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    The Hunger Games' Opening-Day Feast: $68.3 Million!

    by Joal Ryan Sat., Mar. 24, 2012 9:03 AM PDT

    The Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence Murray Close/Lionsgate

    And now for the latest tribute paid to The Hunger Games: an estimated $68.3 million opening day.

    Here's where the gross stacked up among Hollywood's all-time blockbusters:

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    It takes fifth place as both the biggest-ever opening day and single day, in both instances pushing past The Dark Knight.

    The take comes in just under Eclipse's $68.5 million.

    More significantly, it very nearly equals what the original Twilight grossed during its entire opening weekend, a then- and now-impressive $69.6 million.

    The Hunger Games' haul goes down as the biggest-ever opening day for a nonsequel.

    With the Jennifer Lawrence movie so far living up to sky-high expecatations, the question is how much higher can it go yet? 

    Stay tuned for the answer Sunday morning.

    Here's a complete rundown of the top 10 all-time opening days, as compiled per BoxOfficeMojo.com stats:

    1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, $91.1 million
    2. The Twilight Saga: New Moon, $72.7 million
    3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1, $71.6 million
    4. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, $68.5 million
    5. The Hunger Games, $68.3 million
    6. The Dark Knight, $67.2 million
    7. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, $62 million
    8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, $61.7 million
    9. Spider-Man 3, $60 million
    10. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, $58.2 million

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