.
He may be lost on a planet on his own, but thousands went in their droves to see Matt Damon in Ridley Scott’s The Martian.
The film opened to $55 million domestically, averaging around $14k per screen. While it is a fantastic opening, it’s sadly just short of the record made by Gravity in this spot a couple of years ago by around $750k. The Martian also opened in 49 territories and added $45.2 million to its total, pushing the movie to over $100 million on its opening weekend.
The Martian didn’t face much in the way of competition, however last week’s number one Hotel Transylvania 2, pulled in an impressive $33 million. It also beat out the wide release of Sicario, which made $13 million domestically.
SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Martian here
The Martian is out now with a cast that includes Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Mackenzie Davis, Donald Glover, Michael Pena and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
