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Why ‘The Hunger Games’ Vanished From The Pop Culture Conversation

posted 3 years ago by TMC-4 (20181)
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/03/24/why-the-hunger-games-vanished-from-the-pop-culture-conversation/

Yesterday marked the tenth anniversary of the theatrical release of The Hunger Games. The Gary Ross-directed flick, an adaptation of Susanne Collins’ first (of three) novels in the YA dystopian, holds what is still a record ($152 million in 2-D) for the opening weekend for a non-sequel. The buzzy and well-reviewed Lionsgate release legged out in the weeks before The Avengers, earning $409 million domestic and $651 million worldwide on a $90 million budget. The film helped make Jennifer Lawrence an A-list movie star, while offering yet more proof that, yes, big movies for/about women could earn grosses on par with the dude-centric variety. The four films (book three, Mockingjay, was split into two films) would earn $2.958 billion in global box office and $519 million in combined DVD/Blu sales on a combined budget of $495 million budget. We didn’t know it then, but it would be the last A-level “new to cinema” franchise we’d get.

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[–] Oblivioid (1494) 2 years ago

Because it hits too close to home about the relationship between Washington D.C. and the rural America.

You can't quite say it's Washington D.C. Vs. the rest of the country because D.C. still has its major fiefdoms set up throughout in the form of the major metropolitan areas. There hasn't yet been a cataclysm to completely centralize the power in that way.

Anyway, of course Hunger Games is sought to be expunged in the pop culture lexicon because no current MSM wants to draw attention to these obvious similarities.

[–] emori (3661) 2 years ago

Its still a mystery how that Young Adult craziness came and went so fast. One day everyone are getting crazy over Twilight and Hunger Games, making actors stars. And in few years its all over and no one cares about those types of movies. No matted how they try to recreate - people dont care.

It would be hilarious to see that Hunger Games prequel flop. Because no one asks for it but the still make it. Hoping to make money because they still think anyone cares about Hunger Games world.

[–] stevewyzard (1614) 2 years ago

The book the prequel is based on, "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes", sold 500,000 copies in its first week on sale.

[–] emori (3661) 2 years ago

Well all people, including those who watched Hunger Games, found out about this book when they announced movie. So "popular" it was.

[–] LogicalLeftist (869) 2 years ago

I mean they attempt it constantly because it has a built in massive audience. all they gotta do is look at current book sales of the newest popular YT book. and then advertise it. they tried it with Percy Jackson, Aragon, etc. but often the original source is garbage so the films garbage. Harry Potter was the exception.

[–] jamesmurfyiii (0) 2 years ago

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[–] e3e34ifj (1912) 2 years ago

what are you even talking about? im in college right now and every person i know loves this shit. i could probably name 10 people who'd say the first one is their favorite film of all time. it's something epic that they grew up with.