Weekend Report: 'Hunger Games' Leads One of the Worst Weekends of the Year
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 easily retained the top spot over a very slow post-Thanksgiving weekend.
Without a single new nationwide release, the domestic box office took a dive: the Top 12 earned $70.2 million, which makes this the second-worst weekend of the year.
In its third weekend, Mockingjay fell 61 percent to $22 million. While that drop looks steep, it's actually an improvement over Catching Fire's 65 percent drop at the same point last year.
To date, Mockingjay has earned $258.2 million, which ranks fourth for the year (it will be in second place by Tuesday). If it follows Catching Fire's pattern from here, it will wrap up with around $330 million.
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1 once again led the international box office with $31.6 million. To date, the penultimate chapter in the Hunger Games franchise has earned $302.8 million; with China and Japan on the way, it could eventually match Catching Fire's $440 million.
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Box Office Mojo