'The Hunger Games' prequel kicks off weekend with $5.8M from Thursday previews

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'The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes' Begins With Thursday Previews Around $6M - Box Office https://t.co/LkTSRqoMeB
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) November 17, 2023
'The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes' opened this weekend to $5.8M brought in from Thursday night screenings. It's expected to rack in about $45M-$50M at

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I agree - Marcus and his relationship with Sejanus were just a very interesting set-up. In the books I thought Reaper was a mystery, him being so distraught when he said he would kill everybody, I bet he believed it... and like with Thresh in the OG series, I really respected him for not teaming up and while everyone thought he was insane with that make-shift morgue, I thought it showed compassion to not let his fellow tributes lie wherever they fell and putting the Panem flag like a shroud over them felt so right and rebellious in the context of these games. I liked that he was looking after Dill in the movie. I'm obviously reading into this but it felt like he knew that the TB would get her soon and he wouldn't let her get slaughtered for spectacle. Also Lamina - I will say that I really enjoyed her in the movie. There was a really intriguing presence about her in the arena. It took me a while but then it occured to me that the actress, Irene Boehm, is a series regular on "Babylon Berlin". She is really good in that especially as the seasons go on.

(Yes, Kate, Kathony... and that's it. I used to be excited for Francesa('s story) but then they replaced Ruby Stokes. *sobs* Yep, that's how the book goes, isn't it. I really hoped they'd write a new story for Eloise. She can go on one's nerves but I wanted something different for her. I hated that whole book. And when you look at last season, I thought that wrapped up Marina's and Sir Philip's story just nicely. They may not have been a love-match but they rub along fine now. That should be the end of it. No maligning her for being a bad mother due to endless post partum and depression because her husband doesn't acknowledge her. *sigh*)