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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes was added to this list based on the following criteria: $100 Million+ Box Office Gross
Contender Factor: 53.8 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete)
Stage 1 – Pedigree
Director: Francis Lawrence
Writers: Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt
Stars: Tom Bluth, Rachel Zegler, Josh Andrés Rivera, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer, Fionnula Flanagan, Burn Gorman, Ashley Liao, Max Raphael, Zoe Renee, Aamer Husain, Lilly Cooper, Nick Benson, Sofia Sanchez, Dakota Shapiro, Isobel Jesper Jones, George Somner
Techs: Mark Yoshikawa (Ed); Jo Willems (Ci); Howard (Mu)
Prior Recognition:
Extensive Davis, Howard
Limited Arndt
Potential Zegler, Dinklage, Schwartzman, Flanagan
Rating: 12 out of 20
Stage 2 – Content
Legacy: Prequel
Genre: Action, Adventure
Length: 2h 37m
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Rating: 6 out of 10
Stage 3 – Release
Festival: None
Release Date: Nov. 17, 2023
Strategy: Wide
Rating: 14 out of 20
Stage 5 – Audience
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 89%
CinemaScore: B+
IMDb Rating: 6.9
Box Office Tally: $164,146,150
Box Office Status: Open
Rating: 8. out of 10
Stage 6 – Precursors
Critics: None
Guilds: SCL, SDSA, CDG, CSA
Organizations: None
Rating: 2 out of 20
