‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2’ debuts to nearly $250 million globally

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2� may have fallen short of expectations in the U.S. and Canada, but the series finale starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen is performing well overseas.

The Francis Lawrence-directed picture logged international opening weekend ticket sales of $146 million from 87 markets, according to Santa Monica-based studio Lionsgate. In 81 of those markets, the movie was No. 1. Some of those countries include Great Britain ($17.1 million), China ($16.4), Germany ($14.4) and Mexico ($8.7). The movie also did well in France, where parts of it was filmed, as well as Australia, Brazil and Russia.

“Mockingjay: Part 1� opened last year to $152 million overseas, meaning the drop from “Part 1� to “Part 2� was only about 4%. In the U.S. and Canada, however, the “Part 2� ticket sales of about $101 million is a 17% drop from “Part 1.�

Because of varying market sizes and release strategies, it’s difficult to compare “Part 2� to other installments in the franchise. “The Hunger Games,� the first adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ novels, opened in 2012 to $59.3 million internationally, according to box office tracking site Box Office Mojo. Its sequel, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,� opened in 2013 at $6.3 million internationally because of staggered release dates in different countries.

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