The Hunger Games (novel) The Hunger Games (novel) The Hunger Games is a 2008 dystopian novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the future, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, exercises political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games is an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death. The book received critical acclaim from major
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 after 2012's "The Hunger Games" to achieve this feat. "Mockingjay – Part 2" grossed a total of $281 million, 17% less than "Mockingjay – Part 1" and when compared with its two other prequels is the lowest. Outside North America, the film was released in a total of 92 countries. It was projected by many box office analysts to surpass the openings of all the previous "Hunger Games" film, considering it was the last installment, and that its release date was the same in 87 markets, including China (the latter being a rare phenomenon). It was projected to gross around