With no real competition this weekend and plenty of buzz leading up to its release, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire easily claimed the top spot at the box office with an impressive $161.1 million. This is slightly better than The Hunger Games' $152 million opening weekend last year and the sequel should enjoy a long life at the box office over the holiday season.
Thor: The Dark World is starting to slow down, earning $14 million this weekend. To date, the movie has earned $167.8 million in the US and it will surpass the first movie's total US gross by the time it leaves theaters. The Best Man Holiday took third place, earning an estimated $12.5 million, and crossing the $50 million mark since opening. With a production budget of only $17 million, this movie continues to impress. Unfortunately, Delivery Man wasn't as lucky. The new Vince Vaughn movie was unable to find much of an audience, only making $8.2 million in its opening weekend.
Next week sees the release of Black Navitity and Homefront on Wednesday. Oldboy will also open in theaters on Wednesday, but it's only being given a 500 theater release, so make sure to check your local listings for the closest theater. Here are the top ten results for this weekend:
1. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - $161,125,000
2. Thor: The Dark World - $14,117,000
3. The Best Man Holiday - $12,522,000
4. Delivery Man - $8,215,000
5. Free Birds - $5,300,000
6. Last Vegas - $4,400,000
7. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa - $3,450,000
8. Gravity - $3,305,000
9. 12 Years a Slave - $2,800,000
10. Dallas Buyers Club - $2,770,000
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After more than a decade as a consultant in the tech and entertainment industries, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his passion for horror entertainment. He takes immense pride in Daily Dead's talented team of writers, who work tirelessly to explore and celebrate horror as a respected art form capable of telling complex, character-driven stories with deep emotional and cultural impact.
Over the course of his career, Jonathan has written more than 10,000 articles and hosted panels at major conventions, including New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con. He has also been consulted as an expert on horror and pop culture, offering his insights on horror history and the latest trends through media outlets, radio stations, film festivals, and fan conventions.
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