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.

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Title Summary

Grosses

Domestic (58.8%)
$408,010,692

International (41.2%)
$286,384,032

Worldwide
$694,394,724

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Summary Details

DistributorLionsgate
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Opening$152,535,747
4,137 theaters

Budget$78,000,000

Release DateMar 23, 2012 - Sep 6, 2012

MPAAPG-13

Running Time2 hr 22 min

GenresAction Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller

Widest Release4,137 theaters

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Chart	Ranking
Slowest to $100–$900 Million - $400M	3
Top Opening Weekends By Month - March	4
Top Opening Weekends By Season - Spring	7
Holiday Weekends - Easter wknd	14
Top Opening Weekends by MPA Rating - PG-13	23
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 2-days	24
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $100M	24
Top Weekend Theater Averages - All Weekends - Wide	27
Top Opening Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	27
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $150M	29
Opening Weekends	29
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 3-days	29
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Saturday	30
Opening Days	30
Slowest to $100–$900 Million - $350M	32
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 4-days	33
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 5-days	38
Opening Weeks	38
Top Single Day Grosses	39
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 9-days	41
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 10-days	43
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 8-days	43
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $300M	44
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $200M	44
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 6-days	44
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $350M	45
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Sunday	45
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $250M	46
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 7-days	46
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 5TH	46
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 6TH	49
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $400M	49
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 3RD	51
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 4TH	51
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 2ND	53
Slowest to $100–$900 Million - $300M	74
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Friday	84
Widest Openings by MPA Rating - PG-13	88
Widest Releases by MPA Rating - PG-13	91
Top Single Day Grosses	102
Slowest to $100–$900 Million - $250M	121
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Tuesday	129
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 8TH	129
Widest Openings by Studio Type - Major Studios	136
Widest Openings by Studio Type - All Studios	141
Most Theaters by Studio Type - Major Studios	142
Most Theaters by Studio Type - All Studios	148
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Wednesday	151
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Monday	151
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 7TH	155
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 10TH	172
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 9TH	176
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Thursday	179