Box Office Upset: ‘Hunger Games’ on Course to Top ‘Wish’ With $42 Million on Thanksgiving Weekend

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As Lionsgate’s prequel hits its stride, Disney’s animated film could sink below Sony/Apple’s “Napoleon”

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Lucky Flickerman (Jason Schwartzman) stands before the Hunger Games broadcast in "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" (Lionsgate)

The Thanksgiving box office has brought with it an upset for the No. 1 spot, as Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is hitting its stride and earning a stronger-than-expected $42 million over the 5-day holiday period, according to industry estimates.

There’s still a long way to go this weekend, but if that result holds, “Hunger Games” will top Sony/Apple’s biopic “Napoleon” and Disney’s animated film “Wish,” the latter of which had been expected to take No. 1.

With a B+ on CinemaScore, “Songbirds and Snakes” headed into the holiday weekend needing to buck the trend of films falling down the charts if they earn less than an A- on the audience poll.

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