“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” opens in previews Thursday. Approximately 6 million US dollars – box office revenue

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate’s prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes now and then watch a Thursday night $5.75 million to $6 million after performances that began at 3 p.m.

These numbers are also not from the studio and we may see a slightly different result by morning. While some will be quick to scream that Marvel Studios was a failure last weekend, The wondersbegan its weekend journey on Thursday night with a haul of $6.6 million, making it the lowest opening ever for a Disney MCU title at $47 million. songbirds and snakes cost half The wonders“$200 million times $100 million. Plus, Lionsgate always hedges the risk of a big title with a big chunk of foreign sales.

The forecast for the weekend was high $50 million+ stand, $100 million+ worldwide. We’ll see where it ends. Part of the uphill battle for the film is that it involves an all-new cast, without franchise star Jennifer Lawrence, and a character set that will carry over from the core franchise, Coriolanus Snow. Just like in the first film, when Lawrence was not yet a big name, Lionsgate is rolling the dice on relaunching the Suzanne Collins brand. west side story Actress Rachel Zegler as a fiery tribute to Lucy Gray Baird and, more recently, British actor Tom Blyth, who plays Snow.

Ballad of songbirds and snakesThe preview night is not far Fast & Furious turnoff Hobbs and Shaw$5.8 million (7 p.m. start), leading to a $60 million opening; This despite the fact that the film was extremely masculine Hunger gamesfemale audience. Another competitor used is Amazon/MGM Creed III which earned $5.4 million in Thursday night previews for a three-day gross of $58.3 million. Closer to the female demo Magic turnoff The nun It earned $5.4 million on Thursday and $53.8 million over three days, with women taking 49% over the weekend, according to CinemaScore.

Note, Ballad of songbirds and snakes I never intended to post a preview that was even remotely similar to the last one The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which was released in November 2015 and grossed $16 million Thursday night, marking the lowest domestic opening in the Collins franchise at $102.7 million. This was not the case either songbirds and snakes required for imitation Harry Potter Spin-off 2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them with $8.75 million Thursday night and $74.4 million for three days in the US/Canada. Actually, Hunger games“The fan base is not as big as Harry Potter‘S. (Fantastic animals 55% female Mockingjay 2is 60% female, with the majority of Potter fans being older (65% over 25 vs. 65%). Mockingjay 250/50 split for viewers under/over 25).

Part of the challenge for Lionsgate is getting audiences to see the prequel Hunger games Fans were not entirely aware that there was a new Collins novel: it was published in the middle of the Corona crisis in May 2020 and only had 500,000 sales in the first week when bookstores were closed, according to NPD BookScan . This sales figure eventually rose to 3.5 million copies sold.

While critics give it #112 on Rotten Tomatoes Ballad of songbirds and snakes With the lowest rating in the franchise (64% fresh), the series was often resistant to criticism and held up quite well over the holiday season. Mockingjay 2 grossed $198.5 million in its first ten days of release thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Social media analytics company RelishMix says the social media convo songbirds and snakes ” has been positively mixed, with funky Gen Z and younger new Millennial fans singing their praises for the latest entry in the franchise. Many are fascinated by the nostalgia that the franchise brings from their childhood: “I’m so happy as a 14-year-old and the 25-year-old is crying.” Others say, “Look, I have no idea what it’s about.” this book, but when I saw that bowing pose, it was like seeing Katniss again.” This film will heal childhood trauma. “

Other preview figures we’ve heard about but Universal didn’t elaborate on come from DreamWorks Animation Trolls unite with approximately $2 million off seasons that began at 2 p.m. This triple play is looking at a high start of $20 million and a low of $30 million. The film also has the lowest RT rating in the franchise, with critics fresh at 62%. If this sample number is correct, it’s just heads and tails TrollsThursday previews cost $900,000, higher than Illumination/Universal’s Tuesday night previews To sing for $1.7 million.

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