Extremely
good
news
for
all
the
'Hunger
Games'
fans.
The
third
installment
from
the
franchise
has
turned
out
to
become
the
highest
grossing
movie
of
2014
in
the
United
States.
Yes,
after
giving
tough
competition
to
Marvel
and
many
other
studios
big
releases,
the
Jennifer
Lawrence
starring
movie
has
topped
the
highest
grossers
list.
JLaw
has
again
proved
that
she
is
the
queen
of
box
office!
"The
Hunger
Games:
Mockingjay-
Part
1" is
now
2014's
highest-grossing
movie
in
the
US.
The
Jennifer
Lawrence-starring
film
snatched
the
title
from
the
previous
holder
"Guardians
of
the
Galaxy"
following
a
battle
at
the
box
office.
Per
Wednesday,
January
21,
"Mockingjay"
collected
USD
333.2
million
while
"Guardians"
garnered
USD
333.17
million
domestically.
"The
Hunger
Games:
Mockingjay-
Part
1"
was
released
on
November
21
and
so
far
has
collected
over
USD
700
million
worldwide.
It
opened
in
China
on
February
8.
It's
the
second
time
in
a
row
that
the
dystopian
franchise
has
topped
the
charts.
In
2013,
"The
Hunger
Games:
Catching
Fire"
also
faced
off
a
Marvel
movie
in
a
similar
battle.
Back
then,
the
Lionsgate
project
toppled
"Iron
Man
3"
from
its
top
position
as
the
highest-grossing
movie.
It
eventually
garnered
USD
424.7M,
passing
Robert
Downey
Jr-starring
superhero
film
at
USD
409M.
"The
Hunger
Games:
Mockingjay,
Part
2"
is
set
for
release
on
November
20.
Also
featuring
Josh
Hutcherson
and
Liam
Hemsworth
among
others,
the
action
adventure
movie
is
directed
by
Francis
Lawrence.