Weekend Report: 'Frozen' Beats 'Fire,' 'Furnace' Melts
On a weekend in which most of the country was facing unusually frigid temperatures, Disney Animation's Frozen held well enough to take first place away from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Meanwhile, the lone newcomer Out of the Furnace was a major disappointment.
Frozen fell 53 percent to $31.6 million, which is the highest post-Thanksgiving gross ever ahead of Toy Story 2 ($27.8 million). In comparison, Tangled fell 56 percent to $21.6 million on the same weekend in 2010. Frozen has now earned $134.3 million, and it remains on track for a total around $250 million.
After hanging on well through the Thanksgiving holiday, Catching Fire plummeted 65 percent to $26.2 million this weekend. That's not a particularly good hold; for example, the last two Twilight movies held a bit better coming off Thanksgiving weekend. To date, Catching Fire has earned $335.9 million, and is still on pace to wind up north of $400 million.
Around-the-World Roundup
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire topped the foreign box office for the third-straight week with $44.3 million. To date, its top market is the U.K. with $42.9 million, and overall it has earned $336.7 million overseas. Worldwide, it's grossed $673.4 million, and it will pass the original movie's $691 million total by Friday.
Frozen expanded in to a few key markets this weekend and added $30.6 million ($55.9 million total). It opened strong in the U.K. with $7.4 million, and also did well in France ($5.8 million, $8.2 million including previews). Meanwhile, it held about even in Germany and Spain. It expands in to Russia next weekend, then reaches Italy and Mexico before Christmas.
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Box Office Mojo