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‘Hunger Games’ makes it 3 straight at box office

'Hunger Games' makes it 3 straight at box office

The 1990s were no match for a dystopian future as The Hunger Games held off healthy debuts from an

American Pie reunion and a Titanic re-release.

Neither could sink

The Hunger Games, which claimed the top spot at the box office for the third consecutive weekend with $33.5 million,

according to studio estimates from Box Office Mojo.

Already, the film, which cost $78

million, has earned $302.8 million, which easily makes it the highest-grossing film of the year. The movie should see a

healthy run into summer.

The Hunger Games continued a strong run on word of mouth despite it being Easter

weekend, traditionally a slower time for theaters.

This holiday, though, American Reunion and Titanic

3D had respectable openings.

Reassembling the cast of the American Pie franchise, which began in 1999,

American Reunion collected $21.5 million, which met most analysts’ projections. Though only 44% of critics liked

the raunchy, R-rated comedy, 82% of fans gave it a thumbs-up, according to the survey site Rottentomatoes.com.

James

Cameron’s 3-D makeover of 1997’s Titanic cruised to $17.4 million and third place. Some analysts speculated that

Titanic, the former domestic box-office king at $601 million, could challenge more records with a strong run. The

movie is second on the all-time list to Cameron’s 2009 3-D film, Avatar, which has made $761 million.

Though

Titanic‘s relaunch met the midrange of most projections, the film probably won’t have a long voyage in theaters,

says Tim Briody of Boxofficeprophets.com.

Titanic 3D exists strictly for nostalgia value, and that appears

to be it,” he says.

The sword-and-sandal sequel Wrath of the Titans took fourth place with $15 million,

followed by Julia Roberts’ Snow White tale, Mirror Mirror, with $11 million.

Final figures are due today.

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