Box Office: 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1′ Scores Year's Biggest …

NEW YORK — “Mockingjay, Part 1” didn't catch fire like the last installment of “The Hunger Games,” but it still set the highest opening of the year with $123 million at the weekend box office. According to studio Mockingjay Part 1? Falls Short of

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1″ easily topped “Transformers: Age of Extinction” to secure the year's biggest domestic opening weekend. The latest installment in the futuristic franchise earned $123 million across 4,151 locations, besting 

These numbers hide a notable decline, however, from the opening performance of the first two “Hunger Games” installments. “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” opened with $158.1 million last year, and “The Hunger Games” hit $152.5 million two years ago.

Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 With the current FSS opening domestic projection for Mockingjay being in the $120M range — an anticipated record for 2014 to date, but a low for the bigscreen franchise; there's no reason for anyone to cry. The Hunger 

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