The latest 'Hunger Games' movie has 5th largest opening of 2015, but lowest in the franchise

"The Hunger Games" movie franchise has now come to a close as the final chapter adapted from the popular novels by author Suzanne Collins hit the big screen this weekend.

Like its predecessors, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" had a monster opening weekend at the box office with an estimated $101.03 million.

That's the fifth-highest opening of 2015, but the lowest in the franchise.

However, as Deadline points out, that shouldn't be a knock on Katniss and her friends. The "Lord of the Rings" prequel franchise, "The Hobbit," for example, also had declining opening weekend numbers through its trilogy (and none of them ever opened at $100 million of more).

Coming in a distant second is the latest James Bond movie, "Spectre," with an estimated $14 million. In its third week in theaters, the 24th James Bond movie has surpassed $150 million at the domestic box office ("Skyfall" hit the milestone in week two).

The other big new release over the weekend was the holiday comedy "The Night Before," which came in fourth place with an estimated $10 million. A modest start for the drug-fueled comedy budgeted at $25 million. The Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anthony Mackie Christmas-cheer buddy flick should continue to do well going into the Thanksgiving holiday, as word-of-mouth builds. (Yes, I really like this movie.)