![]() The stories still share a surprising number of plot elements. Collins has stated that she was unaware of Battle Royale when working on The Hunger Games. In it, high school students are sent to a remote island in a rigged fight to the death. ![]() A 1999 novel by Koushun Takami that was adapted into a 2000 film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, Battle Royale is far more violent and morally ambiguous than The Hunger Games. Personally, I am uncomfortable with how children are used in The Hunger Games, and even more uncomfortable with one of its immediate predecessors, Battle Royale. Set in a dystopian future, the premise features televised Olympics-style battles to the death among 24 teenagers selected from the 12 colonies that had rebelled against the ruling class. With almost 25 millions copies in print, Collins’ series of young adult novels are a phenomenon in their own right. Three more episodes are currently planned (the last book will be split into two parts, like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.) So you can count on Hunger Games sequels in the near future. ![]() Should it match that title’s receipts, The Hunger Game could top $150 million within days.ĭespite muted reviews from old-line media like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, and Time, The Hunger Games has already helped to boost the stock price of distributor Lionsgate by over 80% in the past three months. Opening today, the movie has already broken the first-day sales record on Fandango, topping the previous leader, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. If you’ve somehow avoided the marketing juggernaut behind The Hunger Games, the film version of Suzanne Collins’ novel is poised to become the first box-office blockbuster of 2012.
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