BOX OFFICE: THE HUNGER GAMES Opens Big With $17 Million On Thursday Night
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 has made Guardians of the Galaxy and every other 2014 release look like a real bunch of A-Holes after debuting at the North American box office with a very impressive $17 million last night. How's it set to do this weekend? Read on for details...
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 has been met with a mostly very positive response, and while some have argued that the movie should not have been split into two, you can't blame Lionsgate in the least based on these box office numbers! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Francis Lawrence's big screen adaptation of the Suzanne Collins penned novel had the best Thursday night debut of 2015, earning $17 million. That's quite a bit less than The Hunger Games: Catching Fire's $25.3 million, but that one was in IMAX theaters as well. Mockingjay is expected to easily pass the $100 million mark this weekend, topping the debuts of both Transformers: Age of Extinction and Guardians of the Galaxy. The movie stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Jena Malone, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore and Natalie Dormer. Part 1 and Part 2 were apparently shot back to back for a total cost of $250 million, and it might be a while until we're able to see the final results of that as the first doesn't reach China until next year. Have you seen the movie yet?
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