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'Hunger Games' grosses $68 million Friday, earns 'A' CinemaScore "The Hunger Games" scored the fifth-highest opening day of all time at the box office 'The Hunger Games' doesn't satirize reality TV — it celebrates it So "The Hunger Games" is a futuristic dystopia with a hard-edged political subtext? It implicitly tells Americans of 2012 how badly we treat our children? No. Wrong. Critics are praising the movie, in which kids are rounded up from around the country and forced to participate in a televised death... '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' scores big at midnight screenings Last night at midnight, "Hunger Games" fans gobbled up tickets to the tune of $19.7 million. It was the seventh biggest midnight opening in history, trailing only three of the "Twilight" sequels and three "Harry Potter" films. 'Hunger Games' stuns with $155 million opening LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The highly anticipated drama "The Hunger Games" opened with a staggering $155 million in estimated U.S. and Canadian weekend ticket sales, beating Hollywood's loftiest expectations and ranking as the third-highest domestic opening in history. The debut for the film, which tells the story of an oppressive society's teen death match, ranked behind only last summer's "Harry ... "Hunger Games" Sets Friday, Weekend Records with $68.25 Mil As expected, 'The Hunger Games" set records last night and probably for the weekend. Including its midnight sneaks, the Gary Ross directed film took in $68.25 million. It's tbe biggest ever Friday opening for a non-sequel, or as we used to call it, and original film. The total weekend take could be $140 million, and people will throw around numbers until Monday morning in the box office game ... '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 ... Utah theater chain turns 'The Hunger Games' into an event Patrons seeing 'The Hunger Games' at a Megaplex Theatre in Utah can get made up like Katniss or duel like a tribute. The chain's success has the attention of Hollywood studios. "The Hunger Games" is big enough of a draw this weekend that movie theaters don't have to do much to sell tickets — in the opening hours, hundreds of thousands of fans dropped nearly $20 million for admission. Who is 'Hunger Games' Author? By now, many Americans are familiar "Hunger Games" stars Jennifer Lawrence , Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson, but little is known about the film's writer, producer and author of the books on which it is based. 'Hunger Games' serves up huge opening day at $68M The feast is on: "The Hunger Games" has taken in $68.25 million domestically in its first day, a record for a non-sequel.The Friday total for Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games" was the ...
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