Mockingjay Expected to Lead Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office
A number of films are finding success over the long holiday weekend, with the Hunger Games sequel leading the pack. , The Hunger Games Mockingjay  Part 2 pulled in 21.25 million on Black Friday, earning 167.9 million since its release. The film is expected to generate 73 million to 75 million for the full five-day Thanksgiving weekend, the Los Angeles Times reports. Following up Mockingjay is Pixar's The Good Dinosaur. The animated feature made 15.7 million on Friday and is projected to earn 55 million over its first five days. The total will put the film at a significantly slower pace than Pixar's last film, Inside Out, which earned 90 million in its first weekend. , In third place was the Rocky spinoff Creed, which made 11.7 million Friday and is expected to generate 40 million over five days. Both Creed and The Good Dinosaur received "A" Cinemascore ratings from viewers, indicating that they could continue to generate large ticket sales through positive word-of-mouth. Los Angeles Times