“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” made history when it became the top-grossing movie released in 2014. Lionsgate announced Thursday that “Mockingjay” had reached $333.2 million at the North American box office, meaning it surpassed “Guardians of the Galaxy” for highest grossing film of last year.
In 2013, the series experienced similar success when “Catching Fire” beat out “Iron Man 3” to become 2013’s biggest release. As BuzzFeed points out, it’s also the second year in a row that a film with a female lead has dominated the domestic box office. This is also the first time in box office history that two films in a franchise became No. 1.
