“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” expected to drawn in big numbers at the box office this weekend.
Deadline reports the third “Hunger Games” installment is expected to rake in between $130 million and $150 million, which would make it the highest grossing film of the year.
“The Hunger Games” originally brought in $152.5 million its opening weekend while “Catching Fire” reportedly brought in $158.07 million in 2013. The box office will put Jennifer Lawrence’s star power to the test to see if she can top her previous “Hunger Games” records.
Lawrence recently spoke about “Mockingjay Part 1” during a press conference after the film’s London premiere. The actress teased how her character, Katniss Everdeen, is adjusting to life in District 13.
“Katniss has been completely stripped down when we find her at the beginning of this movie,” Lawrence said. “She has suffered from post-traumatic stress from the first games. She had to go back. She wakes up in a district that she didn’t even know existed. She’s lost her home.”
Katniss also feels alone as those who she trusted, including Hunger Games mentor Haymitch, lied to her in order to keep her in the dark about the rebellion brewing behind the scenes.
“She’s completely bare and has to rebuild herself. Fortunately, we almost shot in sequence,” she said. “One of the first scenes I shot was when we first find Katniss and she’s locked herself in an air vent…She’s in a darker place because she’s completely stripped away from everything she knows…”
You can catch “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” in theaters on Nov. 21.
