Oblivion , the new sci-fi movie starring Tom Cruise , destroyed the competition at the box office this weekend, taking in $38.2 million for an easy first place finish. It's Cruise's fifth-highest grossing opening weekend ever, and his highest non-sequel debut since 2005's War of the Worlds , Box Office Mojo reports. Coming in behind Oblivion was the Jackie Robinson biopic 42 , which earned $18 million in its second week. Holding steady at No. 3 was animated flick The Croods with $9.5 million, and roundi! ng out the top five were Scary Movie 5 ($6.3 million) and G.I. Joe : Retaliation ($5.8 million). Get the scoop on 39 must-watch TV finales The Place Beyond the Pines benefited from its expansion into more than 1,000 additional theaters this weekend, and jumped up from 10th place to sixth with a haul of $4.7 million. Staying at No. 7 was Olympus Has Fallen with $4.3 million. Evil Dead came in eighth place! with $4.! 1 million, just ahead of Jurassic Park 3D ,

Universal Pictures/AP: Olga Kurylenko and Tom Cruise are two Oblivion stars. Science fiction is one film genre that seems to wear its ancestors, the films that inspired it or, less charitably, that it borrowed from, with pride. Movie review (out of five stars) Director: Joseph KosinskiCast: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Melissa LeoRated: PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, brief strong language and some sensuality/nudityRunning time: 2 hours, 6 minutesMore photos: For more photographs from the film, check out the review on charlestonscene.com. Tom Cruise in a scene from Oblivion. Tom Cruise (left) and Morgan Freeman in a scene from Oblivion. Olga Kurylenko in a scene from Oblivion. Morgan Freeman (left) Andrea Riseborough and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in a scene from Oblivion. Thus, Oblivion has scavengers who dress like Sand People from Star Wars; round, red-eyed killer drones from 2001 and Robocop; a finale from Independence Day and a director fro

Tom Cruise returns to science fiction in this visually stunning action adventure. The year is 2077 and Earth is a near abandoned wasteland, an alien invasion 60 years ago saw the last of mankind flee and colonize a distant Moon to start again. Tom Cruise stars as Jack Harper, one of the last remaining humans still stationed on Earth, continuing his mission to gather the last essential resources. Accompanied by co-worker and lover Victoria (Andrea Riseborough) they carry out their jobs and everyday wait to be rejoined with the rest of the survivors. Vivid dreams of a life in New York pre invasion depict happier times with a beautiful woman named Julia (Olga Kurylenko), unknown to Victoria the events take an unexpected turn when a ship crash lands and a woman identical to Julia is saved from the wreckage. Her arrival leads them to the discovery of a terrible truth about what happened on Earth 60 years ago and their lives will never be the same again. Partly adapting his own unpublished g

Speaking at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Rob exclusively told BANG Showbiz: Tom is so well rounded, he's better than most stunt men. He's an incredible driver, an incredible fighter and stunt performer. He flies planes, he knows how to ride horses, he rides motorcylces, so any director would be lucky to have a guy like that because they can keep the camera on him the whole time and it's more engaging. Rob also revealed Tom insists on doing his own stunts because he wants the best moviegoing experience possible for the audience. He explained: Tom does his own stunts on everything, he won't allow a stuntman to do it for him, primarily because he knows that the audience is smart. That type of commitment and dedication is incredible. With Tom, we design the action to fit what he can do and that's why it looks so great. 'Jack Reacher' is available on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download from 22nd April

Speaking at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Rob exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "You do kind of worry sometimes about what he's going through but I have to harness Tom back more than I have to push him forward. Sometimes we'll be told to tone it down a bit by those in charge but you never have to tell him to give more, it's give less because he is so into it. He is the most intense individual I have ever met." Rob also explained Tom's intense commitment made everyone on set try harder because no one wanted to be the person who let him down. He said: "You really want to try 10 times as hard as normal because his energy level is so high and you don't want to be the guy that's bringing up the rear. He makes us all work harder because no one wants to let him down. I love that sense of commitment from Tom. "He knows you can't make a movie with one man, he understands the sense of teamwork and establishes a great line of communication between

Tom Cruise bounced back at the box office this weekend as the sci-fi adventure "Oblivion" rocketed to No. 1 in its U.S. debut with an estimated $38 million haul. "Oblivion" was the only new wide release and easily topped last week's No. 1 film, the Jackie Robinson biopic "42," which took in $18 million. DreamWorks Animation's "The Croods" was third with $9.5 million in its fifth week, and upped its overall domestic total to $154 million. Focus Features expanded its Ryan Gosling-Bradley Cooper drama "Place Beyond the Pines" from 514 to 1,542 theaters and it brought in $4.7 million, good for sixth place. Universal's futuristic saga, directed by Joseph Kosinski and co-starring Morgan Freeman, did a little better than analysts projected. "Oblivion" received a soft "B-" CinemaScore from audiences at a market-high 3,783 theaters; the more than 300 Imax screens brought in $5.5 million. But it came into its U.S.

Universal With no other big releases out this weekend, Tom Cruise's "Oblivion" easily soars at the box office. Tom Cruise is back on top at the box office. After a few Hollywood misses last year in " Rock of Ages " and " Jack Reacher ," Cruise surges back to theaters with "Oblivion." Sequels aside, "Oblivion" was Cruise's largest opening at theaters since 2005's "War of the Worlds" ($64.9 million). Out of the top ten this week is " Tyler! Perry's Temptation ." After four weeks, the movie has earned $49 million. Here are this week's winners and losers in Hollywood: 10. After seven weeks, " Oz the Great and Powerful " featuring James Franco finally falls to the bottom of the top ten with $3 million. Disney 's first film of the year has earned $478 million worldwide. It cost an estimated $215 to produce. 9. The 3D re-release of " Jurassic Park " falls three spots this we