We all knew that The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 was going to be the big winner of the weekend. The predictions were that the film would open to $150million and come in second to the premiere of Catching Fire. Mockingjay was a little over estimated as it grossed (only) $123million. This puts the film behind the first Hunger Games, as the movie opened to $152.5million when it premiered.
The rest of the Box Office didn’t even come close, though there was a bit of restructuring. Last week’s winner, Dumb and Dumber To dropped down to 4th place, as it was replaced by Big Hero 6 and Interstellar. From what I’ve been hearing from my friends, it seems that everyone loves Interstellar so it could continue to have legs, at least until The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies. You can check out the rest of the Top Ten below.
1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 $123 million
2. Big Hero 6 $20.1 million
3. Interstellar $15.1 million
4. Dumb and Dumber To $13.8 million
5. Gone Girl $2.8 million
6. Beyond the Lights $2.6 million
7. St. Vincent $2.4 million
8. Fury $1.9 million
9. Birdman $1.9 million
10. The Theory of Everything $1.5 million
This upcoming Thanksgiving Weekend shouldn’t ruffle too many feathers, even though we have the premiere of Penguins of Madagascar and Horrible Bosses 2. Both films should show up around the 3rd and 4th position on the Top Ten, keeping Mockingjay on top at least for another weekend. We’ll let you know how it shapes up next week here on the Weekend Roundup!
