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‘Hunger Games’ Ignites Box Office: Experts Weigh In

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

One box-office watcher tells MTV News the book adaptation was ‘the hottest party around and nobody wanted to be left out.’ By Kevin P. Sullivan Wes Bentley as Seneca Crane in “The Hunger Games” Photo: Lionsgate We all knew “The Hunger Games” would debut to enormous opening-weekend numbers, but few could have predicted just how quickly the fire would spread. The YA adaptation opened to an incredible $155 million weekend, passing up “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” and “Spider-Man 3” to have the third-highest opening weekend behind “The Dark Knight” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2.” Early predictions had “The Hunger Games” opening at a respectable $70 million, not even half the actual total and in range of this year’s “The Lorax,” another recent box-office surprise. As the release drew nearer, analysts bumped up the predicted total to a range of $125 million to $130 million. The reason for the initially low prediction lies with another YA series, according to Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations . “Many people were comparing this to the original ‘Twilight’ film, which grossed $69 million its opening weekend,” Bock said. “Even though the book series was a huge success, many other young adult novels have been translated to film recently and failed to produce the next ‘Harry Potter’ or ‘Twilight,’ so, as an unproven commodity, expectations were tempered a bit with ‘The Hunger Games.’ Even Lionsgate was estimating that the film would debut with a three-day weekend gross of $75 million earlier in the week; they certainly didn’t expect it to nearly eclipse that number on opening day.” Wanna win a Hunger Games special edition HP laptop from MTV News? Click here to enter! The strong push out of the gate came from a combination of an aggressive marketing campaign by Lionsgate and groundswell created by fans of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling books. Gitesh Pandya of Box Office Guru said it was a precise combination of those key factors that led to such an explosive opening weekend. “The record opening was driven by the loyal fanbase, which is humongous, along with a carefully crafted marketing push that intrigued them and also drew in new audiences in time for the movie’s release,” Pandya said. “Marketing was a key component to the massive debut, as the film wasn’t over-promoted to the point of repelling people. Lionsgate turned the opening weekend of ‘Hunger Games’ into the hottest party around and nobody wanted to be left out.” Lionsgate is certainly not wasting any time in trying to repeat the magic of their biggest hit to date. Production on the sequel, “Catching Fire,” is scheduled to begin this summer with a release tentatively set for November 2013. Pandya believes the next adventure of Katniss Everdeen could even go bigger. “Studios knew to stay out of the way of ‘Hunger Games,’ which is why no other film opened wide this weekend. But now they know how big of a juggernaut it is, and if history is any indicator, the opening of ‘Catching Fire’ will be even bigger in November 2013,” Pandya said. “And unless Disney changes its superhero date, we’re going to see a big-brother battle as Liam Hemsworth’s ‘Catching Fire’ will open just one week after Chris Hemsworth’s ‘Thor 2.’ ” What did you think of The Hunger Games? Give us your review on Facebook ! Check out everything we’ve got on “The Hunger Games.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: ‘The Hunger Games’ Related Photos Inside ‘The Hunger Games’ Capitol ‘Hunger Games’ Cast Hits NYC

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‘Hunger Games’ Ignites Box Office: Experts Weigh In

