BOX OFFICE: THE HUNGER GAMES Sequel Loses Out To FROZEN, But Closes In On Original's Total

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire failed to beat Frozen to the top spot in North America, but another impressive weekend total has led to the sequel closing in on the worldwide cume of the original. Hit the jump for details on that and the other big releases which were in theatres this weekend!

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By JoshWilding - Dec 08, 2013 08:12 AM EST

Filed Under: Action

Source: Twitter (@ERCboxoffice)

CATCHING FIRE lit up $44.3M overseas this weekend, $336.7M total.
— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) December 8, 2013

CATCHING FIRE top markets: #1 UK ($42.9M) #2 GER ($30.7M) #3 CHI ($27.1M) OZ ($25.7M) RUS ($22M) MEX ($19.7M) SCAN ($19.5M) FRA ($17.5M)
— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) December 8, 2013

FROZEN nipped CATCHING FIRE to take the box office crown this weekend $31.6M vs. $27M.
— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) December 8, 2013

FROZEN grossed $30.6M overseas, $55.9M total. Top markets: GER ($14.5M) FRA ($8.2M) ESP ($8M) UK ($7.4M)
— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) December 8, 2013

HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE's global tally is now $673.4M, closing in on the original's $691M.
— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) December 8, 2013

THOR: DARK WORLD has scored a mighty $610.3M worldwide--$193.6M domestic, $416.7M int'l
— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) December 8, 2013

Spike Lee's OLDBOY was buried in weekend No. 2, dropping -67% and grossing just $296k, $1.9M total.
— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) December 8, 2013

Top BO: #1 FROZEN ($31.6M) #2 HG: CF ($27M) #3 OUT OF THE FURNACE ($5.3M) #4 THOR 2 ($4.7M) #5 DELIVERY MAN ($3.7M)
— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) December 8, 2013

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