THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING Fire Passes IRON MAN 3 As Highest 2013 Earner

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING Fire Passes IRON MAN 3 As Highest 2013 Earner

The Marvel threequel held claim to the title for quite a while, but the second installment in the Hunger Games series has scraped by in domestic box office earnings. But fear not Stark fans, Iron Man 3 is still ahead globally. Read on for more.

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By MarkCassidy - Jan 10, 2014 08:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: Via The Wrap



Lionsgate has announced that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has surpassed Iron Man 3 to become 2013's top grossing domestic release. The movie has earned $409.4 million in the United States and Canada, just beating Iron Man 3's $409.3 million - though technically the latter still holds the title of highest grossing picture of the last calendar year. Tony Stark also has Katniss on the ropes when it comes to total global earnings, with a whopping $1.2 billion. Catching Fire currently sits at $838.2 million after seven weeks in theaters.

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themidnightking
themidnightking - 1/10/2014, 8:40 AM
1.2 billion is all that matters :-)
DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 1/10/2014, 8:58 AM
"Beats"
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 1/10/2014, 9:05 AM
Good for Catching Fire. It truly deserves the profit and attention since it is a spectacular film.
ArthurNumeriano
ArthurNumeriano - 1/10/2014, 9:06 AM
Iron Man 3 was in 3D. Catching Fire wasn't. So CF is the winner.
AGoodHonestMan
AGoodHonestMan - 1/10/2014, 9:10 AM
I think IM3 is the last billion dollar maker until 2015. Maybe The Amazing Spiderman 2 but somewhere around 750-800 is where it will probably make.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 1/10/2014, 9:12 AM
JohnnyRoss
JohnnyRoss - 1/10/2014, 9:13 AM
@AGoodHonestMan

I think the last Hobbit movie has a good chance.
Sumitsjc
Sumitsjc - 1/10/2014, 9:15 AM
@AGoodHonestMan

TRANS4MERS man !!
cipher
cipher - 1/10/2014, 9:16 AM


Wink wink, nudge nudge.
cipher
cipher - 1/10/2014, 9:16 AM
♪ You keep it good and she'll beat you at your own game
Flip a switch and she's crying out her own name
Keep a lady happy as a little lamb
Give her head and you're riding on a sure shot... ♪
cipher
cipher - 1/10/2014, 9:17 AM
I miss tea.
lolken
lolken - 1/10/2014, 9:19 AM
I hate to admit it.. but catching fire was way better than IM3.. and I HATE the first hunger games movie and book.

I took my kid (i did resist) to see catching fire and thought it was awesome. :/
jlabatman
jlabatman - 1/10/2014, 9:24 AM
Fanboy power or Teenage girl power? Both are formidable forces of nature when it comes to driving BO numbers!
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 1/10/2014, 9:28 AM
@cipher

tea was so random an gif's so inappropriate...........i miss em too smh lol
AGoodHonestMan
AGoodHonestMan - 1/10/2014, 9:32 AM
Totally forgot about Transformers 4! Lol! That shitty movie will make a billion easily thanks to being shot partially in China and getting itself a Chinese distributer.
Ceejay
Ceejay - 1/10/2014, 9:35 AM
@DukeNukem - Try reading a book every now and then or at least be aware of current worldwide best sellers in the world of real literature instead of comic books and you may find the answer to that question.

For now here's some facts..

Before the first movie had even been released in 2012 the book series had already sold over 23.5 million+ copies in the United States alone.Translated into over 26 different languages, you can only guess the sheer amount of fandom that potentially brings to a movie adaptation let alone the regular moviegoers who will jump on the bandwagon. Add to that its' female empowering characters and extremely brutal delivery minus comic relief and silly jokes like your average comic book flick, it's not hard to see its wide appeal outside of geeks and nerds who mostly are into muscle clad men with underpants outside their tight, spandex costumes.
AGoodHonestMan
AGoodHonestMan - 1/10/2014, 9:35 AM
@ AlexanderLykins

I don't think they would. But I can see Marvel/Disney will releasing a Director's Cut version of The Avengers before Avengers 2 though.
cipher
cipher - 1/10/2014, 9:36 AM
knoc- I know, man.. I know.

*sniffle*

C'mere, buddy.. I need a shoulder to cry into.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 1/10/2014, 9:36 AM
Honestly? Catching Fire > Iron Man 3 in pretty much every way.
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 1/10/2014, 9:38 AM
Comparisons and competitions aside, Catching Fire deserves all of it's success. The series in general so far is an entertaining, compelling and well executed story. I went to see the first film, cynically, to see what the big deal was, and liked it. The second is progressive as a sequel should be. Can't wait for the rest.

Far as Iron Man 3 is concerned, it will be interesting to see if any future Iron Man film(s) will strike a billion.
RichardBoldly
RichardBoldly - 1/10/2014, 9:39 AM
Wow!!

And Catching Fire didn't even had that crap called 3D.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 1/10/2014, 9:40 AM
cipher

Is that what we give or what we're gettin'? If it's what we give, I dunno if my frail frame could handle "Powerful Sex"...
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