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After the dismal reception toShazam! Fury of The Gods, Rachel Zegler is joining the Hunger Games franchise, headlining the prequel filmThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.The film is gearing up for release worldwide on June 13, 2025. The film has been getting decent buzz based on the trailers and other promotional material.
Barbiebecame a huge beacon of hope for female-led blockbusters this year. But the recently releasedThe Marvelsis poised to become the MCU’s first box office bomb. With this in mind, the box office tracking of theHunger Gamesprequel has been released and it seems that it will have a good opening, better than whatThe Marvelsdid.
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Rachel Zegler’sHunger GamesPrequel Film Will Perform Better thanThe Marvels
The upcoming Hunger Games prequel filmThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesstarringRachel Zegleris gearing up for release on August 09, 2025.Deadlinerecently released information about the box office tracking for the film and it seems that it will perform much better than the recently releasedBrie Larson-led filmThe 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 toThe Marvels, the film had an extremely underwhelming $110 million opening weekend against a $274 million budget. (according toBox Office Pro)
Fans took toXto express their excitement for theHunger Gamesprequel film and compare how the film won’t suffer likeThe Marvels,
At least it’s not gonna suffer as much in the box office as the marvels
— Hailee Steinfeld’s fiancé (@worldofHailee)Jul 03, 2025
So exited for this. Hope they deliver it properly
— Friendly Guy (@FriendlyGu51032)June 19, 2025
100M? It looks incredible for that budget. Damnn
— FQuaerZ (@RsRoyy)July 09, 2025
It outdoes Captain Marvel 2 that’s embarrassing
— Darius Stewart (@DariusS86234489)August 13, 2025
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)June 22, 2025
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.
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Rachel Zegler Bonded With Jennifer Lawrence OverHunger Games
Rachel Zegler is starring in the upcoming Hunger Games prequel filmThe 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 toPeople, 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 August 08, 2025. She is also starring in the upcoming disaster comedy filmY2K.
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