Katniss Everdeen has outdone Peter Quill: "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" has officially surpassed "Guardians of the Galaxy" as 2014's highest-grossing film.

The tallies are almost identical, but "Mockingjay" has come away with the slight upper hand, raking in $333.18 million at the domestic box office since its November 21 bow. That's only incrementally better than "Guardians," which has so far made $333.17 million in North America, but good enough for the win.

Deadline reports that this is nothing new for Katniss and co., who also bested Marvel in 2013, when "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" initially lost out to "Iron Man 3" in the box office war, before claiming victory in January. And it marks the second year in a row that a female-led flick has taken the box office crown, a big coup in diversity-challenged Hollywood.

There will be another showdown between the two companies next year, too, since Marvel has "Avengers: Age of Ultron" due out on May 1, and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" is coming on November 20. Whichever one reigns supreme, it looks like we're in for another year of big blockbusters.

[via: Deadline]

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