The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American novelist Suzanne Collins.
The series is set in" The Hunger Games" universe, and follows young Katniss Everdeen.
The novels in the trilogy are titled" The Hunger Games"( 2008)," Catching Fire"( 2009), and" Mockingjay"( 2010).
The novels have all been developed into films starring Jennifer Lawrence, with the film adaptation of" Mockingjay" split into two parts.
The first two books in the series were both" New York Times" best sellers, and" Mockingjay" topped all US bestseller lists upon its release.
By the time the film adaptation of" The Hunger Games" was released in 2012, the publisher had reported over 26 million" Hunger Games" trilogy books in print, including movie tie- in books.
" The Hunger Games" universe is a dystopia set in Panem, a North American country consisting of the wealthy Capitol and 12 districts in varying states of poverty.
Every year, children from the districts are selected via lottery to participate in a compulsory televised battle royale death match called
The Hunger Games.
The novels were all well received.
In August 2012, the series ranked second, exceeded only by the" Harry Potter" series in NPR's poll of the top 100 teen novels, which asked voters to choose their favorite young adult books.
On August 17, 2012, Amazon announced" The Hunger Games" trilogy as its top seller, surpassing the record previously held by the" Harry Potter" series., the trilogy has sold more than 65 million copies in the U.S. alone( more than 28 million copies of" The Hunger Games", more than 19 million copies of" Catching Fire", and more than 18 million copies of" Mockingjay The Hunger Games" trilogy has been sold into 56 territories in 51 languages to date.
A prequel novel, titled" The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes", about the early days of Panem and The Hunger Games is written and will be released on May 19, 2020.
The Hungover Games
The Hungover Games is a 2014 parody film, directed by Josh Stolberg.
The film's title and central plot are “ based ” on both" The Hangover" and" The Hunger Games", as well as parodying" TedPirates of the CaribbeanAvatarCharlie and the Chocolate Factory The Human Centipede The Lone Ranger Django UnchainedThorCarrieDistrict 9" and" The Real Housewives".
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is a 2014 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence with a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong.
It is the first of two films based on Suzanne Collins' novel" Mockingjay", the final book in" The Hunger Games" trilogy, and the third installment in" The Hunger Games" film series, produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik and distributed by Lionsgate.
The film features an ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland.
Principal photography for both parts of the film began on September 23, 2013, in Atlanta, before moving to Paris for two weeks of filming and officially concluding on June 20, 2014, in Berlin.
The story continues to follow Katniss Everdeen; having twice survived the Hunger Games, Katniss finds herself in District 13.
Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the Capitol and fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.
It is the sequel to and was followed by the concluding entry,." Mockingjay – Part 1" was released on November 21, 2014 in the United States.
Like its predecessors, the film was a commercial success grossing$ 55 million on its opening day, making it the largest opening day of 2014 and the sixth- largest in November.
The film went to the No. 1 spot during its opening weekend with a$ 273.8 million worldwide gross, becoming the biggest opening of 2014 and marking" The Hunger Games" film series as the only franchise to have three films earn over$ 100 million in a weekend.
The film earned over$ 755 million worldwide, making it the fifth highest- grossing film of 2014 and the second- highest- grossing entry in" The Hunger Games" series.
" Part 1" received generally positive reviews from critics, who commended its acting, musical score and political subtext, but received criticism for its lack of action and for splitting the novel into two separate adaptations.
It is the lowest- rated" Hunger Games" film of the franchise, according to review aggregators Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.
The film had garnered a nomination for Best Science Fiction Film at the 41st Saturn Awards.
For her performance, Lawrence received a nomination for Best Actress in an Action Movie at the 20th Critics' Choice Awards and a Saturn Award nomination.
The song" Yellow Flicker Beat" also received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards and Critics' Choice Awards.
List of accolades received by The Hunger Games film series
" The Hunger Games" film series consists of four science- fiction adventure films based on" The Hunger Games" novels by the American author Suzanne Collins.
The four films, entitled" The Hunger Games" and, were released serially worldwide between March 2012 and 2015.
The first one was directed by Gary Ross, while the other three were directed by Francis Lawrence.
Distributed by Lionsgate and produced by Nina Jacobson, it stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth as the three leading characters, Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark and Gale Hawthorne, respectively.
Every film was a financial success and achieved blockbuster status.
