Fall Movie Preview: 'Hunger Games,' 'Thor' Shoot for Record-Breaking 2013 at the Box Office

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Katniss Everdeen, the God of Thunder and a treasure-hunting hobbit will do the heavy lifting at the box office this fall - but if 2013 is going to beat last year, studios need prestige movies to connect in a big way, too. As summer draws to a close, theatrical revenues are running roughly even with 2012. That means not only will "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" have to be the blockbuster smash most predict, but more serious-minded films - like the Alfonso Cuaron space thriller "Gravity" and the Ron Howard racing drama "Rush" - will have to surge. ...



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