'Heart of the Sea' sinks at box office

NEW YORK -- The movie industry braced for the oncoming storm of "The Force Awakens" in a quiet weekend at the box office where "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2" notched its fourth straight week atop the box office and Ron Howard's whaling tale "In the Heart of the Sea" capsized.

With "The Force Awakens" lurking, few studios wanted to push out a new release ahead of the expected box-office behemoth.

That left the final chapter of Lionsgate's "Hunger Games" saga to remain No. 1 with $11.3 million according to studio estimates Sunday, bringing its domestic total to $245 million.

"In the Heart of the Sea," starring Chris Hemsworth, was the only major new wide release to test the pre-"Star Wars" waters.

But hopes for the Warner Bros. film sank with an estimated $11 million despite a production budget of about $100 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak.

Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included.

Final domestic figures will be released today.

1. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2," $11.3 million.

2. "In the Heart of the Sea," $11 million.

3. "The Good Dinosaur," $10.5 million.

4. "Creed," $10.1 million.

5. "Krampus," $8 million.

6. "Spectre," $4 million.

7. "The Night Before," $3.9 million.

8. "The Peanuts Movie," $2.7 million.

9. "Spotlight," $2.5 million.

10. "Brooklyn," $2 million.