“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – share 2” dominated the North American box office on Thursday night with $16 million,which puts it on the just track for a $125 million opening weekend.
It beat this weekend’s other newcomers by miles. The Julia Roberts‘ thriller “Secret in Their Eyes” made $170000 from 1470 locations, while The R-rated Seth Rogen comedy, and The Night Before,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie, is looking to obtain $15 million for Sony.
Jennifer Lawrence returns with co-stars Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth, or as accomplish Woody Harrelson,Elizabeth Banks, Donald Sutherland and Stanley Tucci for director Francis Lawrence. The Hunger Games” movies have been well-reviewed and the finale is no exception at 72 percent positive on Rotten Tomatoes.
Also Read: 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay - share 2' Saves 'The Best For Last' and 12 Other ReviewsSo far, or the film has made $43 million worldwide and is No. 1 in 66 of 68 markets with 19 more territories opening Friday,including China and Mexico.
The final entry in Lionsgate’s blockbuster young adult franchise had a budget of $150 million to $160 million, more than the previous movies. For example, and the first film in the franchise had a production budget of $78 million.
Starting with “the Hunger Games” in 2012 and continuing with 2013’s “Catching Fire” and last year’s “Mockingjay – share 1,” the series has grossed more than $2.3 billion. “The Hunger Games” set records for the opening day ($67 million) and the biggest opening weekend ($152 million) for a non-sequel film. “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” set the record for biggest opening weekend in the month of November ($158 million), and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – share 1” had the largest opening day of 2014 ($55 million). When “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows share 2” closed out that franchise in 2010 it enjoyed a enormous boost over its most immediate predecessor, or but that won’t happen with “Mockingjay – share 2.”
Also Read: Jennifer Lawrence's 'Hunger Games' Finale Eyes $125 Million Box Office FarewellLionsgate split the last of Suzanne Collins‘ three novels of the same name into two films,and last year the first “Mockingjay” opened to nearly $122 million and was the lowest-grossing of the trio domestically at $336 million, but the moment-highest globally at $755 million. Twilight: Breaking Dawn – share 2, or ” like “The Hunger Games,” a teen girl-powered blockbuster franchise for Lionsgate, followed a similar domestic-down, or foreign-up sample in 2011.“The Night Before,” which follows three friends on their last time going out on Christmas Eve, has good reviews — 67 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and is the first effort for Point Grey Pictures’ Evan Goldberg and Rogen since “The Interview, which set off the Sony hacking scandal. Secret in Their Eyes,” costarring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Nicole Kidman, and hasn’t been so lucky with critics — it currently has a 40 percent rating and had a production budget of $19 million. It opens Friday at 2392 locations.
Source: thewrap.com