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

One box-office watcher tells MTV News the book adaptation was ‘the hottest party around and nobody wanted to be left out.’ By Kevin P. Sullivan Wes Bentley as Seneca Crane in “The Hunger Games” Photo: Lionsgate We all knew “The Hunger Games” would debut to enormous opening-weekend numbers, but few could have predicted just how quickly the fire would spread. The YA adaptation opened to an incredible $155 million weekend, passing up “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” and “Spider-Man 3” to have the third-highest opening weekend behind “The Dark Knight” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2.” Early predictions had “The Hunger Games” opening at a respectable $70 million, not even half the actual total and in range of this year’s “The Lorax,” another recent box-office surprise. As the release drew nearer, analysts bumped up the predicted total to a range of $125 million to $130 million. The reason for the initially low prediction lies with another YA series, according to Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations . “Many people were comparing this to the original ‘Twilight’ film, which grossed $69 million its opening weekend,” Bock said. “Even though the book series was a huge success, many other young adult novels have been translated to film recently and failed to produce the next ‘Harry Potter’ or ‘Twilight,’ so, as an unproven commodity, expectations were tempered a bit with ‘The Hunger Games.’ Even Lionsgate was estimating that the film would debut with a three-day weekend gross of $75 million earlier in the week; they certainly didn’t expect it to nearly eclipse that number on opening day.” Wanna win a Hunger Games special edition HP laptop from MTV News? Click here to enter! The strong push out of the gate came from a combination of an aggressive marketing campaign by Lionsgate and groundswell created by fans of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling books. Gitesh Pandya of Box Office Guru said it was a precise combination of those key factors that led to such an explosive opening weekend. “The record opening was driven by the loyal fanbase, which is humongous, along with a carefully crafted marketing push that intrigued them and also drew in new audiences in time for the movie’s release,” Pandya said. “Marketing was a key component to the massive debut, as the film wasn’t over-promoted to the point of repelling people. Lionsgate turned the opening weekend of ‘Hunger Games’ into the hottest party around and nobody wanted to be left out.” Lionsgate is certainly not wasting any time in trying to repeat the magic of their biggest hit to date. Production on the sequel, “Catching Fire,” is scheduled to begin this summer with a release tentatively set for November 2013. Pandya believes the next adventure of Katniss Everdeen could even go bigger. “Studios knew to stay out of the way of ‘Hunger Games,’ which is why no other film opened wide this weekend. But now they know how big of a juggernaut it is, and if history is any indicator, the opening of ‘Catching Fire’ will be even bigger in November 2013,” Pandya said. “And unless Disney changes its superhero date, we’re going to see a big-brother battle as Liam Hemsworth’s ‘Catching Fire’ will open just one week after Chris Hemsworth’s ‘Thor 2.’ ” What did you think of The Hunger Games? Give us your review on Facebook ! Check out everything we’ve got on “The Hunger Games.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: ‘The Hunger Games’ Related Photos Inside ‘The Hunger Games’ Capitol ‘Hunger Games’ Cast Hits NYC

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Weekend Receipts: Hunger Games Claims Insane $155 Million

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Lionsgate needed it, and Lionsgate got it: The beleaguered studio’s Hunger Games gamble paid off in record-shattering fashion over the weekend, milking smart social-media strategy with old-fashioned saturation marketing — not to mention an honest-to-goodness good film — on the way to $155 million in three days. $155 million . As in the third biggest opening ever . You weekend receipts are here. 1. The Hunger Games Gross: $155,000,000 (new) Screens: 4,137 (PSA $37,467) Weeks: 1 And let’s not forget the nearly $60 million pulled in abroad, bringing the first adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s dystopian bestsellers to an early $215 million tally overall. I have a few things to say about this a little later in the day, but for now let’s just tip our caps and/or stew jealously at the volume of the numbers here — the third-largest opening ever behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and The Dark Knight and the runaway biggest opening for a non-sequel. All that’s left now is to predict the week-two drop. 55 percent? 60 percent? Less? Take your best shot in the comments. 2. 21 Jump Street Gross: $21,300,000 ($71,051,000) Screens: 3,121 (PSA $6,825) Weeks: 2 (Change: -41.3%) In other, vastly secondary but still-intriguing box-office news, how about 21 Jump Street holding on with a decent week-two score against outrageous competition? Watch them wind up counterprogramming sequels against Hunger Games films through at least 2016. 3. Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax Gross: $13,100,000 ($177,300,000) Screens: 3,677 (PSA: $3,563) Weeks: 4 (Change: -42.5%) Another solid week. Now pinch your nose, because… 4. John Carter Gross: $5,014,000 ($62,347,000) Screens: 3,212 (PSA $1,561) Weeks: 3 (Change: -63.1%) Money hemorrhaging aside, I had every confidence after week one that Disney could muscle this to $100 million in the States. At this rate, however — I mean, a 63 percent drop ? Even against Hunger Games that’s outrageous — John Carter will be lucky to make it to $90 million. On the bright side, Disney is doing nearly triple the business overseas, enough to make $325 million overall a possibility. Feel free to bet on that while you’re at it. 5. Act of Valor Gross: $2,062,000 ($65,942,000) Screens: 2,922 (PSA $931) Weeks: 5 (Change: -44.8%) I went back a couple years before essentially losing interest in the previous film to finish in the weekend top five with a PSA under $1,000. It’s rare! Congrats to Relativity as well, I guess. [Figures via Box Office Mojo ] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .

