The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 opened in the UK this weekend taking an estimated total of £11.2million from 1613 screens at 577 cinemas. These figures mark the largest ever screen count for the franchise in the UK and the largest ever release for Lionsgate UK.
Worldwide, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 grossed $247 million in its opening weekend whilst hitting the #1 spot in 81 of 87 markets.
The blockbuster franchise has taken audiences by storm around the world, grossing more than $2.55 billion at the global box office. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 now brings the franchise to its powerful final chapter in which Katniss Everdeen [Jennifer Lawrence] realizes the stakes are no longer just for survival – they are for the future.
Fourth and Final version of the blockbuster franchise sits at the top of the UK chart taking an estimated £11.2million and accounted for more than 50% of all cinema tickets sold in UK this weekend.
With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow [Donald Sutherland] in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale [Liam Hemsworth], Finnick [Sam Claflin] and Peeta [Josh Hutcherson] – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to liberate the citizens of Panem, and stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong and features an acclaimed cast including Academy Award®-winner Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Academy Award®-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone with Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland reprising their original roles from The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The impressive lineup is joined by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 co-stars Academy Award®-winner Julianne Moore, Mahershala Ali, Natalie Dormer, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson, Evan Ross and Gwendoline Christie.
