'Catching Fire,' 'Frozen' break box office records over holiday weekend
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This image released by Disney shows , from left, Anna, voiced by Kristen Bell, Olaf, voiced by Josh Gad, and Kristoff, voiced by Jonathan Groff in a scene from the animated feature "Frozen." (AP)
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" earned a prodigious $75 million, while 3-D animated musical "Frozen" opened with $67 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Both films bested the previous Thanksgiving record holder, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," which earned $57.5 million in 2001 over a three-day period.
"Frozen" is now the biggest Thanksgiving wide release opener ever.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lionsgate's sequel and Disney's frosty fete now hold the record for the highest domestic box office grosses for the three-day and five-day holiday weekend, as "Catching Fire" blazed the trail and "Frozen" slid in at No. 2.
From Wednesday to Sunday, "Catching Fire" brought in $110.2 million, bringing the domestic total to $297 million. "Frozen" scored $93 million, topping Disney's previous five-day champ, "Toy Story 2," which earned $80.1 million in 1999.