Wish and Napoleon fail to dethrone the Hunger Games prequel
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes leads Thanksgiving box office for the second weekend
- Wish and Napoleon, the top new releases, couldn’t keep up with The Hunger Games prequel
- Napoleon narrowly outmaneuvers Wish for second place
- Wish underperforms expectations, grossing $31.7 million over five days
- Disney’s Thanksgiving release, Wish, adds to recent studio headaches
- Ticket sales reach $172 million over the five-day holiday weekend
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes continued to lead the Thanksgiving box office for the second weekend, outperforming new releases Wish and Napoleon. The Hunger Games prequel grossed $28.8 million over the weekend and $42 million over the five-day holiday frame, bringing its total gross to nearly $100 million domestically and $200 million globally. Napoleon narrowly outmaneuvered Wish for second place, taking $32.5 million over the five-day weekend. However, Wish underperformed expectations, grossing $31.7 million over five days. Disney’s Thanksgiving release, Wish, is adding to the studio’s recent headaches, including the underperforming The Marvels. Overall, ticket sales reached $172 million in U.S. and Canada theaters over the five-day holiday weekend.
Factuality Level: 6
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Noise Level: 3
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Public Companies: The Walt Disney Co. (DIS), Lionsgate (LGF.A), Apple (AAPL), Sony (SONY), Comcast (CMCSA), Amazon (AMZN), MGM (MGM), Netflix (NFLX), Focus Features (Private)
Key People: Chris Buck (Co-writer and Co-director of ‘Wish’), Jennifer Lee (Co-writer and Co-director of ‘Wish’), Ariana DeBose (Voice actor in ‘Wish’), Chris Pine (Voice actor in ‘Wish’), Emerald Fennell (Writer-director of ‘Saltburn’), Barry Keoghan (Actor in ‘Saltburn’), Jacob Elordi (Actor in ‘Saltburn’), Bradley Cooper (Director of ‘Maestro’), Paul Giamatti (Actor in ‘The Holdovers’), Alexander Payne (Director of ‘The Holdovers’), Taylor Swift (Performer in ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’)
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