Hunger Games

Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns: 'We Don't Want to Be the New Major'

June 9, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 49 weeks ago

Lionsgate has enviable tentpoles like "The Hunger Games" and "Twilight," but it wants to remain nimble

  

Reliance Buys Young Adult Trilogy from 'Twin Peaks' Creator

June 5, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 50 weeks ago

Mark Frost sells film rights to his upcoming Random House trilogy "The Paladin Prophecy" to Reliance and Kintop Pictures

  

MTV Movie Awards: 'Twilight' Nabs Top Prize, But 'Hunger Games' Scores Big

June 3, 2012 By Brent Lang 50 weeks ago

"The Hunger Games" scored statues for Best Female Performance and Best Fight Scene, but "Twilight" kept its lock on Best Movie and Best Kiss

  

Lionsgate Bets Post-'Hunger Games,' 'Twilight' Future on More Young Adult Franchises

May 31, 2012 By Brent Lang 50 weeks ago

The studio is bullish on proposed film adaptations of Veronica Roth's "Divergent" series, Erin Morgenstern's  "The Night Circus," and Patrick Ness' "Chaos Walking" trilogy. 

  

'Hunger Games' Gets DVD/Blu-ray Release Date - Loaded With Extras

May 23, 2012 By Brent Lang 51 weeks ago

The adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel has already racked up nearly $650 million at the worldwide box office

  

CW Redeveloping 'Hunger Games'-Like 'Selection'; 'Deadman' Not Dead

May 17, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

"The Selection," which network passed on for next season, gets another shot

  

'Think Like a Man' Cruises Past 'Hunger Games' at Box Office With $33M

April 22, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

The African-American comedy "Think Like a Man" over-performs for Sony Screen Gems and wins the weekend with $33M. "The Lucky One" is No. 2 at $22.8M

  

'Hunger Games' Sequel Finds a Director

April 19, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"I Am Legend" director Francis Lawrence will be offered the director's seat for "Catching Fire" after Gary Ross' departure

  

'Hunger Games' Box Office: A Rare Four-Peat

April 15, 2012 By Diane Garrett 1 year ago

In these days of front-loaded releases, it's rare for a movie to score a three-peat, let alone a four-peat

  

'Hunger Games' Gobbles Up 4th Consecutive Victory in Down Weekend

April 15, 2012 By Diane Garrett 1 year ago

"Hunger Games" becomes first movie since "Avatar" to notch four consecutive victories; "The Three Stooges" elbows past "The Cabin in the Woods" for No. 2

  

Can CW's 'The Selection' Catch 'Hunger Games' Fire Like 'Vampire Diaries' Did With 'Twilight'?

April 10, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Ratings-challenged CW hopes to cash in the success of "The Hunger Games" with "The Selection"

  

Gary Ross Bows Out of Directing 'Hunger Games' Sequel

April 10, 2012 By Diane Garrett 1 year ago

"Hunger Games" director Gary Ross has bowed out of the sequel, ending speculation about his role in "Catching Fire"

  

'SNL': Sofia Vergara Covers 'The Hunger Games' as Newbie Kate McKinnon Does Penelope Cruz (Video)

April 8, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

"Modern Family" star Vergara and McKinnon pair up to hawk shampoo

  

Friday Box Office: 'Hunger Games' Edges Out 'American Reunion' with $12.9M

April 7, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The fourth "American Pie" film is on pace to collect $25 million over the holiday weekend, but "Hunger Games" will take the top spot

  

Box-Office Preview: 'American Reunion' Takes Aim at 'Hunger Games' for Top Spot

April 5, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The latest "American Pie" film is unlikely to unseat Katniss Everdeen as box office champ, but it will beat the "Titanic"' 3D re-release

  

'Hunger Games' Crushing 'Wrath of the Titans,' 'Mirror Mirror' at the Box Office

March 31, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"The Hunger Games" took nearly $19 million on Friday, while "Wrath of the Titans" took $12.4 million and "Mirror Mirror" grossed $5.9 million

  

'Hunger Games' Star Josh Hutcherson Named CinemaCon's Breakthrough Performer of the Year

March 27, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The actor has appeared in "The Kids Are All Right" and the upcoming remake of "Red Dawn" in addition to Lionsgate's "Hunger Games"

  

'Hunger Games' Sequel TV Rights Snapped Up by ABC Family

March 26, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

ABC Family, already the basic cable home for "The Hunger Games," lands rights to its sequel "Catching Fire"

  

'The Hunger Games': A Blockbuster Without Young Men

March 25, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

The huge box office success of "The Hunger Games" proves there is a market beyond young men worth pursuing

  

FBI Arrests Two For Defrauding Lionsgate, Buying Mercedes

March 24, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Roccio James Cuccia worked at Lionsgate as a senior buyer; FBI says he faces 200-plus years in prison

  

'Hunger Games' Banks Record Breaking $19.7M in Midnight Showings

March 23, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel has the highest non-sequel midnight gross in history.

  

'Hunger Games' Album Review: NPR-ish Teen Angst From Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Arcade Fire

March 20, 2012 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

T Bone Burnett's quietly wily companion album for the movie eschews pulse-pounding tension for acoustic angst

  

'Hunger Games' Outpacing 'Twilight' in Advance Ticket Sales

March 15, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

More than 1,000 showtimes have sold out out with a week to go before "Hunger Games"' opens. That's better than the advance sales for 'Twilight'

  

'Hunger Games' TV Rights Gobbled Up by ABC Family

March 13, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Blockbuster-to-be "The Hunger Games" will be available to air in late 2014 on cable channel ABC Family

  

'Hunger Games' Censored in Britain for Bloodiness

March 13, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Seven seconds was chopped from "The Hunger Games" in England, so kids 12 and over can see the film

  

'Hunger Games' Premiere: Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and Jennifer Lawrence Hit the Carpet (Slideshow)

March 12, 2012 By Diane Garrett 1 year ago

Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus joined Jennifer Lawrence and the Jenner clan at "The Hunger Games" premiere