The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes was released on November 17 and earned $100.8 million globally during its opening weekend. This was the lowest start for The Hunger Games franchise and the critical reviews were pretty mixed, but that didn’t stop this prequel from topping the box office for two weeks in a row.

After only 11 days in theatres, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snake managed to earn $200 million globally, including 100.5 million in North America alone. It’s Lionsgate’s second film to do so this year, following the success of John Wick: Chapter 4, which crossed the $200 million mark in just eight days.

The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes takes place during the tenth annual Hunger Games and centers on the young Coriolanus Snow, who went on to become the tyrannical president of Panem. Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler lead the film’s star-studded cast, alongside Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, and Viola Davis.

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The series is based on Suzanne Collins bestselling Hunger Games novels and the new prequel novel, The Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes, which will be available on May 19.

Lionsgate produced The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, which grossed over $2.97 billion worldwide.

“The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is creatively thrilling and takes this world to complex new dimensions that open up amazing cinematic possibilities,” Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chairman Joe Drake said.

The film takes place 64 years before The Hunger Games and follows 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow who eventually became the authoritarian ruler of Panem and the villain in The Hunger Games. Snow has been chosen to mentor a girl from District 12, the future home of Katniss Everdeen, for the 10th annual Hunger Games.

No cast or release date has been announced.

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The original franchise followed the young heroine Katniss Everdeen fighting for her freedom in a post-apocalyptic world where young tributes must battle each other to death on live TV.

The prequel will take us 64 years into the past, and Collins will use it to explore the state of nature, who we are, and what we perceive is required for our survival.

“The reconstruction period 10 years after the war, commonly referred to as the Dark Days – as the country of Panem struggles back to its feet – provides fertile ground for characters to grapple with these questions and thereby define their views of humanity,” said Collins in a statement.

The new novel is scheduled for release on May 19th, 2020 and Lionsgate is looking forward to bringing it to life on the big screen, the same way they did with the previous books from this best-selling trilogy.

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The world tour will begin with performances in Liverpool, London, and Birmingham before traveling to major cities around the world. The tour coincides with the 10th anniversary of the publication of the first book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. 

The musical experience will include feature a 60-piece orchestra performing the original score by James Newton Howard from the first installment of the franchise to accompany an HD screening of the 2012 film. 

“We’re thrilled to continue expanding the world of The Hunger Games with this incredible live music and film event,” said Jenefer Brown, Lionsgate senior VP of global live and location based entertainment. “James was an integral part of the success of The Hunger Games, scoring all four films, and bringing his renowned score to audiences is the perfect way to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this global phenomenon. The Hunger Games in Concert tour will add a fresh dimension to the world of this iconic property for new and existing fans everywhere.”

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The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes was released on November 17 and earned $100.8 million globally during its opening weekend. This was the lowest start for The Hunger Games franchise and the critical reviews were pretty mixed, but that didn’t stop this prequel from topping the box office for two weeks in a row.

After only 11 days in theatres, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snake managed to earn $200 million globally, including 100.5 million in North America alone. It’s Lionsgate’s second film to do so this year, following the success of John Wick: Chapter 4, which crossed the $200 million mark in just eight days.

The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes takes place during the tenth annual Hunger Games and centers on the young Coriolanus Snow, who went on to become the tyrannical president of Panem. Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler lead the film’s star-studded cast, alongside Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, and Viola Davis.

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The series is based on Suzanne Collins bestselling Hunger Games novels and the new prequel novel, The Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes, which will be available on May 19.

Lionsgate produced The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, which grossed over $2.97 billion worldwide.

“The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is creatively thrilling and takes this world to complex new dimensions that open up amazing cinematic possibilities,” Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chairman Joe Drake said.

The film takes place 64 years before The Hunger Games and follows 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow who eventually became the authoritarian ruler of Panem and the villain in The Hunger Games. Snow has been chosen to mentor a girl from District 12, the future home of Katniss Everdeen, for the 10th annual Hunger Games.

No cast or release date has been announced.

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The original franchise followed the young heroine Katniss Everdeen fighting for her freedom in a post-apocalyptic world where young tributes must battle each other to death on live TV.

The prequel will take us 64 years into the past, and Collins will use it to explore the state of nature, who we are, and what we perceive is required for our survival.

“The reconstruction period 10 years after the war, commonly referred to as the Dark Days – as the country of Panem struggles back to its feet – provides fertile ground for characters to grapple with these questions and thereby define their views of humanity,” said Collins in a statement.

The new novel is scheduled for release on May 19th, 2020 and Lionsgate is looking forward to bringing it to life on the big screen, the same way they did with the previous books from this best-selling trilogy.

The post “The Hunger Games” Franchise is Getting a Prequel appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

The world tour will begin with performances in Liverpool, London, and Birmingham before traveling to major cities around the world. The tour coincides with the 10th anniversary of the publication of the first book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. 

The musical experience will include feature a 60-piece orchestra performing the original score by James Newton Howard from the first installment of the franchise to accompany an HD screening of the 2012 film. 

“We’re thrilled to continue expanding the world of The Hunger Games with this incredible live music and film event,” said Jenefer Brown, Lionsgate senior VP of global live and location based entertainment. “James was an integral part of the success of The Hunger Games, scoring all four films, and bringing his renowned score to audiences is the perfect way to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this global phenomenon. The Hunger Games in Concert tour will add a fresh dimension to the world of this iconic property for new and existing fans everywhere.”

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