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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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

In Release284 days/40 weeks

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	6
Holiday Weekends - Easter wknd	11
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	26
Top Opening Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	26
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Saturday	28
Opening Weekends	28
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 3-days	28
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $150M	28
Slowest to $100–$900 Million - $350M	30
Opening Days	30
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 4-days	31
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 5-days	35
Opening Weeks	36
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 9-days	38
Top Single Day Grosses	38
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 8-days	40
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 10-days	40
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $200M	40
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $300M	40
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $350M	41
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 6-days	41
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 5TH	42
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $250M	42
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 7-days	43
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Sunday	43
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $400M	44
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 6TH	45
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 4TH	46
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 3RD	47
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 2ND	48
Slowest to $100–$900 Million - $300M	68
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Friday	77
Widest Openings by MPA Rating - PG-13	84
Widest Releases by MPA Rating - PG-13	86
Top Single Day Grosses	95
Slowest to $100–$900 Million - $250M	111
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Tuesday	118
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 8TH	125
Widest Openings by Studio Type - Major Studios	127
Most Theaters by Studio Type - Major Studios	132
Widest Openings by Studio Type - All Studios	132
Most Theaters by Studio Type - All Studios	138
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Monday	141
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Wednesday	142
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 7TH	148
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 10TH	167
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Thursday	169
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 9TH	169