The weeks fly by and as it’s Wednesday it’s time for the update of the Official Film Chart and this week sees The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes as the official first new Number 1 film of 2024.
As last week’s chart-topper Love Actually sees a post-Christmas descent out of the Top 20 (24), the prequel to the cult Hunger Games series starring Rachel Zegler flies straight in at the top on digital downloads only, holding back the now award-winning Barbie (2) and Oppenheimer (3).
64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes follows the story of young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) who is, to his dismay, assigned to mentor District 12’s tribute Lucy Gray (Zegler); they find themselves forced to team up to shift their fates and turn the odds in their favour.
After their successes at the Golden Globes this week, Barbie rises one place to Number 2, and Oppenheimer jumps four to Number 3, marking a notable rebound for the former chart-topping films.
The Equalizer 3 is also up one (4) while animated family favourite The Super Mario Bros. Movie leaps four (5) and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 climbs two (6).
Re-entering the Top 10 this week is Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, up nine spots to Number 7, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, rising four to Number 8, and Harrison Ford’s return as Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny, rebounding four to Number 9.
Singing and dancing up ten places this week is the star-studded, animated musical sequel Trolls Band Together, which rounds off at Number 10.
The Official Film Chart Top 10 – 10th January 2024
| LW | Pos | Title | Label |
| NEW | 1 | THE HUNGER GAMES-THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS | LIONSGATE |
| 3 | 2 | BARBIE | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| 7 | 3 | OPPENHEIMER | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 5 | 4 | THE EQUALIZER 3 | SONY PICTURES HE |
| 9 | 5 | THE SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 8 | 6 | MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PT 1 | PARAMOUNT |
| 16 | 7 | FANTASTIC BEASTS – SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| 12 | 8 | PAW PATROL – THE MIGHTY MOVIE | PARAMOUNT |
| 13 | 9 | INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY | WALT DISNEY |
| 20 | 10 | TROLLS BAND TOGETHER | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
© Official Charts Company 2024
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Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
