‘Mockingjay 2’ Wings To $61M In First 3 Days Offshore; Germany, UK Strong Amid Caution In Europe – Intl Box Office
The projected three-day worldwide cume is $251M. Of that, Lionsgate is eyeing a $149M offshore haul — better than Catching Fire‘s $146M, but down from Mockingjay – Part 1‘s $154.3M opening last year.
In bright spots, Germany got off to a great start — it’s up 23% on MJ1 through Friday with $6.5M and is looking like the 5th best opener of the year there. The UK is also reportedly lining up for Katniss & Co after $3M in previews earlier this week. MJ2 has also landed well in Mexico and Brazil.
France is still reeling from the events of November 13 when 129 people were killed in a wave of violence in the capital. When MJ2 opened on Wednesday, it was down 20% from MJ1 with movie theaters in general not filling seats. Parisian movie houses had been shut altogether last Saturday amid fears of continued violence, and began to slowly re-open Sunday and Monday.
http://deadline.com/2015/11/mockingj...ts-1201633323/
still making great money
