After the dismal reception to Shazam! Fury of The Gods, Rachel Zegler is joining the Hunger Games franchise, headlining the prequel film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The film is gearing up for release worldwide on November 17, 2023. The film has been getting decent buzz based on the trailers and other promotional material.
Barbie became a huge beacon of hope for female-led blockbusters this year. But the recently released The Marvels is poised to become the MCU’s first box office bomb. With this in mind, the box office tracking of the Hunger Games prequel has been released and it seems that it will have a good opening, better than what The Marvels did.
Rachel Zegler’s Hunger Games Prequel Film Will Perform Better than The Marvels
The upcoming Hunger Games prequel film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes starring Rachel Zegler is gearing up for release on November 17, 2023. Deadline recently released information about the box office tracking for the film and it seems that it will perform much better than the recently released Brie Larson-led film The Marvels.
With a $100 million budget, Zegler’s film is reported to earn more than $100 million which makes up its budget in its first weekend itself. Comparing this to The Marvels, the film had an extremely underwhelming $110 million opening weekend against a $274 million budget. (according to Box Office Pro)
Fans took to X to express their excitement for the Hunger Games prequel film and compare how the film won’t suffer like The Marvels,
At least it’s not gonna suffer as much in the box office as the marvels
— Hailee Steinfeld’s fiancé (@worldofHailee) November 15, 2023
So exited for this. Hope they deliver it properly
— Friendly Guy (@FriendlyGu51032) November 15, 2023
100M? It looks incredible for that budget. Damnn
— FQuaerZ (@RsRoyy) November 15, 2023
It outdoes Captain Marvel 2 that’s embarrassing
— Darius Stewart (@DariusS86234489) November 16, 2023
Those are good projection numbers. It must be due to they’ve actually been allowed to properly promote it for a couple of weeks already before the film is out. The cast being present now is what must be making the difference.
— Gonzalo (@gonzalo_9122) November 15, 2023
The film has been getting mixed reviews from critics. However, this does not mean that audiences won’t enjoy the film more than what critics did. It remains to be seen how audiences respond to the film and its box office performance over the weekend of its release.
Rachel Zegler Bonded With Jennifer Lawrence Over Hunger Games
Rachel Zegler is starring in the upcoming Hunger Games prequel film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The original film series starred Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. Zegler reached out to Lawrence and bonded over talking about the films.
Zegler talked about his aspect to People, opening up about her bond with Lawrence and how they had many mutual friends in the industry. She said,
“I had already filmed it when I had met her and we really just were able to bond over the fact that we know so many of the same people. One of my good friends is Andrew Barth Feldman, who she just did No Hard Feelings with and, obviously, Francis Lawrence is obsessed with her. Everyone who worked on our movies came over from the original trilogy to work on ours.”
Zegler is also playing Snow White in the upcoming live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated classic, which is scheduled to release in theaters on March 21, 2025. She is also starring in the upcoming disaster comedy film Y2K.
