Lionsgate?s ?The Hunger Games: Catching Fire? has grossed $70.5 million domestically and $64 million internationally, bringing its total to $135 million, the studio reported on Saturday. Numbers were from Friday?s opening day, but includes some scattered preview shows on Thursday night. The sequel gained $25.3 million from Thursday night screenings.
Totals for ?Catching Fire? are an expected to reach $150 million domestically over the weekend, though some reports estimated a $170 million opener.
The impressive opening of ?Catching Fire? will mark the biggest November opening ever and the eighth-highest domestic opening to date. ?The Hunger Games,? with $67.3 million its opening night, was the sixth-largest weekend opener with $152.5 million. ?The Avengers? sits at No. 1 with $207.4 million.
Source: AFP
