Sunday, April 1, 2012

"THE HUNGER GAMES" EN ROUTE TO $250-MILLION MARK IN SECOND WEEK


Still from The Hunger Games
Huge weekend at the Box Office with the Top Three alone earning over $100 million!  A majority of that however goes to The Hunger Games, which is two-for-two in its second week of release, now en route to surpassing the $250-million mark.  The Action-Fantasy which is winning the hearts of Moviegoers internationally, earned $61 million this weekend from 4,137 theatres.

Warner Bros. opens big this weekend also with Wrath of the Titans 3-D, a Sequel in their Clash of the Titans Series starring Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes, earning an impressive $34 million in its debut despite overall receiving negative reviews at 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Mirror Mirror also debuts solidly with $20 million on this busy weekend.  Starring Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer and Lily Collins, the Snow White Adaptation garnered mixed reviews (49% on Rotten Tomatoes), opening in 3,603 theatres for Relativity Media/Alliance Films.

In its third week, former Box Office Champion 21 Jump Street, slips to fourth spot with $16 million, just ahead of another former number one Film, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax in fifth with $8 million.

The excellent Salmon Fishing in the Yemen opens in seventh this weekend with $1.7 million from just 483 theatres, while Project X rounds-out the Top Ten with $950k, earning a total $53.5 million in its five-week run.