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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

'Hunger Games' gobbles up Thanksgiving box office




















Rolling on to $1 Billion?
  • Hunger Games has a $82 Million Thanksgiving Weekend, $480 Million Globally.
  • The money generating power around the world of American sci-fi oriented movies is staggering.


“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1″ was the clear choice among Thanksgiving moviegoers, but Katniss Everdeen didn’t leave much left over for “Horrible Bosses 2″ or “Penguins of Madagascar” to feast on, reports Variety.
The futuristic adventure pulled in a massive $82.7 million over the five day holiday and $56.9 million in its sophomore weekend.
Unfortunately, “Turkey Day’s” two new entrants disappointed in their debuts. The spin-off of DreamWorks Animation’s “Madagascar” franchise made $25.8 million in its first weekend from 3,762 locations and $36 million over the five day holiday. It had been expected to generate in the mid to high $40 million range in ticket sales. The film cost $132 million to produce, so it will look to overseas audiences as it tries to become profitable.
“Horrible Bosses 2″ pulled in $15.7 million this weekend, which was only good enough for a fifth place finish. It pulled in $23 million for the five day period from 3,375 locations, a shadow of the $35 million it was expected to make. The good news is that with a $43 million production budget, the “Bosses” sequel was relatively inexpensive to cook up.
The film’s North American total through the weekend is $225.7 million. Internationally, “Mockingjay – Part 1″ grossed an estimated $67 million from 86 foreign markets, bringing its estimated foreign total to $254.4 million.
What could be better?
Seriously, turkey, friends, family and Jennifer Lawrence.  There was
no better way to spend a Thanksgiving day.




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