The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is projected to interrupt an disagreeable field workplace file for the franchise. Adapted from the Suzanne Collins prequel novel of the identical title, the latest installment takes on the coming-of-age story of a younger Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) who mentors District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler) within the tenth Hunger Games. Alongside Blyth and Zegler, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes forged additionally contains Viola Davis (Dr. Volumnia Gaul), Peter Dinklage (Dean Casca Highbottom), and Hunter Schafer (Tigris).
Deadline releases new field workplace projections for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. According to the report, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is predicted to earn $50 million throughout its opening weekend. If the projection stands, the upcoming prequel will break the franchise’s file for the lowest-grossing opening weekend. The earlier record-holder was Mockingjay – Part 2, which grossed $102 million on its opening weekend in 2015. The estimated finances for the prequel was round $100 million.
The Hunger Games franchise has been largely profitable for Lionsgate, bringing in over $3 billion general. In phrases of opening field workplace totals, nevertheless, the franchise noticed a significant dip within the final two entries of the sequence. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 made $121 million on its opening weekend in 2014, whereas The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 took in a franchise-low $102 million. This paled compared to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which introduced in $158 million, simply beating the franchise opener, which grossed $152 million.
Unfortunately, with a $50 million opening projection, the prequel will seemingly rank with the bottom home opening gross for the franchise, barely making half of Mockingjay – Part 2′s three-day weekend assortment in 2015. Despite the disappointing projection, there may be some hope that the prequel may nonetheless develop into a hit, given the film’s finances is $100 million. Since the breakeven level is often double the finances, the film must make no less than $200 million worldwide to see some optimistic momentum.
The causes for the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ low field workplace expectations might come down to a couple elements, together with the primary forged’s incapacity to advertise the prequel because of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, the eight-year hole between Hunger Games films, and the current controversies with Zegler attributable to her feedback in regards to the Snow White live-action remake. Still, the industrial efficiency for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes may enhance via phrase of mouth and optimistic reception and assist revive the franchise from its hiatus. For now, the prequel hopes to outlive the field workplace video games in a really aggressive vacation film season.
Source: Deadline
