'The Hunger Games' Set To Open Near $150 Million Domestic As 2012's Best Film 'Hunger fills midnight craving with $19.7M in ticket sales Jennifer Lawrence On Par for Box Office Record Irina Shayk & Anne V Bikini Babes Miami! Another Shackleton Adventurer Takes Los Angeles The Games Earns $19.7 at Midnight Screenings Already Killing it the FaithBased ‘October Baby’ Focuses Target Audience For Expansion Accuses 'Harry Potter' Fans of Trademark Violation Over Charitable Campaign author Suzanne Collins IU grad who grew up Indiana House End Street Photo ‘Hunger Games’ novel helps teachers hook young readers Miley Cyrus Liam Hemsworth's JetSetting Weekend Travels Is too violent children Milla Jovovich Abbie Cornish Restoration Hardware Launch! switch a

'Hunger Games': Sanitized satire? Darren Franich: Movie version of Suzanne Collins' story does one thing the book does not: Absolve the audience 'Games' fans hunger for more merchandise The popularity of 'The Hunger Games' movie and books has prompted a flood of licensed tie-ins, including nail polish, knee socks, ear buds, even a Barbie doll. Danielle Pepers is such a fan of"The Hunger Games"that she had the book's unofficial mascot — a mockingjay — tattooed on her right arm this month. But her intrigue with the books and movie, which hit theaters Friday, didn't stop there. 'Hunger Games' Exposes Myth of Technological Progress Tomorrow's world of "The Hunger Games" doesn't just showcase the reality TV spectacle of teenagers battling to the death — it also features futuristic hovercraft, force fields and bioengineered "Mutt" creatures. Those technological marvels represent tools of oppression for the dystopian nation of Panem, where the Capitol elite live in high-tech luxury supported by the old-fashioned sweat of ... 'Hunger Games' eyes huge US opening weekend Teen film phenomenon "The Hunger Games" could make more than $140 million on its opening weekend at the US box office, among the top 10 best debuts ever, industry bible Variety reported. 'Hunger Games' collects nearly $20 million from late-night shows "The Hunger Games" cleaned up during its first night in theaters, taking in $19.75 million from late-night shows after 12 a.m. on Friday. Liberals, conservatives embracing 'Hunger Games' With 26 million books in "The Hunger Games" trilogy sold thus far, one hardly needs to look further for reasons why the first film installment is bound to open huge Friday. Nevertheless, here's another one: politics. 'Hunger Games' takes $20m at US midnight screenings Teen film phenomenon "The Hunger Games" took nearly $20 million in midnight screenings alone Friday in the United States, the seventh best ever, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said. A Battle Royale online over origin of 'The Hunger Games' Some claim that 'The Hunger Games' is a rip-off of the 1999 Japanese series 'Battle Royale.' But the storyline of a death match being employed by authoritarian rulers dates back to the Roman Empire. 'The Hunger Games' Already Killing it at the Box Office The Hunger Games earned $20 million already just from midnight shows. Some multiplexes devoted all of their screen to the new movie. According to Lionsgate, that makes The Hunger Games the 7th highest grossing midnight film and the highest IMAX non-summer non-holiday 2D opening of all time. 'Hunger Games' Scores Big At Midnight Screenings Agency sells 12 tickets a second as first film in trilogy sees one of the strongest midnight openings ever Parents Wrestle with Whether to Let Kids see 'Hunger'
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