‘Catching Fire’ ignites global box office with $307.7 million

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Nov 26:  “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” blazed straight to the top of weekend movie charts, setting a US and Canadian record for November ticket sales and hauling in a huge 307.7 million dollar around the world. Fans poured into theaters for the second installment in the series starring Jennifer Lawrence as scrappy heroine Katniss Everdeen, the skilled archer who becomes a beacon of hope for the oppressed residents of the fictional nation of  Panem. (agencies)