‘Mockingjay’ Tops Disappointing Thanksgiving Box Office

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” topped the Thanksgiving box office, taking in $82.7 million in domestic ticket sales over the five-day holiday, while DreamWorks Animation’s “Penguins of Madagascar” franchise made $36 million in the same period, Variety reports. Overall, the Thanksgiving box office was down 20 percent from 2013.