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| Frozen chills Hunger Games' lead at US box office | |
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| Disney animation Frozen has toppled Hunger Games: Catching Fire off the top of the US box office chart in its second week of release. | Disney animation Frozen has toppled Hunger Games: Catching Fire off the top of the US box office chart in its second week of release. |
| According to early estimates, Frozen took $31.6m (£19.3m) over the weekend, with the Hunger Games sequel slipping to second place with $27m (£16.5m). | According to early estimates, Frozen took $31.6m (£19.3m) over the weekend, with the Hunger Games sequel slipping to second place with $27m (£16.5m). |
| The only new wide release was Out of the Furnace, which took $5.3m (£3.2m) to earn third place. | The only new wide release was Out of the Furnace, which took $5.3m (£3.2m) to earn third place. |
| The steel-town drama stars Christian Bale and Casey Affleck. | The steel-town drama stars Christian Bale and Casey Affleck. |
| Marvel's Thor: The Dark World and Vince Vaughn's Delivery Man rounded out the top five. | Marvel's Thor: The Dark World and Vince Vaughn's Delivery Man rounded out the top five. |
| The weekend was typically quiet placed between Thanksgiving and Christmas, however takings were still up 16.9% on last year. | The weekend was typically quiet placed between Thanksgiving and Christmas, however takings were still up 16.9% on last year. |
| Despite opening in just four cinemas the Coen brothers' latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis, scored one of the year's highest per-cinema averages, taking $100,500 (£61,300). | Despite opening in just four cinemas the Coen brothers' latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis, scored one of the year's highest per-cinema averages, taking $100,500 (£61,300). |
| Box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian said this year's takings may surpass the $10.8bn (£6.6bn) made at the 2012 box office. | Box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian said this year's takings may surpass the $10.8bn (£6.6bn) made at the 2012 box office. |
| "We're running just slightly ahead of last year's record pace, it's going to be really close," he said. | "We're running just slightly ahead of last year's record pace, it's going to be really close," he said. |
| Next week sees the release of Peter Jackson's second Hobbit film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of the Smaug. | Next week sees the release of Peter Jackson's second Hobbit film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of the Smaug. |
| The first, An Unexpected Journey, debuted with $84.6m (£51.6m) last year. | The first, An Unexpected Journey, debuted with $84.6m (£51.6m) last year. |
| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom continued to play in four cinemas in its second week of release, averaging $19,400 (£11,800) per cinema. | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom continued to play in four cinemas in its second week of release, averaging $19,400 (£11,800) per cinema. |
| The Weinstein Company said it would not be altering the film's release following the death of Nelson Mandela on Thursday. | The Weinstein Company said it would not be altering the film's release following the death of Nelson Mandela on Thursday. |
| The film will open across the US at Christmas. | The film will open across the US at Christmas. |