`` The Hunger Games : In the first book of Suzanne Collins’ trilogy, Katniss Everdeen is a young girl who has been raised by her aunt in District 12. It earned an estimated $ 161.1 million . Only three films have opened higher at the box office . After an under-cooked opening weekend , Relativity 's Thanksgiving-themed animation has held up well as the holiday approaches , though it has still earned only $ 48.6 million against a $ 55 million budget . That sum also makes `` Catching Fire '' the best November debut of all time .
`` The Hunger Games : In the first book of Suzanne Collins’ trilogy, Katniss Everdeen is a young girl who has been raised by her aunt in District 12. It earned an estimated $ 161.1 million . Only three films have opened higher at the box office . That sum also makes `` Catching Fire '' the best November debut of all time .