When it comes to box office, you can take Sandra Bullock to the bank.
The weekend’s $55 million opening for “Gravity,” the stranded-in-space saga in which she stars with George Clooney, put an exclamation point on that and adds another jewel to her late-career renaissance.
Bullock, who won a Best Actress Oscar for 2009’s “The Blind Side,” has come a long way since breaking out in 1994’s “Speed.”
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Warner Bros.’ “Gravity” marked her the fourth consecutive wide release that’s opened bigger than her last.