The Hunger Games (film series) 2". Lionsgate released a statement stating that, since the majority of Hoffman’s scenes were completed, the release date for "Part 2" would not be affected. Every year, in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its 12 districts to send a teenage boy and girl, between the ages of 12 and 18, to compete in the Hunger Games: a nationally televised event in which 'tributes' fight each other within an arena, until one survivor remains. When Primrose Everdeen is 'reaped', her older sister Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her place
The Hunger Games (film) North America with $59.25 million from 67 markets, finishing at first place in most of them. The largest opening weekends were recorded in China ($9.6 million), Australia ($9.48 million), and the UK, Ireland and Malta ($7.78 million). In total earnings, its highest-grossing markets after North America are the UK ($37.3 million), Australia ($31.1 million) and China ($27.0 million). With regard to ticket sales, "The Hunger Games" broke the record for first-day advance ticket sales on Fandango on February 22, 2012, topping the previous record of "". The sales were reported to be 83 percent of the site's totals for the