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‘Catching Fire’ Will ‘Look And Feel’ Different From ‘Hunger Games’

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Director Gary Ross has some ‘not fully baked’ ideas about how to change things up for sequel. By Jocelyn Vena Jennifer Lawrence in “The Hunger Games” Photo: Lionsgate “The Hunger Games” owned the box office over the weekend, proving that fans of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling series were excited to see how director Gary Ross and his A-list cast would turn her work into an eye-catching big-screen sensation. With so much enthusiasm for part one of the trilogy, MTV News got some scoop about the next film in the franchise, “Catching Fire,” which picks up where “THG” left off. “The training was never, like, tough. It was intense, but it was fun. So I’m looking forward to the next bout of training,” Jennifer Lawrence told MTV News about part two, adding that she will even have a very different look for it. She joked, “For the second one, I will have a beard.” (Warning: Minor spoilers ahead!) With the latest round of the Hunger Games over and Katniss and her pal Peeta standing victorious, there’s rebellion under way against the Capitol. But that’s not the only upheaval. There’s a special edition of the Hunger Games announced that will raise the stakes once again for the two friends and everyone they know. Ross has some idea of what the next Games will look like. “The arena in the second book is tropical and the arena in [the first] book is forests, so that in and of itself will make for a different wardrobe on the part of the crew,” he explained. “In terms of the cinematic differences in the way I might shoot the movie, I shot this in a very specific way that’s very different than most franchises are shot, obviously, and that had a lot to do with the urgency of what’s going on and Katniss’ point of view,” he continued. “I have some ideas about how to do ‘Catching Fire’ slightly differently, but I don’t want to share them yet. Not because I’m being evasive, but just because they’re not fully baked. But yes, I think it will look and feel slightly different from the first.” What will certainly get amped up is Katniss’ relationship with her escort, the elaborately costumed Effie Trinket. “You know, everything that I loved about Effie in the first place, which is that her stakes are completely tied up with Katniss’ stakes, everything she does reflects on me, and unfortunately everything she does reflects very badly on me,” Elizabeth Banks said of her relationship with her rebellious tribute. “So the relationship between Katniss and Effie just gets more frazzled, and I’m really excited to see how that plays out.” Check out everything we’ve got on “The Hunger Games.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: ‘The Hunger Games’ MTV Rough Cut: Jennifer Lawrence MTV Rough Cut: Josh Hutcherson MTV Rough Cut: Gary Ross

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The Hunger Games Earns Third-Biggest Opening of All-Time

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The world was most definitely watching. Following astounding takes at both midnight showings and overall on opening day , The Hunger Games has shocked even its most ardent followers by earning $155 million between Friday and Sunday, the third biggest opening of all-time in Hollywood. “It was the perfect storm. Having the first film in a franchise to be so gigantic is amazing. We had a great book and a great director in Gary Ross,” said Lionsgate president of marketing Tim Palen. Last year, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 set the mark for best debut with $169.2 million; while The Dark Knigh t took in $158.4 million in 2008. But The Hunger Games is now the record-holder for opening weekends in terms of non-summer films and non-sequels. It shot past Spider-Man 3 ($151.1 million in 2007), The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($142.8 million in 2009) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 ($138.1 million last year) late on Saturday. Yes, Katniss Everdeen may be The Girl on Fire. But she’s also starring in The Movie on Fire, that’s for sure. Here’s a look at the top 10 box office results from an incredible weekend: The Hunger Games : $155 million. 21 Jump Street : $21.3 million. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax : $13.1 million John Carter : $5 million

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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth: Engaged?!?

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Is there something you would like to tell us, Miley Cyrus? Yesterday, the young singer/actress Tweeted a photo of her hand in support of a nail foundation – but talk surrounding the image had a lot more to do with diamonds than polish. How come? See for yourself: Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have been going strong for awhile, of course, with an insider recently telling OK! Weekly : “They’re still keeping it a big secret, but they’re seriously talking marriage. Liam is crazy about her! Miley wants the whole nine yards as far as a big wedding goes.” And she’d be smart to lock Liam down ASAP. With The Hunger Games blowing up at the box office, he’ll only become a bigger and bigger draw to other women out there. No word yet from anyone in either Miley or Liam’s camp confirming or denying this rumor.

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Horror Games: See Jennifer Lawrence in First Peek at House at the End of the Street

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Because Jennifer Lawrence ‘s StarMeter is sky-high during this glorious Hunger Games weekend, why not take a look at her next venture, the indie horror pic House at the End of the Street ? Katniss Everdeen this ain’t; JLawr (JenLaw? JLa? Did we ever figure this one out?) stars as a teenager who befriends a new neighbor (Max Thierot) whose family was murdered years ago. In the first image from the pic, a tank topped Lawrence discovers something mysterious and, from the look on her face, probably horrifying. Where’s that bow and arrow when you really need it…? EW has the exclusive scoop on what exactly Lawrence is up to in the pic, from director Mark Tonderai ( Hush ): “She’s basically managed to get into Max’s house, waiting for his character, and she’s made a discovery there about his family and is trying to hide before her presence is detected,” he says. Thieriot plays a 21-year-old who lingers in the house against the wishes of the other neighbors, who would rather forget both him and his family’s horrific history. “Since he lives in this house and is driving down people’s home values, he’s very ostracized in this town,” Tonderai says. “The murder was committed by his sister, and she disappeared into the woods. There’s this rumor she still lives in the woods. People have seen her, and she’s insane. But is she out in the woods? And if she is, how does she feel about her brother getting involved with somebody else?” (Read more at EW .) Elisabeth Shue co-stars as Lawrence’s mother; Relativity will release House at the End of the Street on September 21. • Jennifer Lawrence moves in beside ‘House at the End of the Street’ — FIRST LOOK [EW]