" The Hunger Games" grossed over$ 694 million worldwide against its budget of$ 78 million, making it the third- highest- grossing film in the United States, only behind" The Avengers" and" The Dark Knight Rises", and ninth- highest- grossing worldwide of 2012.
" The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" topped the highest- grossing film at the domestic box office of 2013.
It also grossed over$ 865 million worldwide and is currently the highest- grossing entry in The Hunger Games series.
" The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1" ranked second at the domestic office of 2014, grossing$ 337 million, while over$ 755 million worldwide.
" Part 2" has grossed$ 281 million in North America, with a total of$ 652 million worldwide.
Overall, the film series received positive reception from critics.
" The Hunger Games" scored an 84% rating based on a sample of 277 reviews on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes with an average of 7.2/10.
The second entry performed even better with critics, garnering an approval rating of 89%, with an average of 7.5/ 10.
" The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1" scored a 65% rating based on 237 reviews, while" Part 2" had a 70% rating, with average of 6.5/ 10, based on 231 reviews.
" The Hunger Games" film series received awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction, screenplay and the performances of Jennifer Lawrence.
As of February 2016, it has received a total of 55 awards from 140 nominations.
The series won nine MTV Movie Awards out of twenty- six nominations, seven People's Choice Awards out of eight nominations and received three Grammy Awards and Golden Globe Awards nominations, winning a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for" Safe& Sound".
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
" The Hunger Games: Mockingjay may refer to:"
The Hunger Games (film)
The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian science fiction-adventure film directed by Gary Ross and based on Suzanne Collins’s 2008 novel of the same name.
It is the first installment in "The Hunger Games" film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with a screenplay by Ross, Collins, and Billy Ray.
The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland.
The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future in the nation of Panem, where a boy and a girl from each of the nation's 12 Districts are chosen annually as "tributes" and forced to compete in The Hunger Games, an elaborate televised fight to the death.
Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to take her younger sister's place, and with her district's male tribute, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), travels to the Capitol to train and compete in the games.
Development of "The Hunger Games" began in March 2009 when Lions Gate Entertainment entered into a co-production agreement with Color Force, which had acquired the rights a few weeks earlier.
Collins collaborated with Ray and Ross to write the screenplay.
The screenplay expanded the character of Seneca Crane to allow several developments to be shown directly to the audience and Ross added several scenes between Crane and Coriolanus Snow.
The main characters were cast between March and May 2011.
Principal photography began in May 2011 and ended in September 2011, with filming taking place in North Carolina.
The film was released on March 21, 2012, in some European countries and in the US and UK on March 23, 2012, in both conventional theaters and digital IMAX theaters.
Japan received it last, on September 28.
When the film was released, it set records for opening day ($67.3 million) and opening weekend for a non-sequel.
At the time of its release, the film's opening weekend gross ($152.5 million) was the third-largest of any movie in North America.
It is the first film since "Avatar" to remain in first place at the North American box office for four consecutive weekends.
The film was a massive box-office success by grossing over $694 million worldwide against its budget of $78 million, making it the third-highest-grossing film in the United States and ninth-highest-grossing film of 2012.
It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 18, 2012.
With 7,434,058 units sold, the DVD was the best-selling DVD of 2012.
The second installment, , was released on November 22, 2013, in the United States.
"The Hunger Games" received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its themes and messages, as well as Jennifer Lawrence's portrayal of Katniss, though there was some criticism of the film's use of shaky cam, especially in the action sequences, and its similarities to other works.
The film's soundtrack featured the song "Safe & Sound", which was sung by American singer Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars; it won a Grammy Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
For her performance, Lawrence won the Saturn Award for Best Actress, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie, the Empire Award for Best Actress and was also nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress.
Mauvaise Graine
Mauvaise Graine (English: "Bad Seed") is a 1934 French drama film directed by Billy Wilder (credited as Billie Wilder) and Alexander Esway.
The screenplay by Wilder, , Max Colpet, and Claude-André Puget focuses on a wealthy young playboy who becomes involved with a gang of car thieves.
Although Wilder and Esway shared the directing credit, in later years leading lady Danielle Darrieux recalled Esway had been involved with the project in some capacity but clearly remembered she had never seen him on the set.
In her opinion the film, which marked Wilder's directorial debut, was his alone.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is a 2015 dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence, with a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong.
