Lionsgate
Updated: Benchmark achievements are cause for celebration in the post-pandemic marketplace as Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes surpasses the $100M mark at the domestic and international box office. The film achieved this milestone in just 11 days, demonstrating its impressive performance.
Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes became the second film this year to surpass $100M at the domestic box office, following John Wick: Chapter 4 , which accomplished this feat in just eight days. The film is also the 23rd movie of 2023 to reach the $100M mark, surpassing last year’s total of 18 films.
Despite a 71% decline in box office revenue from Sunday, Songbirds & Snakes continues to perform well. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the prequel film surprised audiences over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, emerging as the top-grossing film with a $29M 3-day and $42.2M 5-day box office.
Industry sources anticipate a 55% decline in Songbirds & Snakes third weekend box office revenue, yet do not discount the film’s potential to maintain its momentum. The arrival of AMC’s Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce is not expected to overshadow Songbirds & Snakes’ success. Moreover, Songbirds & Snakes is pacing 15% behind the second Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald movie, which indicates a strong potential for the film to reach the $150M threshold, considering the historically strong holiday performance of Hunger Games movies.
