US release: 17th September 1967
Canada release: 1st October 1967
Spain release: 1st October 1967
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$0The success of The Hunger Games series of movie sparked of a passion for more in the series from its fans and The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, the first in a prequel series has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, threat, drug misuse.
A new cast is featured in the prequel movie which is headed up by Rachel Zegler who has previously appeared in Shazam Fury of the Gods and West Side Story~2020 and is set to star in the upcoming Snow White~2024 live action remake, it also stars Hunter Schafer who has previously lent his voice to Belle The Dragon and the Freckled Princess.
The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence who is no stranger to the series as he directed The Hunger Games Catching Fire, The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 and The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2
Movie Synopsis
A dark and brooding story of betrayal and mistrust, this sci-fi fantasy prequel sees a singer paired with a conflicted mentor in a deadly game.
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Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.
Every game has a beginning. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes - only in theaters November 17. #TheHungerGames pic.twitter.com/OWtdp2XNnM
— The Hunger Games ? (@TheHungerGames) April 27, 2023
Movie breakdown
Synopsis for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.
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The Batman spends its 3rd weekend at the top of the US box office while the Japanese manga movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie is the top debut at 2.
Horror movie X makes its debut at number 4 and The Outfit is a new movie at number 8 with $1.5 Million on its debut.
Global hit The Kashmir Files makes a new entry at number 9 with $1.4 Million while Sandra Oh stars in Umma which is new at 11 with $915,000 and finally Alice~2022 is a new entry at number 12 with $176,120.
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US box office top 5 weekend breakdown 18th - 20th March 2022
Another weekend at the top of the US box office for the DC Universe smash hit movie which takes $36.8 Million over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend.
This gives the movie a total US gross of $300 Million and it it now by far the top movie of 2022.
Highest new movie of the weekend makes its debut at number 2 as the Japanese Manga title directed by Seong-Hu Park takes $14.8 Million.
The movie was a smash hit in Japan upon release at the end of December 2021.
Slipping down to number 3 this weekend is the former number 1 movie starring Tom Holland as Nathan Drake from the video games series of the same name.
The movie takes $8 Million on its 5th weekend of release, a drop of only 14%, giving the movie a total of $125.9 Million and making it the 3rd top movie of 2022.
Director Ti West brings his latest horror movie to the big screen which makes its debut at number 4 this weekend with $4.4 Million.
The directors highest grossing movie to date is V/H/S which took $100,000 in 2012, so this is by far his biggest movie to date.
The feel good buddy movie from Channing Tatum drop to number 5 this weekend with $4 Million, a 21% drop on its 5th weekend giving the movie a $54.2 Million total and the 7th top movie of 2022.
21st October 2021
The first trailer has been released for the upcoming video game movie adaptation of developer Naughty Dogs hit series Uncharted
The movie is directed by Ruben Fleischer and stars Tom Holland as the main character Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg as his mentor Victor 'Sully' Sullivan.
It looks like the movie might actually stay close to the plot of the games, and from the look of the trailer many of the iconic scenes from the games are recreated.
The movie is set for a February 18th release across the globe providing there are no more delays in releases.
The first image of Tom Holland from the movie adaption of the Playstation video game Uncharted has been released which can be checked out below.
The Spider-man: Far From Home actor plays a younger version of the main character Nathan Drake in an Uncharted origins movie, something only touched on in the games.
The games heavily influenced by the Tomb Raider series which has a sequel to Tomb Raider due early next year, this is heavily influenced by the Indiana Jones series, Indiana Jones 5 is due 2022 so there is plenty of tomb raiding adventures on the horizon.
Also starring in the movie is Mark Wahlberg as Nathans friend and mentor Victor Sullivan, the story will in part focus on how the two met.
The movie is being directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) and has a current release date of 16th July 2021, but with the back catalogue of 2020 film to be released this could move.
Also popping up in the movie, most likely as the bad guy is Antonio Banderas