Hunger Games: MockingJay, Part 2

Part 2 got off to a decent start with $16 million on Thursday, the film finished the weekend with $101 million.

“Catching Fire”, the second film in the franchise, one-upped that with a $158.1 million debut in November 2013.

“Part 2”, which is the fourth and final installment in the series based on the books by Suzanne Collins, had the lowest opening weekend gross of any of the “Games” movies.

The only seats left in the Brixton Ritzy for the final Hunger Games movie last night were so bad that my clan and I were craning our necks at the screen from an angle of 30 degrees. On the other hand it’s still going to be one hell of a payday for Lionsgate, as the movie has managed to rein in a further $146 million internationally. Lionsgate, however, is not disappointed.

“If we live in a world where a $100 million opening is a disappointment, that’s pretty insane”, he said.

“Who has ever had to defend an $100 million opening before?”

Although, there have been some mixed reviews, with some of Hypable’s staff saying the film nearly followed the book too closely and forgot to give fans the big payoff after having Mockingjay, Part 1 be such a slow burner. The film has earned $154.1 million in its three weeks of release. The film’s budget is estimated to be at $160 million. A lavish roller coaster will be created to resemble the movies’ high-speed Capitol trains and there’s a simulator-style ride that will take people on a hovercraft tour of Panem. “Opening early seemed like a really good prelude to the Thanksgiving weekend where it will expand beautifully”, said Rory Bruer, Sony’s president of worldwide distribution.

Mystery thriller “Secret in Their Eyes”, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts, debuted at No. 5 with $6.6 million.

Some box office analysts speculate the recent terrorist attacks overseas may have affected the movie’s sales, as some Americans might be less likely to visit theaters as of late. This brings down the franchise by about 11 percent, compared to last year’s “Mockingjay – Part 1”. “But… we have a little secret weapon in Star Wars”. Now I don’t mean we’re super old – we’re only 17 and 18-years-old – but we had waited over four years for the final movie, and its release, during our final year of high school, made the film even more momentous in our minds.