Weekend B.O. Nov. 21-23 (Some Kind of Disappointment)

From Shadow and Act Sun Nov 23 2014, 17:35:39

Only in Hollyweird can a film have the biggest opening of any film this year, grossing some $125 million, and yet be called "a disappointment," ad well as a "franchise low". What's the logic behind that? In the case of "The Hunger Games: Mockingkjay Part 1," that is what some box office analysts are calling it, because the $123 million it grossed this weekend is lower than the $152 million and $158 million that the first two "Hunger Games" movies did in their weekend openings. "Mockingjay" was expected to do around $150 million, but the $123 million, though is lower, is nothing really to cry about. Most filmmakers only wish they could make a ...

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