The Hunger Games (novel) added to the cast, in the roles of Peeta and Gale, respectively. Production began in late spring 2011 and the film was released on March 23, 2012. The film's opening weekend brought in a non-sequel record $152.5 million (USD) in North America. "", based on the second novel in the series, was released the following year on November 22, 2013. 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 Hunger Games poll of the top 100 teen novels, which asked voters to choose their favorite young adult books. On August 17, 2012, Amazon announced "The Hunger Games" trilogy as its top seller, surpassing the record previously held by the "Harry Potter" series. , the trilogy has sold more than 65 million copies in the U.S. alone (more than 28 million copies of "The Hunger Games", more than 19 million copies of "Catching Fire", and more than 18 million copies of "Mockingjay"). "The Hunger Games" trilogy has been sold into 56 territories in 51 languages to date. "The Hunger Games" trilogy takes