BOX OFFICE: THE HUNGER GAMES Dominates; WRATH OF THE TITANS Takes The #2 Spot

BOX OFFICE: THE HUNGER GAMES Dominates; WRATH OF THE TITANS Takes The #2 Spot

Jonathan Liebesman's Wrath of the Titans has opened with a 52% drop from Clash of the Titans as The Hunger Games continues to dominate the North American box office for a second week.

By JoshWilding - Mar 31, 2012 09:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Action
Source: Deadline


Deadline has their box office report up for the weekend with the first figures for both The Hunger Games and Wrath of the Titans bringing both good and bad news. The good news is for Lionsgate who are expected to reach the $250M mark with The Hunger Games this weekend. As a bonus, it's not only #1 at the box office, but also in the book and album charts in the US. Unfortunately, the news is not quite so good for Warner Bros. sequel, Wrath of the Titans. While it has taken the #2 spot (holding off competition from kid friendly release Mirror Mirror) and will more than likely make its projected $37M, this is far short of Clash of the Titans' $61.2M opening weekend back in 2010. However, it's expected to make back its $150M budget thanks to overseas takings. Despite a mixed reaction from critics, this isn't too bad of a start, although the likelihood a sequel is completely unknown at this point. They also mention that John Carter is likely to end its US run with with $70M. Here are the latest box office figures courtesy of the site.

1. The Hunger Games (Lionsgate) Week 2 [4,137 Theaters] PG13-Rated
Est Friday $19M (-72%), Est Weekend $55M, Est Cume $245M

2. Wrath Of The Titans 3D (Warner Bros) NEW [3,545 Theaters] PG13-Rated
Est Friday $12.4M, Est Weekend $37M

3. Mirror Mirror (Relativity) NEW [3,603 Theaters] PG-Rated
Est Friday $5.8M, Est Weekend $21.0M

4. 21 Jump Street (Sony) Week 3 [3,148 Theaters] R-rated
Est Friday $4.6M, Est Weekend $14.5M, Est Cume $93.5M

5. Dr Seuss’ The Lorax 3D (Universal) Week 5 [3,264 Theaters] PG-rated
Est Friday $2.0M, Est Weekend $8.5M, Est Cume $190M

6. John Carter 3D (Disney) Week 4 [2,397 Theaters] PG13-rated
Est Friday $530K, Est Weekend $2.0M, Est Cume $66.2M

7. Salmon Fishing In Yemen (CBS) Week 4 [483 Theaters] PG13-Rated
Est Friday $450K, Est Weekend $1.7M, Est Cume $3.6M

8. Act Of Valor 3D (Relativity) Week 6 [1,239 Theaters] R-Rated
Est Friday $350K, Est Weekend $1.3M, Est Cume $68M

9. A Thousand Words (Dworks/Par) Week 4 [1,007 Theaters] PG13-rated
Est Friday $275K, Est Weekend $1.0M, Est Cume $16.5M

10. Project X (Warner Bros) Week 5 [903 Theaters] R-rated
Est Friday $255K, Est Weekend $950K, Est Cume $53.5M


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