Disney's latest animated adventure, FROZEN, lit up the weekend box office during its second outing, taking the top spot with $31.6 million, according to Deadline.
CATCHING FIRE, at No. 1, took in $74.5 million for the weekend. FROZEN, in second place, grossed just over $66.7 million. 'FIRE' set the new standard for the highest Thanksgiving weekend gross, while FROZEN shattered the record for highest Thanksgiving debut weekend gross.
Lionsgate's THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE and Disney's FROZEN might be elemental opposites, but the pair of pics is pacing to break the five-day Thanksgiving holiday record originally set by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone at $82 million.
On Friday alone, the sequel brought in $70.5 million, by today, the film managed to earn $161.1 million, putting it ahead of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON and match its predecessor, which opened to $142 million in 2012.
On last night's LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON on NBC, Jimmy and guest Liam Hemsworth race around the halls of Late Night on some high speed cooler scooters.
Speculation is running rampant inside the entertainment industry that Lionsgate's upcoming THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE might ignite the box office this weekend as well. Early projections have the film likely to make more than $150 million in the US, and over $300 million worldwide, which would put it ahead of the last saga to capture the hearts of adults and teens - TWILIGHT.
The film opens at 8pm on Thursday across the US, and the one thing that everyone agrees on is that it'll certainly eclipse its $142 million dollar predecessor which opened in March of 2012.
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE director Francis Lawrence appeared on the red carpet at the film's LA Premiere last night and spoke to MTV News Josh Horowitz about the upcoming two 'Mockingjay' films that will close up the successful movie franchise.
'MTV's 'THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE' Fan Tribute,' an original special including feature interviews with the film's stars, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Jena Malone and Sam Claflin, will air tonight, November 17 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
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"MTV's 'THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE' Fan Tribute," an original special including feature interviews with the film's stars, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Jena Malone and Sam Claflin, will air on Sunday, November 17 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
At last night's London premiere of THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, star Jennifer Lawrence told MTV News that she is thrilled to be a part of the record-breaking film franchise.
We don't know yet who will be in the new STAR WARS: EPISODE VII, which is now set for a December 18, 2015 release. We also don't know what the spin-off films might be, but at the top of most people's guess lists is one that would tell the origin story of 'Han Solo', a part of course played to perfection by Harrison Ford.
Lionsgate has released over four minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from the highly anticipated action adventure HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, hitting theaters on November 22. Get a first look below!
May the Theme Park Odds Ever Be in Fans Favor? Yes. The publicity machine is in FULL swing for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, hitting theaters on November 22nd. While on the publicity tour though, a question came up that's going to have fans worldwide VERY excited.
“LIVE with Kelly and Michael” hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan have announced “LIVE's 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Special Access Sweepstakes,” the chance for one lucky fan to come to New York, be a VIP at a “LIVE” taping and attend a special advance screening of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.”