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Hunger Games Takes in $20M Overnight

It's a midnight record for a non-sequel

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 23, 2012 3:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – Sold-out theaters scored a record-breaking $19.7 million for The Hunger Games at its midnight premiere last night. The box office receipts rank as the highest midnight total for a non-sequel, reports Entertainment Weekly, and the blockbuster is well on its way to an opening weekend above $100 million. The midnight take was the seventh-highest ever behind three Harry Potter sequels and three Twilight sequels. Click to read what critics think of the movie.

Fans line up to see the midnight shows of The Hunger Games in NYC.
Fans line up to see the midnight shows of "The Hunger Games" in NYC.   (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Tyler Domino, 24, waits in line to see the midnight showing of The Hunger Games in NYC.
Tyler Domino, 24, waits in line to see the midnight showing of "The Hunger Games" in NYC.   (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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serfinWI
Mar 23, 2012 6:40 PM CDT
Read all 3 books. They illustrate (allegorically) what will happen with a continued central command and control like the Obama (Snow) presidency/dictatorship.  The states will lose out big time and become subordinate to the Feds. 
whatchel
Mar 23, 2012 4:17 PM CDT
Just started the book. Excellent read.  
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Mar 23, 2012 3:41 PM CDT
Skip this PG-13 imitation and go rent yourself Battle Royale. If you're into the concept, you can thank me later.

 
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