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With just one week left before Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters on December 18, this weekend was expected to be less than impressive. Warner Bros.' In the Heart of the Sea is the only new wide release, with most projections predicting it would make enough to unseat The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, which has won at the box office for three weeks in a row. Box Office Mojo reports that In the Heart of the Sea couldn't quite overtake The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, which won for the fourth weekend in a row with $11.3 million, just above In the Heart of the Sea's second place take with $11 million.
In the weekend before blockbusters such as Avengers: Age of Ultron and Jurassic World opened, the box office saw a significant downturn, as fans got ready for those highly-anticipated movies to hit theaters. It's no surprise that »
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