![]() ![]() The second film follows Katniss on a victory tour with Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) after their win in the annual teen death match staged by the government to keep order. “This property has clearly expanded its fan base in a big way both at home and overseas,” Contrino noted, adding there was little doubt the new film would shatter the first film’s global haul. The top films at the North American box office Playing in 65 markets around the world, “Catching Fire” also grabbed $146.6 million in foreign sales through Sunday, according to distributor Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. ![]() The new film scored 2013’s second-biggest debut, behind the May opening for superhero sequel “Iron Man 3” of $174.1 million, and also marked the fourth-biggest domestic film opening in history. It topped the $152.5 million opening for “Hunger Games” in March 2012 that established the series as a blockbuster franchise. “Catching Fire” collected an estimated $161.1 million from Thursday night through Sunday in the United States and Canada, a record domestic debut for the month of November. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoniįans poured into theaters for the second installment in the series starring Jennifer Lawrence as scrappy heroine Katniss Everdeen, the skilled archer who becomes a beacon of hope for the oppressed residents of the fictional nation of Panem. People wait at the premiere of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" in Los Angeles, California November 18, 2013.
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