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24 Nov, 2014

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1” tallied $123 million in ticket sales to top weekend box office charts and score the year’s biggest U.S. opening, according to studio estimates.

The third installment of the blockbuster “Hunger Games” action movie series starring Jennifer Lawrence added a further $152 million at overseas box offices for a global opening weekend tally of $275 million, tracking firm Rentrak said.

“Mockingjay” took in $17 million at Thursday night showings for the year’s best Thursday total, but the film fell short of industry forecasts for about $148 million through Sunday.

The first “Hunger Games” took in $152.5 million on its opening weekend in 2012, according to Boxofficemojo.

Walt Disney’s animated action film “Big Hero 6” was second, with ticket sales of $20.1 million for the three days from Friday through Sunday, pushing its three-week total to $135.7 million.

Director Christopher Nolan’s space adventure “Interstellar” was third with $15.1 million at U.S. and Canadian box offices. It has taken in $120.6 million since opening on Nov. 5.

In “Mockingjay,” Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen, the defiant young archer who becomes the face of a mass rebellion in a dystopian post-apocalyptic society.

Last weekend’s top movie “Dumb and Dumber To” fell to fourth with $13.8 million in ticket sales. Director David Fincher’s hit “Gone Girl” took in $2.8 million to round out the top five.

Reuters 

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