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Mar 22 2012 08:30 PM ET

Box office preview: 'The Hunger Games' is ready to fight its way into the records book

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After consulting a number of industry insiders — in addition to the office Magic 8-Ball, a group of visiting sixth-grade students, my Chinese lunch fortune cookie, and Siri — I now know for a fact that The Hunger Games will debut to exactly… a LOT of money. We’re talking triple-digit millions here, and once you approach box-office numbers that ginormous, it becomes increasingly difficult to pinpoint a precise figure. $120 million? $130 million? More? Who knows?

I’ve landed on a number — a number that Lionsgate is going to be thrilled with if it comes true. But Lionsgate has already won. No one doubts that The Hunger Games is going to be a box-office behemoth. The question now is simply: How big?

Here are my weekend predictions: READ FULL STORY »

Mar 22 2012 04:56 PM ET

Movie Talk: Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum on 'The Hunger Games' -- VIDEO

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In just a few hours, Suzanne Collins’ literary smash about a female hero fighting for her life in a dystopian future will likely become the first ginormous blockbuster of 2012. Lisa Schwarzbaum has read — and adored — all three Hunger Games books, and she was relieved that Gary Ross’ adaptation fulfilled her expectations. Owen Gleiberman’s first experience with Collins’ characters was the movie, allowing him the luxury of judging the film completely on its own merit. His verdict? He thought the movie was fantastic — for the first hour. See his explanation and Lisa’s full take, in the latest installment of Movie Talk With Owen and Lisa below. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 22 2012 12:35 PM ET

'Hunger Games': Hair guru Linda Flowers talks styles and trends

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The Hunger Games hair department head Linda Flowers knows a thing or two about working with young people, creating a look, and putting it all together for films on a massive scale. Flowers ran hair for Captain America, The Social Network, and Iron Man 2, among others, so she is no stranger to big sets and big stars. While she was familiar with the Suzanne Collins novels, she hadn’t read the series and says she started reading them “the minute” she got the call to interview for the gig on the soon-to-be-blockbuster. So will blue hair become a trend? Will all the little girls have single braids come spring? We got the low down from the big-time stylist.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did The Hunger Games set compare to other films you’ve worked on? What were the challenges in creating the initial concept?
LINDA FLOWERS: It was definitely on the biggest scale for hair I’ve ever done. I’ve done big wig movies, I’ve done period movies, but never were the characters like [those in] the Capitol. Usually the shape of the hair is already dictated by the period, whereas this was in the future so we got to create this society. The challenge was to make it look couture and to make people take the Capitol seriously, even though they have pink hair and aqua hair and orange hair, so that was a real challenge. You have to create these styles for each individual character all the way down to the number 510 extra person that comes into the room.
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Mar 21 2012 03:25 PM ET

'The Hunger Games': Donald Sutherland on the film's politics -- VIDEO

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Donald Sutherland has never shied away from politics and he is outspoken in his views about The Hunger Games. He tells us that the books and the film are a unique way of talking about the current political climate, including Occupy Wall Street. Plus, he says in a second video, Katniss Everdeen as played by Jennifer Lawrence has a special quality — he likens her to a modern-day Joan of Arc. Check out the two videos with Sutherland below. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 21 2012 02:15 PM ET

'The Hunger Games': Director Gary Ross on how internal monologue became a fast-paced storyline

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Anyone who read Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games knew it had the potential to be a great movie. But how would they make a film that’s interesting when so much of the narrative in the book takes place inside the main character’s head? That’s what we asked Gary Ross recently at The Hunger Games junket. To watch him talk about the role and working with leading actress Jennifer Lawrence, check out the video below. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 21 2012 01:05 PM ET

'The Hunger Games': Lenny Kravitz on his style guru, Woody Harrelson -- VIDEO

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They are an unlikely pair, but rock god Lenny Kravitz, who plays Cinna, and laid-back Woody Harrelson, who plays Haymitch, were fast friends on the Hunger Games set. In the clip below, find out who tried on Kravitz’s concert gear (and if there are pictures!). Plus Elizabeth Banks offers her take on working with the guys. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 21 2012 11:30 AM ET

'The Hunger Games': Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth talk about keepin' it real for the fans -- VIDEO

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So on one hand, it’s nice stepping into a franchise with a fan base as rabid and passionate as the one surrounding the Hunger Games books. On the other, there are a lot of expectations that go along with bringing that text to life on screen. Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth, who star as Peeta and Gale  — the boys battling for Katniss’ affection — understand both sides of that extreme fandom and in the video below try to explain how they worked to keep their performances true to the story. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 21 2012 09:30 AM ET

'The Hunger Games': Jennifer Lawrence on becoming Katniss -- VIDEO

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We met up with Jennifer Lawrence at The Hunger Games junket to talk about how she became Katniss Everdeen and her experience with the books before signing on to the movie. Check out our interview below to learn more about how the young actress prepared for the most important role of her career. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 20 2012 10:04 PM ET

'The Hunger Games': How Alexander Ludwig became brutal career tribute Cato

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Prior to 2011, Alexander Ludwig was best known as the somewhat skinny kid with supernatural abilities at the center of both the 2009 Dwayne Johnson family flick Race to Witch Mountain and the 2007 fantasy film The Seeker: The Dark is Rising.

But to take on the role of the ruthless Cato — the deadliest tribute and rival to Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in The Hunger Games — Ludwig says he put on roughly to 30 to 40 pounds, filling out the now 19-year-old Canadian actor into quite the imposing presence. In person, though, he still exudes a youthful squirminess, an inability to sit still for more than a few seconds, that renders his outsize bulk more sweet than scary. Check out our interview below:

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: When did you first know that there was an opportunity to be a part of this movie?
ALEXANDER LUDWIG: I heard about the film a lot earlier than most. I had a meeting with one of the studio execs. I had a dinner with them at the Beverly Hills Hotel, I think, maybe a year before they were going to make it. And she told me about the books and that they were thinking about doing a movie. I read the book and immediately fell in love with it. I just dedicated my summer to just physically and mentally getting into the role.  READ FULL STORY »

Mar 20 2012 07:13 PM ET

'The Hunger Games' has sold more advance tickets than any other non-sequel, says Fandango

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As if we needed any more proof that The Hunger Games is going to be a box-office bonanza this weekend, Fandango announced Tuesday that the movie has sold more advance tickets on its website than any other non-sequel ever. By the end of today, the futuristic action film will be sold out at more than 2,000 showtimes. The Hunger Games also accounts for a staggering 92 percent of Fandango’s daily ticket sales.

However, The Hunger Games hasn’t cracked the site’s Top 5 Advance Ticket-Sellers list quite yet. But according to Fandango rep Harry Medved, it will appear on the list by Thursday night. The current top five advance ticket-sellers are, in order, (1) The Twilight Saga: New Moon, (2) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2, (3) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1, (4) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and (5) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1.

Even though The Hunger Games is only the first entry in Lionsgate’s planned movie franchise, it’s already selling pre-release tickets as if it were a highly anticipated sequel. By this point, a weekend debut of at least $100 million seems assured. Now the question is: Just how much bigger can this juggernaut get?

Read more:
‘The Hunger Games’ too violent for some preteens, says Common Sense Media — EXCLUSIVE
‘Hunger Games’: 11-year-old Willow Shields talks playing Prim
How ‘Hunger Games’ star Elizabeth Banks brought Effie Trinket to life

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