Napoleon, Towering For His Size, Loses To The Hunger Games As Wish Withers

This was not nearly as juicy as previous Thanksgiving weekend box office outings, but The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was nonetheless the talk of the dinner table. Strong sales throughout the three-day weekend brought the franchise prequel’s total domestic cume to $28.8 million ($42 million since Wednesday), according to Comscore, marking its second week of release. Songbirds and Snakes has collected $197.3 million in revenue worldwide.

Napoleon

Joaquin Phoenix plays the 19th-century French emperor in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, who was actually taller than average and knew The film performed better than anticipated, grossing $32.5 million domestically since its Wednesday debut. The historical epic led the international box office with a global cume of $78.8 million, even after earning an additional $46.3 million from overseas markets. But Napoleon still has a ways to go before turning a profit on his $200 million budget.

Box- Office Collections

But Disney’s Wish performed worse than anticipated, taking in $31.7 million since its release on Wednesday, compared to estimates of $50 million or more. Wish, featuring Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine in leading roles, commemorates the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney Studios; yet, it seems that the movie leaned too much on its legendary history. Wish made $49 million in box office revenue worldwide, placing it in third place overall.

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Trolls Band Together and Thanksgiving, an R-rated horror movie in its second week of release, rounded out the top five domestic box office grosses. Trolls Band Together earned $25.3 million over the past five days, bringing its two-week cume to $64.5 million ($145.8 million globally). Thanksgiving earned $11.1 million during the same period.

All About The Movie, Napoleon

Joaquin Phoenix plays Napoleon Bonaparte in the new movie, while Vanessa Kirby plays his wife, Josephine. While focusing on their romance, Scott aimed to capture the best moments from Napoleon’s long military career. In less than ten years, the commander led a revolutionary French army against the other European superpowers, successfully ending the Holy Roman Empire after their army was broken at Austerlitz.

All About The Movie, Napoleon

Despite his military might, Napoleon made grave mistakes in his invasion of Russia. These pictures show his arrival in Moscow, which was empty at the time. It was burning soon.

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