Space thriller Gravity took £6.23 million on its opening weekend in Britain, it was announced today.

Starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock and produced in Britain, it has already taken $470 million (£300 million) at the box office worldwide.

The figures make it the best opening weekend in Britain for any Clooney film, beating Ocean’s Eleven which took £5 million. It was also the best for Bullock, beating The Proposal at £3.25 million.

Expectations for Gravity were high after a string of glowing reviews after it premiered at the London Film Festival last month.

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