The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Summary
The Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ' opening weekend loge office has propelled theHunger Gamesfranchise past a significant milepost . Based once again on source cloth from author Suzanne Collins , music director Francis Lawrence ’s newfangled entry in the popular franchise chronicles the relationship between a young Coriolanus Snow ( Tom Blyth ) andRachel Zegler ’s Lucy Gray Baird . The pic , which takes place more than 60 years before Jennifer Lawrence ’s Katniss Everdeen story , was met with more or less assorted reassessment from critics .
Now , perDeadline , The Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ' loge officehas debuted to $ 98 million worldwide , the lowest for the franchise . Despite being a young franchise humble , this figure means that , as a whole , theHunger Gamesfranchise , which includes five film in total , has now grossed over $ 3 billion globally , an telling exploit .
Title
Worldwide Box Office Total ( in millions )
The Hunger Games
$ 677.9
The Hunger Games : Catching Fire
$ 864.8
The Hunger Games : Mockingjay – Part 1
$ 766.6
The Hunger Games : Mockingjay – Part 2
$ 646.2
$ 98
AlthoughThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakestopped the domestic box situation with $ 44 million , and $ 98 million worldwide is nothing to sneeze at , it is at the lower end of projection . The fact that the prequel pic , which is budgeted at $ 100 million , represents a new box function low for the franchise by a considerable margin suggests that audience interest in the franchise could be wane , and this could potentially deter Lionsgate from making extra installments .
That being say , it ’s still too early to tell . WhileThe Ballad of Songbirds and snake ' Rotten Tomatoes critic ' score posture at a disappointing 62 % , a franchise low , the interview score is a rarified 91 % , which really represents the highest grudge for the dealership , beatingThe Hunger game : Catching Fire ’s previous record - holder of 89 % . This enthusiastic reply from hearing could be a sign of the zodiac of strong legs to fare at the box bureau .
Regardless of box office , however , it ’s not clear whether there are anyplans to proceed theHunger Gamesfranchiseanyway . The current sentiment , as carry by franchise director Lawrence , seems to be that additional photographic film will only happen if Collins writes additional Word of God , and she has n’t yet made public any plans to do so . While the lawful trial forThe Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakeswill be in the weeks forwards , the latest enfranchisement milestone of $ 3 billion worldwide is a testament to the compelling world that Collins create .