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Jennifer Lawrence Shitty Fucking See Through of the Day

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Jennifer Lawrence, although really not hot or interesting….is about to blow the fuck up with this hunger games bullshit…..it is supposed to be opening in 20,000 theaters, which is a record for Lionsgate….who cares about that right…what you need to care about is that although this average looking Lawrence decided this was her big break, her chance to really matter, where she otherwise probably never really would, at least not on this scale….means that her loss of privacy and sudden fame where everyone wants more of her…won’t require shitty publicity stunts that fuel the site….like bikinis, hacked phones, self shot nudes and sex tapes….She’s pretty much gonna remain boring, clothed, and riding her fame the next 5 years…. So this see through may be the most you see of her until she decides to go back to her Oscar nominated roots, and try to re-invent herself as an artist by getting naked…even though acting isn’t an art but don’t tell a self righteous actor that or they’ll have a hissy fit…..and when that doesn’t work out we’ll start seeing sex tapes, and nudes….that could take 20 years….and I probably won’t be alive….and either will you cuz the world is gonna blow up – so take in this shitty see through, even if it isn’t hot..cuz she isn’t hot….but she’s about to be…thanks to big budgets, marketing, and well the idiots who fall into their trap and believe what they are told…even on basic shit like whether a bitch is hot or not…. To See the Rest of the Pics FOLLOW THIS LINK

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Does Jennifer Lawrence Show Skin in The Hunger Games?

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

In a word, no. Our Skin Skout saw a sneak preview of The Hunger Games earlier this week and says that the odds are not ever in favor of star Jennifer Lawrence showing skin in this sci-fi blockbuster. 37 minutes in Jennifer appears in a skin-tight black outfit as part of her presentation, and 42 minutes in she dons another tight workout outfit while practicing archery, but overall the PG-13 rated Hunger Games will leave you starved for nudity. And unfortunately Jennifer has yet to do a proper nude scene, though she went skin-tight for her role as Mystique in X-Men: First Class (2011), stripped to her bra in The Poker House (2008) and donned a bikini as a baby-faced 17-year-old on The Bill Engvall Show . But all is not lost, Skin fans: in a revealing interview with Esquire last month, Jennifer said that while she’s never done onscreen nudity, she’s open to the possibility: “ So far, I haven’t found a film I’d love to be naked in… But I certainly never look at an actress naked in a movie and judge her. It’s a human body, which is a beautiful thing, right? So stay tuned… ” See sexy pics and clips of The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence right here at MrSkin.com

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Hunger Games Scores Record-Setting $19.75 Million at Midnight

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

You knew The Hunger Games would open big , but this big? Meet your new bona fide box office powerhouse franchise: Taking in $19.75 million at midnight showings around the country, Lionsgate’s PG-13 action-romance earned the #1 all-time non-sequel midnight debut, outperforming even The Dark Knight ‘s 2008 $18 million midnight. We’ve got another true blue four-quadrant blockbuster on our hands, people! If you’re sitting bleary-eyed at your desk right now with a happy smile on your face from last night’s late night debut, share your reactions after the jump. Here’s my happy Hunger Games midnight madness story: I arrived for the 12:15 am showing at the Arclight in Hollywood to a scene of PURE. CHAOS. By which I mean the garage was packed, the lobby resembled a refugee camp, and the bar was swarming with bodies jockeying for a drink like it was the Cornucopia. A man, bellied up to the bar, screamed into his phone to some unfortunate person on the other end, ” I’ve been up for 36 hours and I’m not fit to come back to the hospital and I’m going to the cinema, dammit! ” Which is how I knew The Hunger Games would hit all five quadrants, the fifth being drunken 40-year-old male doctors on their one night off. I mean, behold: The film played exceedingly well in my theater, and the entire place was buzzing once the credits rolled. But the real bloodbath? Getting out of the parking garage. Did you see The Hunger Games at midnight? Are you planning on seeing it this weekend? Leave your thoughts and box office prognostications below. [ Deadline ]

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