>Welcome to the big leagues, Hunger Games. Our preliminary domestic total projection of $403 million and the overseas gross to date of $59 million instantly puts The Hunger Games in the stratosphere of worldwide revenue, already matching the big releases from the recent Christmas period. Of course, much bigger numbers are ahead as the overseas revenue rolls ashore. Conservatively, we are projecting $475 million total overseas for The Hunger Games, tantalizingly close to the $1 billion mark worldwide. Click read more to see the updated worldwide chart.
For comparison, here are the domestic/overseas profiles for the other films in the top six openings of all time: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($1.328 billion worldwide, $381 million domestic and $947 million overseas), The Dark Knight ($1.002 billion worldwide, $533 million domestic and $469 million overseas), Spider-Man 3 ($891 million worldwide, $337 million domestic and $554 million overseas), Twilight Saga: New Moon ($710 million worldwide, $297 million domestic and $413 million overseas) and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 ($705 million worldwide, $281 million domestic and $424 million overseas).
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