"Songbirds & Snakes" got off to quite a muted start last weekend, with a franchise-low $44.6 million opening, but it has held strong amid a rush of new releases from studios eager to capitalize on The film made $44 million at the domestic box office (North America, Canada and Puerto Rico) – whereas all four of its predecessors made more than $100 million when they were released. Lionsgate The Boy and the Heron claimed the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with an impressive opening estimate of $12.8 million. Poor Things , Eileen and Origin all boasted staggering per-theater Story by AP • 9h. “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” topped the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters with $44 million in ticket sales, according to 2023 U.S. Box Office Crosses $9 Billion, Led By Universal; 'Wonka' Tops New Year's Weekend With $30M - Monday Update In Fandango fall poll, most moviegoers want to see 'The Marvels' & 'The UPDATED, 9:11 a.m.: After previewing the first trailer for The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes at CinemaCon, Lionsgate has unveiled another one teasing Rachel Zegler’s November 16, 2023 · 4 min read. 1. It was bad enough for “The Marvels” to suffer a Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise low $46.1 million opening amidst fan reception that was mildly positive The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1: $337,135,885: 4,151: $121,897,634: 4,151: Nov 21, 2014: Lions Gate Films: false: 4: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2: $281,723,902: 4,175: But at least “Hunger Games” holds a lower production price tag than the $220 million spent on “The Marvels,” which has now become a box office bust of “Flash”-sized proportions. The It doesn't seem likely that The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes will be able to surpass $646.2 million at the box office, which is what Francis Lawrence's The Hunger Games miHkN.