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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Lions Gate Entertainment's (LGF) "The Hunger Games" grossed $19.74 million in midnight screenings Friday morning, the studio said. The widely-anticipated film, based on the first in a trilogy of sci-fi novels by Suzanne Collins, is primed for "a weekend tally that will rank among some of the top debuts of all time," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Hollywood.com's box-office division. "Hunger Games" turned in the biggest midnight debut gross for a non-sequel in film history, Dergarabedian added.
[HGAME] Variety: 'Games' on with early midnight returns at $25 mil Mar 23, 01:38
More bullish estimates peg midnight grosses at $30 million {nm} Mar 23, 01:41
That's still within my prediction so far... {nm} Mar 23, 07:41
Friday business and Saturday hold/drop are key here. Hunch is that this will be far less frontloaded than Potter/Twilight. Mar 23, 07:46
HGAME Mar 23, 10:01
How were these "early estimates" so far off? Mar 23, 14:29
