For the third week in the row, audiences wanted to play a game. The Hunger Games took in $33.5 million to top the box office for the third straight weekend. The film has made $302.8 million domestically in its three weeks of release and is the top grossing movie of the year so far.
That figure put it ahead of , American Reunion and Titanic 3.
American Reunion collected $21.5 million, which met most analysts’ projections.
James Cameron’s 3-D makeover of 1997’s Titaniccruised to $17.4 million and third place. Some analysts speculated that Titanic, the former domestic box-office king at $601 million, could challenge more records with a strong run.
The sword-and-sandal sequel Wrath of the Titans took fourth place with $15 million, followed by Julia Roberts’ Snow White tale, Mirror Mirror, with $11 million.
Mich67 says
Glad to see it doing so well…it had me glued to the screen.