'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' passes 'Iron Man 3' at box office earnings

The second film in the Hunger Games series 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' has passed 'Iron Man 3' to become the most successful release of 2013 earning 414 million dollars at the US and Canadian box office

London: The second film in the Hunger Games series ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ has passed ‘Iron Man 3’ to become the most successful release of 2013 earning 414 million dollars at the US and Canadian box office.

'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'. Pics/Santa Banta

According to online movie tracker Box Office Mojo, it has now earned almost 4 million dollars more than the superhero sequel, the BBC reported.

‘Iron Man 3’ remains 2013’s biggest draw worldwide, making 1.2 billion dollars.

'Iron Man 3'

However, since then ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ has continued to pull in the punters and is now the most profitable film to be released in North America in 2013.

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