The Hunger Games

Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.

Summary Details
DistributorBelga Films
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Opening$689,823
70 theaters
Budget$78,000,000
Release DateMar 21, 2012
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 22 min
GenresAction Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller
In Release286 days/40 weeks
Widest Release73 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 21-251$689,823-70-$9,854$689,8231
Mar 28-Apr 11$728,467+5.6%73+3$9,979$1,567,6302
Apr 4-81$763,199+4.8%73-$10,454$2,588,1373
Apr 11-152$672,713-11.9%71-2$9,474$3,655,1434
Apr 18-221$321,861-52.2%69-2$4,664$4,029,6425
Apr 25-293$237,150-26.3%63-6$3,764$4,306,6736
May 2-65$148,160-37.5%52-11$2,849$4,562,4487
May 9-138$81,091-45.3%40-12$2,027$4,661,7768
May 16-209$104,603+29%29-11$3,607$4,779,2869
May 23-279$21,985-79%25-4$879$4,808,24810
May 30-Jun 313$20,848-5.2%9-16$2,316$4,835,31511
Jun 6-1016$10,920-47.6%6-3$1,820$4,556,32512
Jun 13-1718$10,164-6.9%4-2$2,541$4,568,70013
Jun 20-2421$11,776+15.9%3-1$3,925$4,582,51714
Jun 27-Jul 121$9,982-15.2%4+1$2,495$4,595,62115
Jul 4-821$10,451+4.7%2-2$5,225$4,660,85216
Jul 11-1523$14,538+39.1%1-1$14,538$4,679,42317
Jul 18-2224$10,924-24.9%1-$10,924$4,695,23218
Jul 25-29
London Olympics
25$6,008-45%1-$6,008$4,702,63419
Aug 1-5
London Olympics
28$6,944+15.6%2+1$3,472$4,581,43920
Aug 8-12
London Olympics
28$5,262-24.2%2-$2,631$4,589,42821
Aug 15-1929$3,436-34.7%1-1$3,436$4,594,67322
Aug 22-2627$7,021+104.3%1-$7,021$4,603,00523
Aug 29-Sep 235$4,032-42.6%1-$4,032$4,608,41324
Sep 5-938$1,515-62.4%1-$1,515$4,749,07825
Sep 12-1642$2,311+52.5%1-$2,311$4,751,82426