The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay – Part 1 set the highest opening score among its series. According to the
Korean Film Council’s integrated ticket sales network,
The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay – Part 1 accrued 387,005 tickets over the weekend and 92,773 on the opening night, which beat the first of the series,
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, by 74,320.
However, it wasn’t enough to surpass the wall Interstellar has built, and along with its competitor and new release Fury in the market, The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay – Part 1 had to settle with 3rd place in the box office. Looking at its predecessors in the series, the new Hunger Games did the best in Korea, but the scores are not so outstanding when in comparison to its box office results in the American box office. The film was able to bypass the opening standings of notable blockbusters such as Captain America: Winter Soldier, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Guardians of the Galaxy and set a new record. On the other hand, The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay – Part 1 did less than expected and the opening scores were lower than its two predecessors in North America.
In North America, the popularity of the original novel Hunger Games aided in bringing attention to the film adaptations while the star power of Jennifer Lawrence has major affect in the Korean market. Hence the latest of the series The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay – Part 1 saw advantages in the Korean market due to the casting of Jennifer Lawrence.