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rottenwatch box office:
86% The Hunger Games
85% 21 Jump Street
58% The Lorax
51% John Carter
26% Act of Valor
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21% October Baby
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'Hunger Games' whammo worldwide with $214 mil. Lionsgate pic has third-highest Stateside opening ever with $155 mil
Worldwide audiences displayed a ravenous appetite this weekend for Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games," shelling out an astonishing $214 million worldwide, of which $155 million came from Stateside plexes, making it the third-highest three-day domestic debut ever.
Overseas, the film bowed in 67 day-and-date territories via local distribs, totaling $59.3 million. The film is projected to be No. 1 in virtually every market where it opened.
"Hunger Games" shattered several other notable benchmarks in North America: Pic stands as the highest non-summer domestic opening, beating "Alice in Wonderland," as well as became the all-time biggest debut for a non-sequel pic.
"Hunger Games" alone earned more than all films combined during the same frame last year, boosting this weekend's overall tally up a whopping 78%.
Many bizzers questioned how high the film could reach this weekend, citing early expectations as high as $115 million to $125 million.
But with unstoppable all-audience buzz, based on popularity for Suzanne Collins' bestselling trilogy, coupled with positive reviews and strong word-of-mouth, "Games" managed to outstrip even the most optimistic pre-weekend tracking predictions.
"We're now No. 3 among the top domestic openings -- the first being Warner Bros. and the third, Lionsgate. That's just mind-blowing," enthused Lionsgate marketing topper Tim Palen. "The fact that we didn't test the film or the trailer is a testament to Jon Feltheimer -- he has the best gut in the business."
Lionsgate distribution head David Spitz pointed to the film's miniscule 25% Friday-to-Saturday drop as a relatively unheard of achievement, especially given the film's record-setting $19.7 million midnight take lumped into Friday's gross. Typically, films with massive pre-release buzz that lead to hefty Thursday midnights, like the "Twilight" franchise, drop between 45% and 50% from Friday to Saturday.
"That positions us to be in the marketplace for a long time," Spitz said.
"Hunger Games," which received an A CinemaScore rating, drew a surprisingly robust male contingency, at 40%. That was likely boosted by a $10.6 million Imax share, since the mega-screen exhib caters mostly to male auds. Over-25 auds contributed 56% of the film's opening, while 44% came from moviegoers under 25.
Considering the weekend's "Hunger Games" frenzy, Sony's "21 Jump Street" held well in its second frame, down only 41%, for an estimated $21.3 million, while Universal's "The Lorax" followed with $13.1 million, off just 42%.
"Jump Street" has cumed a fantastic $71 million domestically. "Lorax," meanwhile, is still the year's highest-grossing Stateside release with $177 million -- that's until "Hunger Games" adds a few more daily tallies to its glut.
Worldwide audiences displayed a ravenous appetite this weekend for Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games," shelling out an astonishing $214 million worldwide, of which $155 million came from Stateside plexes, making it the third-highest three-day domestic debut ever.
Overseas, the film bowed in 67 day-and-date territories via local distribs, totaling $59.3 million. The film is projected to be No. 1 in virtually every market where it opened.
"Hunger Games" shattered several other notable benchmarks in North America: Pic stands as the highest non-summer domestic opening, beating "Alice in Wonderland," as well as became the all-time biggest debut for a non-sequel pic.
"Hunger Games" alone earned more than all films combined during the same frame last year, boosting this weekend's overall tally up a whopping 78%.
Many bizzers questioned how high the film could reach this weekend, citing early expectations as high as $115 million to $125 million.
But with unstoppable all-audience buzz, based on popularity for Suzanne Collins' bestselling trilogy, coupled with positive reviews and strong word-of-mouth, "Games" managed to outstrip even the most optimistic pre-weekend tracking predictions.
"We're now No. 3 among the top domestic openings -- the first being Warner Bros. and the third, Lionsgate. That's just mind-blowing," enthused Lionsgate marketing topper Tim Palen. "The fact that we didn't test the film or the trailer is a testament to Jon Feltheimer -- he has the best gut in the business."
Lionsgate distribution head David Spitz pointed to the film's miniscule 25% Friday-to-Saturday drop as a relatively unheard of achievement, especially given the film's record-setting $19.7 million midnight take lumped into Friday's gross. Typically, films with massive pre-release buzz that lead to hefty Thursday midnights, like the "Twilight" franchise, drop between 45% and 50% from Friday to Saturday.
"That positions us to be in the marketplace for a long time," Spitz said.
"Hunger Games," which received an A CinemaScore rating, drew a surprisingly robust male contingency, at 40%. That was likely boosted by a $10.6 million Imax share, since the mega-screen exhib caters mostly to male auds. Over-25 auds contributed 56% of the film's opening, while 44% came from moviegoers under 25.
Considering the weekend's "Hunger Games" frenzy, Sony's "21 Jump Street" held well in its second frame, down only 41%, for an estimated $21.3 million, while Universal's "The Lorax" followed with $13.1 million, off just 42%.
"Jump Street" has cumed a fantastic $71 million domestically. "Lorax," meanwhile, is still the year's highest-grossing Stateside release with $177 million -- that's until "Hunger Games" adds a few more daily tallies to its glut.
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