Movie theaters are not the first choice to spend the weekend as people tend to go holiday shopping.
- Dec 8, 2014
AceShowbiz - "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" retains its box office position at number one on a slow weekend. The Francis Lawrence movie added an estimated $21.6 million this weekend for a total of $257.7 million domestically and $560.5 million worldwide.
People tend to go to parties, go shopping and skip theaters for the holiday season as it approaches Christmas. The top ten films fell 39|percent| from the previous weekend but are expected to see an increase over the next few weeks with the release of "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" and "Exodus: Gods and Kings" among others.
In the second place this weekend, DreamWorks animation "Penguins of Madagascar" took in $11.1 million for a domestic total of $49.6 million. "Horrible Bosses 2" moved from fifth to third position although experiencing a decline with $8.6 million. "Big Hero 6" is placed at the fourth place with $8.1 million, followed by "Interstellar" with $8 million.
The only new release that could break the top 10 this weekend is "The Pyramid". Produced by Alexandre Aja, the horror thriller follows a team of U.S. archaeologists who gets more than they bargained for when they discover a lost pyramid unlike any other in the Egyptian desert. It debuted at number 9 with an estimated $1.4 million.
- "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" - $21.6 million
- "Penguins of Madagascar" - $11.1 million
- "Horrible Bosses 2" - $8.6 million
- "Big Hero 6" - $8.1 million
- "Interstellar" - $8 million
- "Dumb and Dumber To" - $4.2 million
- "The Theory of Everything" -$2.7 million
- "Gone Girl" - $1.5 million
- "The Pyramid" - $1.4 million
- "Birdman" - $1.2 million
