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Stomachs weren’t the only thing full over Thanksgiving weekend — so were movie theaters showing The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The film pulled in a terrific $110.1 million over the Wednesday-to-Sunday period — $74.5 million of that during the traditional weekend frame — which gives the sequel a stunning $296.5 million domestic total after only 10 days. (The film has already pulled in a total of $573 million worldwide.)
Also on the box office, Thor: Dark World came in at #3 with $11.1 million, and The Best Man Holiday lands at #4 with $8.4 million.
Other new releases were: Jason Statham and James Franco’s thriller Homefront, which opened in the #5 slot with $7 million; and Fox Searchlight’s Black Nativity, debuting at #8 with $3.8 million.
Top 10 Films for Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend of November through December 1, 2013
1) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – $110,100,000
2) Frozen – $93,000,000
3) Thor: The Dark World – $15,600,000
4) The Best Man Holiday – $10,800,000
5) Delivery Man – $9,500,000
6) Homefront – $9,500,000
7) The Book Thief – $6,300,000
8) Black Nativity – $5,000,000
9) Philomena – $4,600,000
10) Last Vegas – $3,700,000
