"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2" tops box office with $75.8 mln November 30, 2015 - 11:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2" topped this weekend's box office, defeating three newcomers with an estimated $75.8 million. The action sci-fi movie earned $62 million internationally over Thanksgiving weekend for a global total of $440.7 million, AceShowbiz reports. In the second place was newcomer "The Good Dinosaur", which launched to an estimated $39.2 million over three days and around $55.6 million for the five days. The animated comedy nabbed the fourth best Thanksgiving opening of all time, though it was considered lackluster for a Pixar movie. Costing between $175 million and $200 million to produce, "The Good Dinosaur" is the first Pixar movie ever not to open in the first place. "With this start, buoyed by great critical and consumer response, we're in a fantastic place to play throughout Christmas," said Disney distribution president Dave Hollis. The "Rocky" reboot, "Creed", came beyond expectation, opening to approximately $42.6 million from 3,284 theaters. The boxing movie earned rave reviews along with A CinemaScore. "It played very broadly, which is what we need for long legs," said Jeff Goldstein, Warners executive vp domestic distribution. "Ryan Coogler just brought out the best in these actors. Everyone loves an underdog story." Meanwhile, the third newcomer, Paul McGuigan's "Victor Frankenstein", couldn't even crack the top 10. Starring James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe, the sci-fi movie earned approximately $3.4 million from 2,797 theaters and got a C CinemaScore. Rounding out the top five were "Spectre" and the "Peanuts" movie. The James Bond movie added another $12.8 million in its fourth weekend while the Charlie Brown movie garnered around $9.7 million in its fourth weekend. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2" - $51.6 million "The Good Dinosaur" - $39.2 million "Creed" - $30.1 million "Spectre" - $12.8 million The "Peanuts" Movie - $9.7 million "The Night Before" - $8.2 million "Secret in Their Eyes" - $4.5 million "Spotlight" - $4.5 million "Brooklyn" - $3.8 million "The Martian" - $3.3 million   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
