That total is the fifth highest opening of the year, but also makes “Mockingjay – Part 2” the lowest opening weekend of the entire series.
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Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) is back and on a mission to kill President Snow and take down the Capital and all it stands for.
The three previous Hunger Games films, which all star Lawrence, have grossed over US$2 billion. THR also notes that The Hunger Games is still the most profitable film featuring a female lead. That’s $27.8m behind Part 1 ‘s $273.8 million, which doesn’t seem like much, but there are a few caveats to consider.
Despite the on-set camaraderie, the cast and crew were physically and psychologically challenged during the Mockingjay – Part 2 sewer battle scenes. Seth Rogen’s R-rated Christmas story The Night Before, which scored a 63% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes and an A- at CinemaScore, could only deck the halls with $10.1 million.
The second instalment had its charms (mainly in the wardrobe department), but when Hollywood hit upon dividing the third-and-final book into two drawn-out movies, it hit a bump in the road. The Hunger Games series is inspired by the books written by Suzanne Collins. Donald Sutherland, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Jeffrey Wright, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman and Swifty, the Wonder Arrow. The journalism drama expanded from three to 20 markets and made $3.6 million – good enough for eighth place overall. The first part of Hunger games was based on the jungle theme. Know that Katniss Everdeen is the Mockingjay, a symbol of hope in a country torn apart by Civil War.
He said, “I just think with the end of this story, we’ve reached the end of Katniss’ story”.
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part-1” was the third release.
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“I feel like I had two final endings with Katniss”, she says. The Hunger Games franchise has been pretty thorough in its examination of the human psyche when placed under intense, overwhelming survival situations, and he would need to find a new way to tell such a story.
