The Hunger Games is arguably the most highly anticipated young adult franchise since Twilight.
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Those brains are now being put to use on The Hunger Games franchise which Lionsgate produces.
The combined studios are the force behind both the Twilight franchise and The Hunger Games.
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"We're still in the afterglow" of "The Hunger Games, " he said, before quickly correcting himself.
What do the Hunger Games and the Queen of England have in common?
In a first for a Lions Gate film, "The Hunger Games" opened on Imax Corp.
Lionsgate says it plans to release the first film, The Hunger Games, in March of 2012.
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It also meant you had a greater chance of being chosen to participate in the Hunger Games.
When people think of traditionally published successes, they think of The Hunger Games and Harry Potter.
In addition to Chris Hemsworth, the film also stars Josh Hutcherson who plays Peeta in The Hunger Games.
Lions Gate Entertainment, the Vancouver movie and television studio behind The Hunger Games series, The Twilight finale and Mad Men.
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"The Hunger Games" claimed four acting awards, including best male and female performances for Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence, respectively.
Tucci was nominated for an Oscar in 2009 for his role in The Lovely Bones and starred in The Hunger Games.
In "The Hunger Games" "They're being true to the source material, so I don't see what the issue is, " he said.
Other films remained largely in the shadow of "The Hunger Games, " with "21 Jump Street" taking second place over the weekend.
In addition to producing The Hunger Games movies, Jacobson has the rights to the popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.
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Neither of this year's biggest domestic hits, "The Avengers" and "The Hunger Games, " relied on the strength of a sole marquee name.
The show also included the world premiere of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire trailer, introduced by one of its stars, Liam Hemsworth.
It added several new terms when the Hunger Games was released, and most recently added some celebrity names to the game.
What do you think about the complaints against "The Hunger Games" books?
What those strangers think will go a long way toward determining how much money The Hunger Games earns at the box office.
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Movies like The Hunger Games, Brave, Prometheus and Snow White and the Huntsman did great box office business with female leads.
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The show also promises extended footage from next month's "Iron Man 3" and the world premiere of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" trailer.
Lionsgate filmed The Hunger Games in North Carolina last year and its sequel, Catching Fire, will begin filming late this summer in the state.
Investors already have high expectations for the The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the second installment of the series that will be released in the fall.
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We might be about to see the answer to that question, when The Hunger Games opens this weekend, brought to us by Lionsgate.
Gary Ross, the director of the wildly successful Lionsgate movie, The Hunger Games, has announced that he will not be directing the sequel, Catching Fire.
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Similar notices have been received by the Lionsgate studio, makers of the Twilight movies and The Hunger Games, and tech giant Microsoft, according to Torrent Freak.
Customers may not be able to see The Hunger Games on Netflix, but viewers can watch four seasons of Mad Men with a Walking Dead chaser.
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