Pamela McClintock of THR:
Disney's Frozen climbed to No. 1 in its second weekend with $31.6 million from 3,742 theaters, toppling The Hunger Games: Catching Fire from the top spot. Overseas, the 3D animated pic took in a strong $30.6 million from 23 markets for a stellar worldwide total of $190.2 million.
Catching Fire is still a powerful player globally, ending its third weekend with a massive worldwide gross of $673.4 million. Domestically, it earned $27 million from $4,163 theaters for a domestic total of $336.7 million. The sequel has nearly eclipsed the $691.2 million earned by the first The Hunger Games and has already earned more internationally ($336.7 million versus $283 million).
Both films made life impossible for Scott Cooper's gritty thriller Out of the Furnace despite its strong ensemble cast, led by Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson and Casey Affleck.
The Relativity release bombed in its North America, grossing $5.3 million from 2,101 locations, marking the worst opening for a Bale film debuting in more than 2,000 theaters. The movie, earning a problematic C+ CinemaScore, was fueled by males (60 percent).
Receiving generally good to mixed reviews, Out of the Furnace cost $22 million to make, minimizing Relativity's financial risk (Red Granite was Relativity's partner on the project). The thriller stars Bale as a blue-collar worker in Pennsylvania who must rescue his brother (Affleck), an Iraq War veteran caught up with a ruthless crime ring. Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe, Zoe Saldana and Sam Shepard also star. Cooper (Crazy Heart) wrote the script with Brad Ingelsby.
Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio, via his company Appian Way, produced Out of the Furnace alongside Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Relativity chief Ryan Kavanaugh and Michael Costigan.
Elsewhere, Paramount's spin-off Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa crossed the $100 million mark as it earned $855,000 domestically, putting its North American total at $100.1 million. Overseas, the Johnny Knoxville film has earned a strong $39.3 million for a worldwide total of $140 million
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