“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1″ easily topped “Transformers: Age of Extinction” to secure the year’s biggest domestic opening weekend.
The latest installment in the futuristic franchise earned $123 million across 4,151 locations, besting “Transformers’” $100 million debut from last summer. It’s a massive number — only 14 films in history have earned more — but it’s still a low point for the blockbuster series by a significant margin.
“The Hunger Games” racked up $152.5 million when it launched in 2012, while “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” snagged $158.1 when it bowed in 2013.
Heading into the weekend Lionsgate, the company behind the series, said it expected an opening between $130 million to $150 million, but most analysts pegged a debut of $150 million or more. Lionsgate argued that the projections are difficult to make when dealing with a sequel with this level of expectation and name recognition.
“When you look at the massive number we’re dealing with there...
The latest installment in the futuristic franchise earned $123 million across 4,151 locations, besting “Transformers’” $100 million debut from last summer. It’s a massive number — only 14 films in history have earned more — but it’s still a low point for the blockbuster series by a significant margin.
“The Hunger Games” racked up $152.5 million when it launched in 2012, while “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” snagged $158.1 when it bowed in 2013.
Heading into the weekend Lionsgate, the company behind the series, said it expected an opening between $130 million to $150 million, but most analysts pegged a debut of $150 million or more. Lionsgate argued that the projections are difficult to make when dealing with a sequel with this level of expectation and name recognition.
“When you look at the massive number we’re dealing with there...
- 11/23/2014
- by Brent Lang
- Variety - Film News
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