Three new wide releases battled it out over the weekend before Thanksgiving. The prequel "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" topped the charts, but fared worse than previous installments in the series. However, it wasn't a total disaster, either. Eli Roth's horror film "Thanksgiving" is a modest hit, and "Next Goal Wins" is not quite a winner.
Read more about the weekend box-office after the jump.
"The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" opened with $44 million from 3,776 theaters. Of course, that's worse than 2012's "The Hunger Games" which opened with $152.2 million, and its three sequels, which opened with $158 million in 2013, $121.8 million in 2014, and $102.6 million in 2015. It's not that bad, either, because the film cost $100 million to produce, 65% of which is funded by foreign sales with another $20M in German tax credits. The film received a mixed reception from both critics (61% on Rotten Tomatoes) and moviegoers ("B+" on CinemaScore).
Universal's threequel "Trolls Band Together" opened in second place with $30.6 million from 3,870 theaters. The first film in the series opened with $46.5 million in 2016. The second installment was released digitally in 2020. Overseas it opened on October 13, and since then has raked in $76.3 million. The global total now stands at $108.1 million. The film received mixed reviews from critics (61% on Rotten Tomatoes), but a warm reception from moviegoers ("A" CinemaScore).
In third place we find Disney's "The Marvels", which opened in first place last week. The film dropped a catastrophic 77.9%, the steepest sophomore drop of all 33 MCU movies, and grossed $10.2 million over the weekend. This brings the domestic tally to $65 million. Overseas it adds another $96.3 million, and the global total now stands at $161.3 million.
Tied with "The Marvels" is Eli Roth's horror film "Thanksgiving" which opened with $10.2 million from 3,204 theaters. It also raked in another $2.4 million from 11 overseas markets. With a budget of only $15 million, the film will end up being profitable, but not a major hit. The film received rave reviews from critics (82% on Rotten Tomatoes), but a mixed reception from audiences ("B-" CinemaScore).
The Top 5 is rounded out by "Five Nights at Freddy's", which drops a massive 61% grossing $3.5 million over the weekend. The film has grossed a total of $132.6 million in North America, and another $139.2 million overseas.
Taika Waititi's "Next Goal Wins" opened in seventh place with a modest $2.5 million from 2,240 theaters, ending up well below pre-release projections. It wasn't a hit with critics either (41% on Rotten Tomatoes), and audiences didn't think much of it either ("B+" CinemaScore).
Universal's threequel "Trolls Band Together" opened in second place with $30.6 million from 3,870 theaters. The first film in the series opened with $46.5 million in 2016. The second installment was released digitally in 2020. Overseas it opened on October 13, and since then has raked in $76.3 million. The global total now stands at $108.1 million. The film received mixed reviews from critics (61% on Rotten Tomatoes), but a warm reception from moviegoers ("A" CinemaScore).
In third place we find Disney's "The Marvels", which opened in first place last week. The film dropped a catastrophic 77.9%, the steepest sophomore drop of all 33 MCU movies, and grossed $10.2 million over the weekend. This brings the domestic tally to $65 million. Overseas it adds another $96.3 million, and the global total now stands at $161.3 million.
Tied with "The Marvels" is Eli Roth's horror film "Thanksgiving" which opened with $10.2 million from 3,204 theaters. It also raked in another $2.4 million from 11 overseas markets. With a budget of only $15 million, the film will end up being profitable, but not a major hit. The film received rave reviews from critics (82% on Rotten Tomatoes), but a mixed reception from audiences ("B-" CinemaScore).
The Top 5 is rounded out by "Five Nights at Freddy's", which drops a massive 61% grossing $3.5 million over the weekend. The film has grossed a total of $132.6 million in North America, and another $139.2 million overseas.
Taika Waititi's "Next Goal Wins" opened in seventh place with a modest $2.5 million from 2,240 theaters, ending up well below pre-release projections. It wasn't a hit with critics either (41% on Rotten Tomatoes), and audiences didn't think much of it either ("B+" CinemaScore).
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross | Domestic Total | Foreign Total | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | $44M | $44M | N/A | $100M |
| 2 | Trolls Band Together | $30.6M | $31.7M | $76.3M | $95M |
| 3 | The Marvels | $10.2M | $65M | $96.3M | $219M |
| 4 | Thanksgiving | $10.2M | $10.2M | $2.4M | $15M |
| 5 | Five Nights at Freddy's | $3.5M | $132.6M | $139.2M | $20M |
| 6 | The Holdovers | $2.7M | $8.3M | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | Next Goal Wins | $2.5M | $2.5 | N/A | $14M |
| 8 | Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour | $2.4M | $175.3M | $68.9M | $20M |
| 9 | Priscilla | $2.3M | $16.9M | N/A | $20M |
| 10 | Killers of the Flower Moon | $1.9M | $63.5M | $82.2 M | $200M |
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