Lionsgate's Hunger Games sequel is generating enough interest that it looks like it will cross the $175 million mark in its debut, making it the second biggest three-day opening of all time after Marvel's The Avengers.
The prediction comes via The Hollywood Reporter, although the website also notes that Lionsgate insiders are being more conservative with their estimates, suggesting that the sequel may open in the $140-$150 million range. Still, sequels are big business, and the first Hunger Games opened to a massive $152.5 million in March 2012.
Indeed, the sequel needs to be bigger in every way: it's had a production budget of approx $130 million versus the original's $78 million.
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