‘Catching Fire,’ ‘Frozen’ heat up Thanksgiving film box office

LOS ANGELES, Dec 1:   Action film “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” led the North American box office with ticket sales of 35.6 million dollars over the first two days of the long US Thanksgiving weekend that began on Wednesday, while Disney’s animated “Frozen,” sold a hefty 26.3 million dollars. “Catching Fire,” the second installment of the “Hunger Games” franchise, grossed 14.9 million dollars on Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day holiday according to studio Lions Gate. That broke the record previously held by “Toy Story 2,” which earned $13.1 million on Thanksgiving in 1999, according to Rentrak. (agencies)
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