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Final Hunger Games film topples Bond’s SPECTRE but fails to match previous openings

The last of the Hunger Games movies failed to reach the heights of its last opening weekend against tougher competition, but still raked in more than $9m at the box office over the weekend.

Jennifer Lawrence film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 managed $9.832m on 624 screens, toppling last week’s number one SPECTRE, which managed $5.484m on 599 screens.

Mockingjay Part 1 took $11.88m on 574 screens this time last year, while the second film Catching Fire took $12.4m on 580 screens in November 2013, while the first film took $9m on release in March 2012.

James Bond film SPECTRE has now grossed $20.69m, while Aussie film The Dressmaker hung in in third place taking $1.237m on 306 screens, grossing $13.7m so far.

Matt Damon’s The Martian is the highest grossing film in the top ten with its taking of $260,000 taking it over the $26m mark.

US thriller Secrets in Their Eyes was the highest new entrant with $598,196 on 184 screens putting it in fourth place.

Title (Distributor) Weekend B/O Screens Total B/O
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (Roadshow) $9,832,362 624 $9,832,362
Spectre (Sony) $5,484,796 599 $20,690,122
The Dressmaker (Universal) $1,237,281 306 $13,772,495
Secret In Their Eyes (Roadshow) $598,196 184 $598,196
The Martian (Fox) $260,800 185 $26,781,574
Bridge Of Spies (Fox) $226,481 173 $6,824,723
Our Times (Magnum) $148,302 13 $148,302
The Last Witch Hunter (Eone) $127,672 107 $3,325,884
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (Mindblowing Films) $118,146 26 $860,552
Journey Through Time With Antony, A (Chinalion Film) $76,799 9 $76,799
Oddball (Roadshow) $67,156 117 $10,839,570
99 Homes (Madman) $50,067 16 $95,744
The Intern (Wb) $40,179 48 $9,275,561
The Lobster (Sony) $37,191 13 $420,098
Burnt (Roadshow) $36,721 51 $2,716,763
He Named Me Malala (Fox) $36,499 38 $121,886
Pan (Wb) $32,895 52 $7,308,590
Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension (Paramount) $32,586 51 $3,453,477
Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse (Paramount) $31,408 84 $925,352
Alex & Eve (Magic Box Ent.) $28,667 19 $447,133
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