FILE - This publicity photo released by Lionsgate shows Jennifer Lawrence, left, as Katniss Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark in a scene from the film, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." AP Photo/Lionsgate, Murray Close, File NEW YORK (AP) - In its second weekend at the box office, the Disney animated tale "Frozen" finally cooled off "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," while the week's lone new wide-release "Out of the Furnace" wasn't a match for either blockbuster. It opened with $5.3 million, good enough for third place on what's typically a quiet early December weekend, sandwiched between Thanksgiving and the coming holiday season releases. But it was an excellent weekend for Hollywood, with box office up 16.9 percent over the same weekend last year. Opening in a limited release of four theaters, the Coen brothers' folk tale "Inside Llewyn Davis" also had one of the year's highest per-theater averages of $100,500 for CBS Films. With only a handful of moviegoing weeks left in the year, the strong weekend boosts the year's chances of exceeding 2012's record box office. This year may surpass last year's $10.8 billion domestic box office, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak. "We're running just slightly ahead of last year's record pace," said Dergarabedian. It's going to be really close. Dergarabedian expects next week's big release, Warner Bros.' "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," to open in the neighborhood of Peter Jackson's first "Hobbit" film, "An Unexpected Journey," which debuted with $84.6 million last year. This weekend's new releases were minimal since "The Hobbit" is expected to dominate the marketplace next weekend. Both "Frozen" and "Catching Fire" continued to show legs around the world. "Catching Fire" added $44.3 million internationally, bringing its global cumulative total to $673.4 million over four weeks. With many millions still to come, "Catching Fire" has already almost equaled the $691.2 million worldwide of the 2012 original. "Frozen," too, has found strong business abroad. It added $30.6 million internationally over the weekend. In its second week of limited release, the Weinstein Co.'s biopic "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," starring Idris Elba, continued to play in four theaters, earning an average of $19,400 per-theater. The Weinstein Co. has said it's not altering the movie's release following the death of South African leader Nelson Mandela on Thursday. "Mandela" opens wide on Christmas. 1."Frozen," $31.6 million ($30.6 million international). 2."The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," $27 million ($44.3 million international). 3."Out of the Furnace," $5.3 million. 4."Thor: The Dark World," $4.7 million ($5.4 million international). 5."Delivery Man," $3.8 million. 6."Homefront," $3.4 million ($1.5 million international). 7."The Book Thief," $2.7 million. 8."The Best Man Holiday," $2.7 million. 9."Philomena," $2.3 million. 10."Dallas Buyers Club," $1.5 million. "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," $44.3 million. "Frozen," $30.6 million. "The Four 2," $13 million. "No Man's Land," $11 million. "Gravity," $10.7 million. "The White Storm," $8 million. "Captain Phillips," $6.2 million. "Carrie," $6 million. "Thor: The Dark World," $5.4 million. "About Time," $4.6 million. Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jake_coyle