Looking at the Weekend: Nov. 22-24, 2013

How high will The Hunger Games: Catching Fire take this weekend’s box office? The first film debuted to over $150 million at the box office just over one-third of what the film would ultimately collect. It’s been over a year since it premiered, but now finds itself firmly in the “holiday” season, which should enable it to perform better than its predecessor, but not by much, though if the franchise has picked up more fans since its last outing, it could become only the second film in history to open with an unadjusted total of $200 million.

Individual Commentaries

Wesley Lovell: I’ll be at the IMAX showing this weekend of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as will millions of others around the world. On the specialty market, Philomena promises to be an excellent choice.
Peter J. Patrick: Something for everyone this week – the second installment of the Hunger Games for the masses; Philomena for the discerning.
Tripp Burton: With the holiday season right around the corner, we get the tentpole release I am most looking forward to this week, as well as a well-received festival hit.

Nov. 22-24, 2013
	Delivery Man (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Philomena (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
	On DVD For Comedy Fans None	In Theaters For Everyone S,C	On DVD For Everyone M,S
	Never For Comedy Fans None	In Theaters For Everyone C,T	In Theaters For Film Enthusiasts M,S
	On DVD For Comedy Fans Nnoe	In Theaters For Everyone None	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts M,S
KEY:	Personal Impression Personal Pick of the Week Recommendation (For Everyone) Recommendation (For Genre Fans) Recommendation (For Film Enthusiasts) Recommendation (Avoid It)		Oscar Impression: Oscar Codes: M: Major (Picture, Directing, Acting) S: Support (Writing, Music, Editing, Cinematography) C: Creative (Production Design, Costumes, Makeup) T: Tech (Sound, Visual Effects) A: Animated Feature D: Documentary Feature F: Foreign LanguageFilm
KEY:	All ratings are on a scale of 0 to 10 (with 0 being no interest / no recommendation, and 10 being absolute interest / recommendation). The Avoid rating follows the same 0 to 10 format with 10 being the highest recommendation that you avoid the film at all costs. Each Person selects makes a “Pick of the Week,” some weeks may have more than one, some may have none at all.