The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2 Opens to Series Low

The original ‘Hunger Games’ premiered to a massive $152.5 million in 2012.

While the title for top domestic grossing film goes to 2013’s, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” at $158 million, there’s nothing shabby about the final film’s take. Excitement for it’s release is at an all time high as this film will be the last installment of the Hunger Games series. installment, “The Hunger Games- Mockinjay Part 2” has been directed by Francis Lawrence.

The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 2 might not have met targets that its predecessors had previously reached, but it was still received with popular success among moviegoers, hitting the mark with an average rating of A- on CinemaScore.

“We’re in the home stretch”, Dergarabedian said.

“Part 2” did not have the odds in its favor. Crowds skewed female (56 percent) and under 25 (50 percent). The film cost $23 million to make, and drew an opening weekend crowd that was evenly split between men and women.

“The Night Before”, a male buddy comedy starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, opened with $9.9 million.

Mockingjay – Part 1 opened on this weekend a year ago to 121.9 million dollars (£80.4 million), considered at the time to be a necessary and expected dip while fans awaited the final instalment, which, if it had mimicked Twilight or Harry Potter, would have snared at least the second-highest (if not highest) opening in the series.

“It’s a good start to a really amusing movie”, said Rory Bruer, Sony’s president of worldwide distribution.

Julia Roberts also had a bad weekend – her thriller The Secrets In Their Eyes tanked with just $6.6 million, the worst opening of her career. The final film in Lionsgate’s series barely passed $100 million, according to early estimates from Sunday.

Critics and audiences seemed generally pleased with “The Hunger Games” finale.

Todd Haynes’ Carol opened to $248,149 from just four locations.

The studio is still far from disappointed and said sales internationally were strong. The Weinstein Company will likely be a bit more cautious about expansion plans given the fate of Universal’s Steve Jobs, which lept from four theatres to 60 straight to 2,493 and more or less tanked in wide release as a result.

Still performing well is “Spotlight”, director Tom McCarthy’s drama about the Boston Globe’s 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of priest sexual abuse. Rounding out the top 10 is Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies.