The Hunger Games breaks US box office record The Hunger Games enjoyed the third highest opening weekend ever, taking $214 million worldwide. By Flore

Eagerly anticipated fantasy flick The Hunger Games took $155 million in its opening weekend in North America and Canada, the highest domestic total for a film that isn't a sequel.

It is the biggest debut outside the summer blockbuster season, and ranks as the third-highest domestic opening weekend in history behind only last summer's Harry Potter finale and 2008 Batman sequel The Dark Knight, Lionsgate said on Sunday.

The film also went to the number one spot in nearly every country, amassing a global total of $214.3 million. What's more, The Hunger Games alone earned more than all films combined during the comparable 2011 dates.