Mockingjay Part 2, the final Hunger Games film, has shot to number one at the North American box office on its opening weekend, taking $101m (\u00a366.6m).<\/p>\n
But it was the quietest first weekend for the series, which began in 2012.<\/p>\n
The first film took $152.5m (\u00a3100.6m), the second $158.1m (\u00a3104m) and 2014’s Mockingjay – Part 1, $121.9m (\u00a380m).<\/p>\n
“When a franchise is this popular and this successful in this short a time, expectations run very high,” said Rentrak analyst Paul Dergarabedian.<\/p>\n
“If we live in a world where a $100m opening is a disappointment, that’s pretty crazy.”<\/p>\n
So far, there have been only 34 movies in history to open at more than $100m and each Hunger Games film has made it into that elite group.<\/p>\n
James Bond film Spectre was second on this week’s US box office chart, with $14. 6m (\u00a39.6m), followed by The Peanuts movie with $12.8m (\u00a38.4m).<\/p>\n
Seth Rogen’s comedy The Night Before opened in fourth spot, with $10.1m (\u00a36.6m), while Julia Roberts’ thriller The Secret in Their Eyes, a remake of the Oscar-winning Argentinian film, debuted with $6.6m (\u00a34.3m).<\/p>\n
The weekend was down 11% from last year but Dergarabedian said: “We’re in the home stretch, but remember – we have a little secret weapon in Star Wars.”<\/p>\n
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens on 18 December.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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