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
DistributorNordisk Film
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Opening$541,202
76 theaters
Budget$78,000,000
Release DateMar 23, 2012
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 22 min
GenresAction Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller
In Release284 days/40 weeks
Widest Release76 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 23-251$541,202-76-$7,121$541,2021
Mar 30-Apr 11$377,332-30.3%76-$4,964$1,150,6632
Apr 6-83$332,727-11.8%66-10$5,041$1,605,0413
Apr 13-154$153,154-54%46-20$3,329$1,813,6584
Apr 20-224$98,470-35.7%36-10$2,735$1,983,2185
Apr 27-294$76,039-22.8%30-6$2,534$2,104,3846
May 4-64$42,067-44.7%24-6$1,752$2,174,4447
May 11-135$22,463-46.6%21-3$1,069$2,188,1388
May 18-207$14,611-35%18-3$811$2,193,4049
May 25-278$10,609-27.4%16-2$663$2,167,36310
Jun 1-310$12,877+21.4%14-2$919$2,177,35511
Jun 8-1011$8,455-34.3%14-$603$2,210,81812
Jun 15-1712$7,736-8.5%14-$552$2,246,52213
Jun 22-2411$3,907-49.5%13-1$300$2,244,34014
Jun 29-Jul 111$8,728+123.4%9-4$969$2,285,15415
Jul 6-813$6,845-21.6%9-$760$2,227,91316
Jul 13-1514$6,735-1.6%5-4$1,347$2,236,74317
Jul 20-2215$4,287-36.3%5-$857$2,230,33918
Jul 27-29
London Olympics
15$3,459-19.3%6+1$576$2,269,01519
Aug 3-5
London Olympics
18$2,651-23.4%5-1$530$2,288,63820
Aug 10-12
London Olympics
18$2,688+1.4%4-1$672$2,276,17821