Box Office
Hit · 3.4xBudget$100M
Worldwide Gross$337.4M
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
movie·PG-13·Nov 17, 2023·
Box OfficeHit · 3.4x
The film earns a moderate 4/10 for its updated casting in key roles that introduces modern sensibilities, though these elements remain secondary to the core story of Coriolanus Snow's rise to power.
The film adapts Suzanne Collins' prequel novel with a focus on Coriolanus Snow's early mentorship of tribute Lucy Gray Baird during the 10th Hunger Games and his path toward tyranny.
Casting choices introduce the main progressive elements: Rachel Zegler, a Latina actress, plays Lucy Gray Baird, a District 12 character whose book description of curly dark hair and regional Appalachian-inspired roots led to accusations of race-swapping from critics. Hunter Schafer, a transgender woman, portrays Tigris Snow, Coriolanus's cousin, altering a female role without any book basis in gender identity.
Viola Davis plays Dr. Volumnia Gaul, adding prominent Black representation to a key Capitol authority figure.
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We've run a full content analysis on The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and scored it 4/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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Tom Blyth
Coriolanus Snow
Rachel Zegler
Lucy Gray Baird
Peter Dinklage
Dean Casca Highbottom
Jason Schwartzman
Lucky Flickerman
Hunter Schafer
Tigris
Josh Rivera
Sejanus Plinth
Viola Davis
Dr. Volumnia Gaul
Fionnula Flanagan
Grandma’am
Burn Gorman
Commander Hoff
Dexter Sol Ansell
Young Coriolanus
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