SSATURDAY 9:45 PM, 8TH UPDATE… EXCLUSIVE: My sources say this opening weekend’s North American grosses for Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games are likely a humongous $150 million after making $68.2M Friday and $49M Saturday. That would be a record-setter: the 4th all-time biggest opening three-day weekend, beating all the Twilight Saga films but not 2008′s The Dark Knight, and the highest non-sequel opening weekend ever, and the highest March opening weekend ever. The Twilight Saga: New Moon debuted to $142.8M in November 2009, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 opened to $138.1M in November 2011. Numbers refined later tonight.

Good hold on Saturday. If 150 million holds, and the WOM is there (which it seems to be), Deathly Hallows Part 2 could be in trouble.

So I finished Mockingjay...

and my anticipation for it has evaporated. Awful book. To make a good movie, you have to essentially rewrite the book.

Suzanne Collins exposes all her shortcomings as an author. Good thing that the cash from this will keep her rich forever. It'll be even more hilarious to split it into two parts than Breaking Dawn and Twilight is already a joke of a series.

I think at this point Lionsgate is already salivating at the thought of cutting Mockingjay in half.

I don't really think it's necessary but if it's good for box office then I guess.

Another incredible number. I could list so many accomplishments it just achieved if the number holds, such as beating Alice in Wonderland's OW in two days, nearly beating Twilight's 10-day gross in two days, second biggest Sat. ever, biggest OW outside of Summer, and the list can go on and on.

What are some significant ones can some of you think of?

It's estimated two day total of $117.3 million also puts it in the Top 10 All Time Opening Weekends (unadjusted).

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