'Mockingjay' claims 3rd week atop box office

'Mockingjay' claims 3rd week atop box office
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Summary 'Mockingjay-Part 1' maintained top spot at the box office for the third consecutive week.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The box office odds were ever in "The Hunger Games" favor as the latest installment in the franchise claimed the top spot for the third consecutive week.
 

"Mockingjay-Part 1," the third film in the blockbuster teen dystopian series, collected $22 million in its third week of release. The domestic haul for the Lionsgate release now tops $250 million.
 

Fox s animated "Penguins of Madagascar" came in second with $10.9 million, followed by Warner Bros.  raunchy comedy "Horrible Bosses 2."
 

Disney s "Big Hero 6" and Paramount s "Interstellar" rounded out the top five, earning $8 million and $7.8 million, respectively. The only new release to break into the top 10 was Fox s R-rated horror, "The Pyramid," with $1.3 million.
 

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