Updated estimates now have Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” earning very close to $150 million this weekend, making it the biggest bow for a November opener on record, but that is likely to be its only claim.
The hotly anticipated sequel earned $70.5 million domestically, piling Friday grosses on top of an impressive $25.3 million from Thursday night showings. Its early start had “Catching Fire” ahead of its predecessor by about 28%, but that margin is tightening.
“The Hunger Games” earned $67.3 million its opening night, just 5% behind “Catching Fire’s,” and if the sequel is to beat its predecessor, it’ll only do so by a hair’s width. “Hunger Games” bowed to $152.5 million in March of 2012, the sixth highest opening of all time and a thin margin ahead of “Catching Fire’s” three-day domestic estimate.
Overseas is a different story. “Catching Fire’s” current int’l cume is $64 million and more than doubling its predecessor’s take in several markets including the Mexico, Russia, the U.K. and Germany, where its earning four times as much.
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