바카라The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes바카라 topped the North American box office in its first weekend in theatres with USD 44 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
바카라The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes바카라 topped the North American box office in its first weekend in theatres with USD 44 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
바카라The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes바카라 topped the North American box office in its first weekend in theatres with USD 44 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
It was a busy weekend at the multiplex, leading into the often lucrative Thanksgiving corridor. And while there was plenty to choose from at the buffet, not everything could be a hit.
Audiences had 바카라The Marvels,바카라 which plummeted a record 78 per cent in its second weekend, as well as the nationwide debuts of the family-friendly 바카라Trolls World Tour,바카라 Taika Waititi's soccer comedy 바카라Next Goal Wins바카라 and the R-rated slasher 바카라Thanksgiving바카라 all in wide release.
바카라The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes바카라 is an interesting case study for a franchise that's been dormant for 8 years and is testing the waters for a new era. Its USD 44 million from 3,776 locations, including 1,610 premium screens, marks a low for films carrying 바카라The Hunger Games바카라 in the title.
The four Jennifer Lawrence films all broke USD 100 million in their first weekends (the high point was the first with USD 158 million in 2013, the low was the last one with USD 102.7 million in 2015).
But it's a more nuanced story for Lionsgate, which operates differently from legacy studios by licensing its titles to international distributors which helps cover a significant portion of the film's budget. The filmmakers kept this around USD 100 million, which was also offset by tax credits for filming in Germany.
With an added USD 54.5 million from 87 international markets, the film has already earned USD 98.5 million out of the gates. The studio considers it a strong start for the prequel, set 64 years before Katniss Everdeen entered the picture, with a new cast led by Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler.
바카라Historically attempting to do prequels, especially with no returning cast, can be a very challenging proposition,바카라 said Adam Fogelson, the vice chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.
바카라The fact that we're sitting here at basically USD 100 million on opening weekend around the world is, I think, a testament to the quality of the movie, the quality of the talent that worked on the movie and a campaign that was both successful and efficient.바카라
For Fogelson and the filmmakers, 바카라The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes바카라 represents something completely new, darker and more dramatic that opens up new possibilities, provided author Suzanne Collins wants to tell more stories. To judge it against the Jennifer Lawrence movies at the height of Collins' books popularity, he said, would be 바카라a complete disservice to this movie as a standalone.바카라
Also, he noted, 바카라From a pure crass business perspective, it's going to end up being an incredibly successful proposition for Lionsgate.바카라
However, critics were mixed on this one, which is an origin story about future Panem President Coriolanus Snow. It currently carries a 61 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Audiences were more positive and moviegoing behaviour around holidays can be skewed. Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore, said that some audiences might also be waiting to watch it with their families during days off around Thanksgiving.
Unlike many of its big-budget peers, 바카라The Hunger Games바카라 prequel also had the benefit of having its stars promote the film in its lead-up, having secured an interim agreement before the SAG-AFTRA strike ended. In the still-fresh aftermath of the strike, other studios had to scramble to get their newly available stars out to promote their films before this weekend.
바카라Trolls Band Together,바카라 the third in the animated series, opened in second place with an estimated USD 30.6 million in its North American debut, a total which includes profits from early sneak showings from November 4. 바카라Trolls바카라 opened internationally earlier and is expected to cross USD 100 million globally this weekend.
The jukebox musical from Universal and DreamWorks Animation brings back Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake in main voice roles and also featured a much-hyped reunion of *NSYNC. It also has a mixed 60 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes, but its young audiences were much more positive giving it an A CinemaScore.
And after its rough start last weekend, the outlook for 바카라The Marvels바카라 keeps getting worse. It made only USD 10.2 million from 4,030 locations in weekend two, to take third place. Its 78 per cent drop is a historic low for Marvel and modern superhero pictures. Internationally it added USD 19.5 million, bringing its global total to USD 161.3 million.
바카라The Marvels바카라 was nearly bested by an R-rated Eli Roth horror, 바카라Thanksgiving,바카라 which made an estimated USD10.2 million from 3,204 locations.
The movie from TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group takes place in Plymouth, Massachusetts, after a Black Friday tragedy and stars Patrick Dempsey and Addison Rae. The studio hopes it will draw college students to the theatres on their holiday breaks.
The Walt Disney Co. is also struggling with Searchlight Pictures' 바카라Next Goal Wins,바카라 its underdog soccer movie starring Michael Fassbender, which made USD 2.5 million from 2,240 locations in its first weekend for a seventh-place spot.
Directed by Taika Waititi and based on a true story, the film had its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and was not well-received by critics.
With much better reviews and word of mouth, Focus Features' 바카라The Holdovers," starring Paul Giamatti, is finding audiences as it continues to expand in its fourth weekend, earning USD 2.7 million from 1,478 theatres.
바카라Priscilla,바카라 from A24 and Sofia Coppola, is similarly enjoying a steady run with nearly USD 17 million. It is now Coppola's second biggest film ever, behind "Lost in Translation."
This week, the offerings get even more plentiful, with Disney's 바카라Wish,바카라 Ridley Scott's historical epic 바카라Napoleon바카라 and the expansion of Emerald Fennell's provocative 바카라Saltburn" added to the mix.
바카라It's traditional for the Thanksgiving frame that people can catch up on movies big and small,바카라 Dergarabedian said. 바카라The issue for moviegoers is how do you choose? And which films are going to be left sitting at the kid's table?바카라
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theatres, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released on Monday.
1. 바카라The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,바카라 USD 44 million.
2. 바카라Trolls Band Together,바카라 USD 30.6 million.
3. 바카라The Marvels,바카라 USD 10.2 million.
4. 바카라Thanksgiving,바카라 USD 10.2 million.
5. 바카라Five Nights at Freddy's,바카라 USD 3.5 million.
6. 바카라The Holdovers,바카라 USD 2.7 million.
7. 바카라Next Goal Wins,바카라 USD 2.5 million.
8. 바카라Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,바카라 USD 2.4 million.
9. 바카라Priscilla,바카라 USD 2.3 million.
10. 바카라Killers of the Flower Moon,바카라 USD 1.9 million.