“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2,” the fourth and last movie in the blockbuster franchise that turned Jennifer Lawrence into a Hollywood mega-star, earned $11.3 million in ticket sales, according to estimates from box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
Debuting in the number two spot was whale-of-a-tale “In the Heart of the Sea,” which retells the sinking of a 19th-century whaling ship that inspired Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick.”
The big-budget film, which stars Chris Hemsworth and was directed by Ron Howard, reportedly cost $100 million to make but raked in only $11.0 million in its first weekend out.
In third with $10.5 million was Disney’s animated “The Good Dinosaur.”
Meanwhile “Creed,” a next-generation version of the “Rocky” series, landed in fourth with total revenue of $10.1 million.
Slipping to fifth place in its second week out was “Krampus,” a tale of Christmas gone awry when a boy accidentally summons a demon to his family’s holiday gathering, with some $8.0 million.
Estimates for the rest of the top 10 were as follows:
6. “Spectre” ($4.0 million)
7. “The Night Before” ($3.9 million)
8. “The Peanuts Movie” ($2.7 million)
9. “Spotlight” ($2.5 million)
10. “Brooklyn” ($2.0 million)
