Hannibal

'The Martian' triumphs with $55 million debut

?The Martian? marks the second best launch of Ridley Scott?s career, behind only ?Hannibal?s? $58 million debut. It is also the second best premiere for star Matt Damon?The Martian? blasted off with a massive $55 million last weekend, nearly surpassing another space-based adventure, ?Gravity,? as the highest-grossing October debut in history.