The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has broken yet another box office record for the franchise, despite being its lowest-grossing entry. The prequel, based on Suzanne Collins’ young adult book of the same name, follows future Panem president Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) in his early years as a mentor to District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler) during the 10th annual Hunger Games. The movie opened on the weekend before Thanksgiving with a total of $44.6 million, significantly lower than the previous lowest opening in the franchise, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2‘s $102.7 million.
Per Deadline, the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes box office has grossed an additional $9.4 million during its fourth weekend at the domestic box office, bringing its cumulative total to $135.6 million. This is a small 33% drop from the previous weekend, showcasing the movie’s strong audience hold. In fact, despite the movie still maintaining its status as the lowest-grossing Hunger Games movie overall, it had the lowest week 4 drop out of all five movies in the franchise.
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- Release Date:
- 2023-11-17
- Director:
- Array
- Cast:
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- Rating:
- Not Yet Rated
- Main Genre:
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- Genres:
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- Writers:
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- Summary:
- Based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a prequel to the original Hunger Games franchise set sixty-four years before the events of the first film/book. The story follows Coriolanus Snow before his rise to power as the cold and calculating President Snow. To escape his impoverished life and secure the tuition he needs to attend the University, Snow will partner with a tribute he is assigned to mentor and help her succeed to benefit the both of them.
- Story By:
- Suzanne Collins
- Characters By:
- Suzanne Collins
- Sequel:
- The Hunger Games
- Cinematographer:
- Jo Willems
- Producer:
- Nina Jacobson, Francis Lawrence, Brad Simpson
- Production Company:
- Color Force, Good Universe, Lionsgate
- Main Characters :
- Lucy Gray Baird, Tigris Snow, Lucretius ‘Lucky’ Flickerman, Sejanus Plinth, Casca Highbottom, Dr. Volumnia Gaul, Coriolanus Snow
- Sfx Supervisor:
- Claudius Rauch
- Distributor :
- Lionsgate
- Assistant Director :
- Christopher Surgent
