It features a largely empowered female lead fighting against an oppressive institution. Sure it features the requisite love triangle that plagues virtually every YA series, but Katniss is for all intents and purposes a quintessential movie badass. But what it did was clearly demonstrate that Lawrence is not only an incredibly talented actor, but also able to carry a multi-billion dollar franchise. The same year the first installment in the series released in theaters, she appeared in Silver Linings Playbook in a role that eventually won her an Academy Award.
This franchise did more than simply give us a YA adaptation with substance. Beyond that, it gave us the perfect alternative to Twilight as the ruler of the genre. On one hand, we have Twilight, a series of novels that features a woman without any agency of her own, driven entirely by the will of her immortal male counterpart.
The Hunger Games flips the script, empowering its leading lady as a bow-and-arrow-toting warrior rather than a lovestruck schoolgirl.
On Wall Street, Lionsgate shares bounced around in trading but ended at par. Some of that likely is due to profit-taking and high expectations games.
More than 3, showtimes sold out on fandango in advance of the release. On MovieTickets. The pic opens worldwide day-and-date on an estimated 7, prints everywhere except for a handful of markets which include Spain, Italy, South Africa, Japan, South Korea, Venezuela.
Right now Lionsgate and theater owners are adding screens every minute for the largest release in the history of Lionsgate with an opening weekend North American count in excess of 4, locations. The studio will have at least 10, prints playing throughout the U. Online pre-sales of tickets continue to amaze, and business for Friday AM midnight shows is expected to be phenomenal. Exactly how much the studio can gross for the first weekend depends on how many screenings each theater can pack into 72 hours by finding enough staff willing to work the extra hours and keep the pic running continuously.
Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. All Rights reserved. Powered by WordPress. Close the menu. Follow Us. Sign Up. Advertise About Us Give us feedback Leave us a tip. Four scenes were changes, removing bloody violence, threat and a scene of injury. These included the use of alternate footage and the digital removal of blood.
Blood splashes were digitally removed from both impacts to bodies and blood on blades of weapons, achieved through the darkening of certain shots and by digitally erasing blood from the image. Connections Edited into Everything Wrong with User reviews 2. Top review. May the odds be ever in your favor The Hunger Games, set in a future dytopian society where after a breakout of a rebellion, each year one boy and one girl from each district there are twelve districts must enter the hunger games.
Each contestant must fight till the death in a huge arena. The main character is Katniss Everdeen who shows strong character and sparks a light in the darkness. The Hunger Games is a movie with suspense and thrills as the hunger games is not the end. The plot is a broad idea with great actors and thrilling events. I recommend the movie to those seeking a movie that will have them on the edge of their seats. I mean, you know, I'm sure I would just like anybody else when the time came, but I just keep wishing I could think of a way to show them that they don't own me.
You know, if I'm gonna die, I wanna still be me. Does that make any sense? FandomFanatic21 Apr 21, FAQ What is "The Hunger Games" about? Is "The Hunger Games" based on a book? What are the Hunger Games? Details Edit. Release date March 23, United States. United States. Lionsgate United States Official Facebook. Lionsgate Color Force.
Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 2 hours 22 minutes. Related news. Nov 14 TVovermind. Francis Lawrence to direct movie adaptation of Philip K. Nov 13 Flickeringmyth. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.
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