BOX OFFICE: THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Looks Set For Incredible $175 Million Debut
While Thor: The Dark World looks set to score an impressive opening of anywhere between $85 million - $100 million, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be November's biggest sequel with a predicted three day opening of $175 million; a number which would put it behind only The Avengers!
Back in 2012, no one imagined that The Hunger Games would end up grossing anywhere near as much as a whopping $691.2 million worldwide. For that matter, no one really expected it to be as good as it was either! Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate now have another hit on their hands as the sequel is tracking to have the second highest opening of all-time with around $175 million. Marvel's The Avengers holds the record with $207.4 million. A number like this could potentially give it the highest North American opening of 2013 after Iron Man 3 scored $174.1 million back in April. While Lionsgate are being slightly more conservative with predictions of between $140 million to $150 million, some observers even claim that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire could reach as high as $190 million in its first three days. Thankfully it comes out long enough after Thor: The Dark World to not put too much of a dent in that movies takings!
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.
STARRING:
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen
Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark
Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne
Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy
Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket
Lenny Kravitz as Cinna
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee
Jeffrey Wright as Beetee
Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman
Donald Sutherland as President Snow
Toby Jones as Claudius Templesmith
Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair
RELEASE DATE: November 22nd, 2013.
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