The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 led the daily box office on Thursday with $10.4 million, which is 25% lower than Wednesday's number. This is nearly identical to Part 1 's decline at the same point in its run, so Friday's numbers will decide if Part 2 is catching up, or if it is falling away. ‘The Hunger Games: Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes' Chirps $44M Opening: Enough To Reignite Franchise?; ‘Marvels' Suffers Worst MCU 2nd Weekend Drop – Sunday Box Office Update Anthony D'Alessandro Things could turn around for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes over the upcoming five-day Thanksgiving weekend. What we do know is that the highly-anticipated prequel was expected to do much better this weekend. Songbirds & Snakes opened to a weak $44 million domestic. As Box Office Pro points out, that is… Catching Fire, which builds on the box-office and critical success of last year’s Hunger Games, is spectacular in every sense of the word. For extra pow, see it in IMAX. For extra pow, see it in Nov. 26, 2023 11 AM PT. No one else volunteered as tribute over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend as Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” took home the box office The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes fell below expectations at the global box office, generating $98.5 million worldwide.; Making $44 million domestically, the Hunger Games After grossing $19.1 million on Friday (including Thursday previews), the "Hunger Games" prequel is on track to gross somewhere north of $45 million at the box office in its opening weekend, per This collector's edition set brings together all four films of The Hunger Games franchise. The box office smash hits, adapted from the young adult novels by Suzanne Collins, follow Katniss Everdeen's (Jennifer Lawrence) journey through the annual televised blood sport event, eventually becoming the driving force behind a rebellion against the established post-apocalyptic order. Elemental proved it’s possible earlier this year, when it opened with a Pixar-worst $29 million in June but went on to earn over $100 million at the box office ($154.4 million, to be exact). Grossing $694.4 million worldwide, The Hunger Games is the highest-grossing film of 2012 that is not a sequel, prequel, or a reboot. The film is also the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2012, in an O6NaC.