EXCLUSIVE: Just as Lionsgate set the box office on fire earlier this summer with its launch of Michael ($97.2 million US, $218.8 million WW), they’re poised to be the saviors of the Thanksgiving box office as the highly anticipated prequel. The Hunger Games: Sunrise over the Harvest reached tracking with a floor of $60 million and more The United States and its rivals are betting that the 3-day will go considerably higher, perhaps even north of 70 million dollars.
The film, from hunger games Franchise director Francis Lawrence begins shooting Arrows in theaters on November 20.
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A domestic debut like that for a sixth film in a feature film series would be fantastic as it would be an upward turn from the opening of the previous chapter, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes which bowed to $44.6 million in the US (and grossed $166.3 million domestically and $394 million in WW). Note that the film was based on a darker story from Suzanne Collins’ series of novels about the origins of the famous villain Coriolanus Snow. This novel saw slower sales during its Covid release, not to mention the film bowed shortly after the actors’ strike ended in 2023. Lionsgate had the first major Hollywood premiere with stars after the strike (and they also received a SAG waiver for their cast to be promoted as an independent company), however, the introduction and drum roll here for Sunrise over the harvest is much bigger, read that there was recently a fan event in London with cast members and there will be one in Los Angeles next week. Not to mention, this is a highly anticipated story in the franchise as it revisits the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the harvest of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. Joseph Zada plays the role of the younger version of Woody Harrelson’s Haymitch Abernathy and Jesse Plemmons plays the role of the younger version of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Plutarch Heavensbee. Another halo working in favor of Sunrise over the harvest are reported cameos from OG stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson.
Another indicator of lightning rod success is Sunrise over the harvestViews of the trailer for , which was the second most viewed trailer ever for a Lionsgate film behind Michael, with the prequel racking up 109 million views in its first 24 hours.
Regarding the first choice, Sunrise over the harvest definitely hot with women, but men under 25 aren’t far behind. Women under 25 are remarkable, tied with Wicked, greater than Beetle juice Beetle juice and almost 40% above Songbirds and snakes. Overall, the first choice is superior to Wicked ($112.5 million)Michael ($97.2 million)The Devil Wears Prada 2 ($76.7 million), and tied with Beetle juice Beetle juice ($111 million).
The largest national opening of hunger games franchise belongs to 2013 Catch fire with 158 million dollars.
The hunger games The franchise includes five novels that have sold over 100 million copies worldwide and translated into 52 languages, as well as the blockbuster film franchise which grossed over $3.4 billion at the global box office across five films. Sunrise over the harvest sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide in its first week, marking the biggest debut for a Collins title. hunger games book series. In the United States alone, the book sold 1.2 million copies, more than double the opening sales of The Ballad of Songbirds and Serpents and more than three times that of Mockingjay.
Sunrise over the harvest Starring Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Mckenna Grace, Maya Hawke, Whitney Peak and Kelvin Harrison Jr.
As we strive to achieve an annual potential of $10 billion at the domestic box office, the last two months of November, which had Wicked, Moana 2 Gladiator 2 in 2024 and Villain: for good And Zootopia 2 last year it will be very difficult to compete. The five-day Thanksgiving 2024 period was a record with $424.9 million. Last year’s 5-day Thanksgiving haul was the fourth-best ever at the North American box office with $292.8 million.
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