It is the fourth and final installment in" The Hunger Games" film series, and the second of two films based on the novel" Mockingjay", the final book in" The Hunger Games" trilogy by Suzanne Collins.
An American- German co-production, the film was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, and distributed by Lionsgate.
It features an ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Donald Sutherland.
Hoffman died in February 2014, marking his final film role.
The story continues from with Katniss Everdeen( Lawrence) preparing to win the war against President Snow( Sutherland) and the tyrannical Capitol.
Together with Peeta, Gale, Finnick, and others, she travels to the Capitol to kill Snow.
Principal photography on both parts of" Mockingjay" began on September 23, 2013 in Atlanta, before moving to Paris for two weeks of back- to- back filming and officially concluding on June 20, 2014, in Berlin and at Babelsberg Studio, which served as a co-producer.
" The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2" premiered in Berlin on November 4, 2015, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 20, 2015, in 2D and IMAX, and internationally in 2D, 3D, RealD Cinema, and IMAX 3D in select territories; it is the only film in the series widely released in 3D.
Falling below expectations internationally and domestically with a$ 102.7 million gross during its opening weekend in North America, the film had the sixth- biggest opening in 2015, but held at number one at the international box office for four consecutive weekends.
The film grossed over$ 653 million worldwide, making it the ninth highest- grossing film of 2015 and the lowest- grossing of the four films in the franchise, but still a commercial success.
" Mockingjay – Part 2" received generally positive reviews from critics, for its performances( particularly Lawrence, Hutcherson and Sutherland's), screenplay, musical score and action sequences, though it was criticized for splitting the final adaptation into two separate parts.
The film was nominated for Best Fantasy Film at the 42nd Saturn Awards.
It received three nominations at the 21st Empire Awards for Best Sci- Fi/ Fantasy, Best Actress( Lawrence) and Best Production Design.
For her part, Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for Best Actress in an Action Movie at the 21st Critics' Choice Awards.
The Hunger Games (disambiguation)
The Hunger Games is a trilogy of adventure novels by Suzanne Collins.
The Hunger Games may also refer to:
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a 2013 American dystopian science fiction adventure film based on Suzanne Collins' dystopian novel" Catching Fire"( 2009), the second installment in" The Hunger Games" trilogy.
The film is the sequel to" The Hunger Games"( 2012) and the second installment in" The Hunger Games" film series, produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with co-production by Lionsgate Films and distributed by Lionsgate Entertainment.
Francis Lawrence directed the film, with a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt( credited as Michael deBruyn).
Adding to the existing cast, the supporting cast was filled out with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin, Lynn Cohen, Jena Malone, and Amanda Plummer.
Filming began on September 10, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia, before moving to Hawaii.
The plot of" Catching Fire" takes place a few months after the previous installment; Katniss Everdeen and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark have returned home safely after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games.
Throughout the story, Katniss senses that a rebellion against the oppressive Capitol is simmering throughout the districts.
" The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" premiered in London on November 11, 2013 and was theatrically released on November 15, 2013, in Brazil; November 20 in Finland, Sweden, and Norway; November 21 in the United Kingdom; and November 22 in IMAX, in the United States.
The film set records for the biggest November opening weekend and biggest three- and five- day Thanksgiving box- office totals, surpassing the first film's box office grosses.
It ranks as the 22nd- highest- grossing film at the domestic box office and the highest- grossing film at the domestic box office of 2013, becoming the first 2- D film since" The Dark Knight"( 2008) to top the yearly box office, as well as having a lead female top the box office since" The Exorcist"( 1973).
The film has grossed over$ 865 million worldwide and is the fifth- highest- grossing film of 2013 and the highest- grossing entry in" The Hunger Games" series.
The film was followed by" The Hunger Games: Mockingjay", a two- part sequel and finale of the franchise: was released on November 21, 2014, in the United States, and on November 20, 2015.
" Catching Fire" received positive reviews and is widely considered by critics to be an improvement over its predecessor, with the sentiment being that it's" a more- confident, more- polished movie"; praise also goes to Lawrence's performance as Katniss.
It's the most critically acclaimed chapter in" The Hunger Games" series, according to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
The film also received numerous nominations, with a nomination for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Action Film and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
For her performance, Lawrence was nominated a second time for the Empire Award for Best Actress as well as the Saturn Award and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award.
The song" Atlas" was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.

Question: Which film has more directors, Mauvaise Graine or The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2?
Answer: Mauvaise Graine