LOS ANGELES — Moviegoers wanted another helping of The Hunger Games.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 ruled the U.S. Thanksgiving box office for a second weekend in a row with $56.9 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The total haul for the latest installment of the dystopian series starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen stands at $225.7 million domestically and $254.4 million internationally.
Penguins of Madagascar opened in second place with a chilly $25.8 million. The animated spin-off centers on the penguin characters from the Madagascar franchise. Penguins fared better overseas, where the film earned an additional $36 million.
BELOW: Watch the trailers for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Penguins of Madagascar.
The animated romp Big Hero 6 and the space-time saga Interstellar respectively held onto the third and fourth positions with $18.7 million and $15.8 million in their fourth weekend at the box office. The domestic total for Big Hero 6 has ballooned to $167.2 million, while filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Alberta-shot Interstellar is orbiting $147 million.
BELOW: Watch the trailer for Interstellar.
Comedy sequel Horrible Bosses 2 with Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day reprising their roles from the original 2011 movie debuted in fifth place with $15.7 million.
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Dumb and Dumber To starring Canada’s Jim Carrey finished in sixth place.
BELOW: Watch the trailers for Horrible Bosses 2 and Dumb and Dumber To.
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