'Gravity' Continues Successful Box Office Run; 'The Counselor' Fails to Impress

This weekend "Gravity" continued to fare well at the box office, while newcomer "The Counselor" failed to impress.

While the film did not capture the No. 1 spot again, "Gravity" continued it solid run at ranking No. 2 and making $20 million, bringing its total to $199 million. Directed by the Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, the film is predicted to make $250-275 million by the end of its time in theaters.

Meanwhile, "The Counselor," starring Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender, failed to capture the hearts of audiences. The film opened to a disappointing $8 million and also scored negative reviews with a 35 percent aggregate score on Rotten Tomatoes. The star-studded film was one of the most anticipated films of the year and was once seen as an Oscar contender.

In its third weekend "Machete Kills" continued to fail making $297,000 in 1,253 theaters. The movie has only made $7 million, $20 million behind the original movie, which was released in 2010.

Mexican hits "Pulling Strings" and "Instructions Not Included" are on the last legs of their U.S. box office runs. "Pulling Strings" is likely to end its run with $7 million, while "Instructions Not Included" will finish with $45 million.

The No. 1 film at the box office was "Jackass Bad Grandpa" with $32 million. Meanwhile, Oscar hopefuls "Captain Phillips" scored $11 million and "12 Years A Slave" brought in $2.1 million after expanding to 123 theaters. "Enough Said" also continued its solid run with $1.5 million, bringing its total to $13 million.