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
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$3,969,794
529 theaters
Budget$78,000,000
Release DateApr 20, 2012
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 22 min
GenresAction Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller
In Release256 days/36 weeks
Widest Release529 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Apr 20-221$3,969,794-529-$7,504$3,969,7941
Apr 27-292$2,209,480-44.3%518-11$4,265$6,860,2352
May 4-63$974,879-55.9%439-79$2,220$9,240,4773
May 11-134$467,203-52.1%384-55$1,216$9,882,9904
May 18-205$453,408-3%327-57$1,386$10,493,9085
May 25-279$184,771-59.2%246-81$751$10,780,1626
Jun 1-314$96,886-47.6%157-89$617$10,944,7337
Jun 8-1013$70,182-27.6%128-29$548$10,385,2918
Jun 15-1716$56,631-19.3%94-34$602$10,471,7999
Jun 29-Jul 120$22,152-34-$651$10,528,36111
Jul 6-825$18,907-14.6%40+6$472$10,725,34012
Jul 13-1526$8,480-55.1%28-12$302$10,746,50113
Jul 20-2231$5,703-32.7%24-4$237$10,759,96514
Jul 27-29
London Olympics
28$5,984+4.9%17-7$352$10,770,95415
Aug 3-5
London Olympics
31$3,336-44.3%13-4$256$10,477,50616
Aug 10-12
London Olympics
34$1,656-50.4%11-2$150$10,481,16617
Aug 17-1946$539-67.5%3-8$179$10,483,19718
Aug 24-2653$237-56%3-$79$10,483,43419