“Hunger Games” holds lead at box office

The Good Dinosaur holds a 76% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Creed holds an astounding 92%, both better than Mockingjay part 2 at 71%.

The movie grossed $198 million after 10 days in theaters whereas “Mockingjay – Part 1” grossed $225.7 million in nearly the same time frame.

The animated feature “The Good Dinosaur” earned an impressive $55.6 million to land in second place.

Costing between $175 million-$200 million to produce, Good Dinosaur marks the first time Pixar has ever released two films in the same year.

“Creed” opened in third place, with $30.1 million in projected sales. Unlike the other series, this would have Mockingjay part 2 have the lowest box office in the series which is usually the movie that has the highest.

If “Mockingjay – Part 2’s” strong returns were a familiar Thanksgiving sight, the big surprise was how well “Creed” performed.

The film, which had a troubled production history, had the third lowest North American opening in the company’s history, with only A Bug’s Life and Toy Story 2 faring less well with what were far more limited debuts in comparison.

Spectre came in fourth with $12.8 million. The critically acclaimed Ryan Coogler-directed film focuses on the character of Apollo Creed’s son, Adonis (Michael B. Jordan) who wants his own shot in the ring with the help of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone).

Part 2 is still number one at the U.S. box office. To date, the entire Hunger Games film franchise has grossed $2.7 billion worldwide. Look towards next weekend to see the broader context of the movie play out as well given that the only movie in wide release to compete against it would be the smallish holiday horror movie Krampus. The holiday weekend lasts for the three-days.

Another decades-old franchise having good luck in November is James Bond and its latest installment, SPECTRE, claimed fourth place with $12.8M over the Friday-to-Sunday span. The 15% dip was nearly identical to Skyfall’s 14% slide when it was a holdover on Thanksgiving weekend in 2012. That’s a 50% drop in attendance from its $101 million opening one week ago. Spotlight ($4.5 million) and Brooklyn ($3.8 million) followed, and The Martian still held a spot in the top 10 with $3.3 million.

Victor Frankenstein, starring James McAvoy as Dr. Frankenstein, was supposed to open in October 2014, then in January.

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