'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Movie News: Jennifer Lawrence Film Becomes Highest-Grossing Movie of 2013 [VIDEO]
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has become the highest-grossing film of 2013, according to new reports.
Released on Nov. 22, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has grossed close to $410 million in the U.S., surpassing the previous record set by Iron Man 3 in the summer. The film's studio Lionsgate announced the news that it had achieved another $493,000 on Thursday, bringing its total to $409.4 million.
The film, which stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and more, also had the most successful November opening weekend in movie history, in addition to the biggest Thanksgiving total ever.
Internationally, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has grossed $428.8 million, which brings its grand, worldwide total to $838.2 million. Despite this total, it is actually only the third most successful movie worldwide this year, behind Iron Man 3, which grossed $1.2 billion, and Despicable Me 2 with $920 million.
"The Hunger Games franchise continues to evolve into a truly global phenomenon," said Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer.
The sequel has surpassed the original Hunger Games movie in 2012, which grossed $408 million domestically and $691 million worldwide. Thus far, The Hunger Games franchise has collected over $1.5 billion worldwide.
There are still two more Hunger Games movies in production, which are sure to gross huge totals. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 is scheduled for release in theaters on Nov. 21, 2014 while The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 will be released on Nov. 20, 2015.
