Hunger Games Prequel Targets $60M U.S. Opening as Tracking Points Above $70M
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Updated · Deadline · Oct 29
Hunger Games Prequel Targets $60M U.S. Opening as Tracking Points Above $70M
2 articles · Updated · Deadline · Oct 29
Summary
$60 million is the current floor for Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, with rival trackers seeing the Nov. 20 debut potentially topping $70 million domestically.
That would mark an opening rebound for the franchise’s sixth film, beating The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, which launched to $44.6 million in the U.S. and finished with $394 million worldwide.
109 million trailer views in 24 hours — second only to Michael among Lionsgate releases — plus fan events and reported Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson cameos are helping fuel demand.
Suzanne Collins’ source novel also gives the film momentum: it sold 1.5 million copies worldwide in its first week, including 1.2 million in the U.S., more than double Songbirds and Snakes.
Lionsgate is counting on the prequel to bolster a Thanksgiving corridor that follows a record $424.9 million five-day haul in 2024 and a still-strong $292.8 million last year.