Hunger Games 'Mockingjay' claims 3rd week atop US box office

The box office odds were ever in "The Hunger Games" favor as the latest installment in the franchise claimed the top spot for the third consecutive week.





"Mockingjay-Part 1," the third film in the blockbuster teen dystopian series, collected $22 million in its third week of release. The domestic haul for the Lionsgate release now tops $250 million.

Fox's animated "Penguins of Madagascar" came in second with $10.9 million, followed by Warner Bros.' raunchy comedy "Horrible Bosses 2."

Disney's "Big Hero 6" and Paramount's "Interstellar" rounded out the top five, earning $8 million and $7.8 million, respectively. The only new release to break into the top 10 was Fox's R-rated horror, "The Pyramid," with $1.3 million.

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The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Rentrak:

1. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1," Lionsgate, $22,026,762, 4,054 locations, $5,433 average, $258,153,593, 3 weeks.

2. "Penguins Of Madagascar," 20th Century Fox, $10,907,030, 3,775 locations, $2,889 average, $49,397,566, 2 weeks.

3. "Horrible Bosses 2," Warner Bros., $8,421,307, 3,400 locations, $2,477 average, $35,896,073, 2 weeks.