Director Francis Lawrence Has Blockbuster $161 Million Opening for Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Just in case you were hoping that director Francis Lawrence would come back to music videos and usher Lady Gaga back to victory with a follow-up to their epic "Bad Romance" clip, don't get your hopes up.
The director just scored a legendary massive box-office hit with The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire, opening this weekend with a $161 million gross — the highest "2D" opening ever (and the third highest if we include those 3D atrocities).
Next up for Lawrence is two additional sequels for The Hunger Games, which are already deep in pre-production...
