Moviegoers’ appetite to revisit Panem was less than expected as The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes [HGAM5] underperformed with an estimated $44.0 million. The four previous films in the franchise all opened north of $100 million. Audience for the YA adaptation was 64% female.
Trolls Band Together [TROL3] debuted in second place with $30.6 million for a total of $31.77 million including sneaks from 2 weeks ago. The animated sequel received an A CinemaScore from its 69% female audience.
After one week at the top, The Marvels [CMAR2] crashed 78% to $10.2 million. The superhero sequel has accumulated $65.02 million in 10 days.
Thanksgiving [THNKS] carved up $10.2 million to tie for third place. The horror film appealed to a crowd that was 56% males.
Five Nights at Freddy’s [5NAFD] added another $3.50 million to bring its total to $132.61 million after 4 weekends.
The Holdovers [HLDOV] banked $2.70 million in its second weekend of wide release to up its cumulative total to $8.36 million.
The feel-good sports comedy Next Goal Wins [NGWIN] opened with just $2.50 million.
Priscilla [PRISC] took in $2.32 million in its third weekend of wide release. The biopic has earned $16.98 million.
Journey to Bethlehem [NTVTY] fell 60% from its debut to $950K. The musical has $4.27 million after 10 days.
Tag(s): HGAM5, TROL3, CMAR2, THNKS, 5NAFD, HLDOV, NGWIN, PRISC, NTVTY