The Hunger Games
“The world will be watching.”
In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.
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4 films
Cast
53 people
Jennifer Lawrence
Katniss Everdeen
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Josh Hutcherson
Peeta Mellark
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Liam Hemsworth
Gale Hawthorne
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Woody Harrelson
Haymitch Abernathy
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Elizabeth Banks
Effie Trinket
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Stanley Tucci
Caesar Flickerman
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Donald Sutherland
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Wes Bentley
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Claudius Templesmith
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Gary Ross Director · Billy Ray Screenplay Suzanne Collins Screenplay
Worldwide gross $694M · Budget $75M · United States release March 23, 2012
Box office
Budget
$75,000,000
Worldwide gross
$694,000,000
Gross vs. budget
9.3×
Production
Lionsgate
Production · Studio
Color Force
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · March 12, 2012
Theatrical
United States · March 23, 2012
Theatrical
United States · August 18, 2012
Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
United States
November 8, 2016 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
October 18, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Fathom Events
December 1, 2023 · Digital · Starz
July 18, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Argentina
March 21, 2012 · Theatrical
October 14, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Reestreno
Australia
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
October 15, 2026 · Theatrical · relançamento
Bulgaria
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
October 10, 2012 · Physical
Estonia
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
France
March 21, 2012 · Theatrical
August 18, 2012 · Digital
August 18, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
June 8, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
November 3, 2025 · TV · TMC
Germany
March 21, 2012 · Theatrical
October 8, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Greece
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
October 5, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Iceland
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
May 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
September 28, 2012 · Digital
Lithuania
April 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 21, 2012 · Theatrical
August 18, 2012 · Physical · DVD
May 6, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 15, 2014 · TV · RTL 5
New Zealand
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovakia
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovenia
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
April 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
August 18, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Switzerland
March 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Thailand
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Vietnam
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
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