‘Catching Fire,’ ‘Frozen’ heat up Thanksgiving film box Office


  LOS ANGELES, Nov 30:  Action film ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ led the North American box office with ticket sales of 35.6 million dollar over the first two days of the long US Thanksgiving weekend that began on Wednesday, while Disney’s animated ‘Frozen,’ sold a hefty 26.3 million dollar. ‘Catching Fire,’ the second installment of the ‘Hunger Games’ franchise, grossed $14.9 million on Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day holiday according to studio Lions Gate. That broke the record previously held by ‘Toy Story 2,’ which earned $13.1 million on Thanksgiving in 1999, according to Rentrak. (agencies)