‘Hunger Games’ still blazes atop N. American box office

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The sequel to the blockbuster franchise stays on top of the box office chart

ON TOP.  (L-R) Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Jennifer Lawrence and Jena Malone attend a special screening of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire". AFP Photo

LOS ANGELES, California – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” blazed at the top of the North American weekend box office for a second week, earning $74.2 million in ticket sales, industry figures showed Monday.

The second installment of the blockbuster franchise debuted last week with the sixth-best opening weekend of all time, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations (ERC).

The series stars Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, a teenager forced into a deadly battle for survival in the macabre post-apocalyptic kingdom of Panem.

Disney’s computer-animated winter adventure “Frozen” received a warm box-office reception, landing in second place in its second week out, earning some $67.4 million in weekend sales.

Falling to third place was “Thor: The Dark World,” the latest movie based on Marvel’s iconic comic book character, which took in $11.1 million in its fourth weekend.

Romantic Christmas comedy “The Best Man Holiday,” a sequel 15 years in the making to “The Best Man,” in which old college friends reignite old romances and rivalries, took in nearly $8.2 million for fourth place.

“Homefront,” an action-thriller about a former drug enforcement officer forced to battle a meth druglord in small-town America, was in fifth place, taking in nearly $6.9 million in its debut week.

Coming in sixth was “Delivery Man.” The comedy, starring veteran funnyman Vince Vaughn as a sperm donor who discovers he has sired 533 children, earned $6.8 million.

World War II drama “The Book Thief,” about a girl who steals and shares books in Nazi Germany, came in seventh, earning nearly $4.9 million in its fourth week out.

In eighth spot was “Philomena” starring Steve Coogan and Judi Dench, about a journalist who helps a woman’s search for her long-lost son, seized when she was forced to live in a convent. It made $3.7 million.

Debuting in ninth place with just under $3.7 million was Christmas drama “Black Nativity” about an urban youth who takes a life-changing trip to New York for the holidays.

Rounding out the top 10 was “Last Vegas,” starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline on a seniors’ bachelor party to Sin City. It earned $2.7 million. – Rappler.com

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