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Haymitch's Hunger Games: Early Box Office Buzz
24 Oct
Summary
- New Hunger Games film eyes $55-65 million opening weekend.
- The movie is the sixth in the franchise, set 24 years prior.
- Haymitch Abernathy competes in the 50th Hunger Games.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is slated for release on November 20, with early box office projections indicating a modest debut. The film is currently tracking to earn between $55 million and $65 million during its opening weekend in North America. This figure is expected to surpass its predecessor, "The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes," which opened to $44.6 million last year.
Despite the anticipated increase, the opening weekend for "Sunrise on the Reaping" is predicted to be the second lowest in the franchise's history. The film plunges viewers back 24 years before the events of the original "The Hunger Games" to explore the 50th Hunger Games. It centers on a 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy, chosen as a tribute, who must navigate the deadly televised competition. This installment is the sixth film in the popular series.
