At the time of writing, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 67%, making it the worst-reviewed entry in the franchise. The film falls just short of both The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, which both have 70% scores. While star Rachel Zegler is frequently cited as a high point, the Lucy and Coriolanus' dynamic and overall runtime have drawn criticism.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' Rotten Tomatoes score is here, and it sets an undesirable new record for the franchise. Directed by franchise veteran Francis Lawrence, who has helmed every Hunger Games movie so far, the upcoming film follows a young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) and his relationship with Rachel Zegler's Lucy Gray Baird during the 10th iteration of the titular games.

Now, ahead of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' release date,...