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“Hunger Games” movie franchise evidently gathered a lot of money as it reached the worldwide hit and blockbuster records. And, as everyone believed that the film series already ended, there were reports that Lionsgate will continue making a prequel. According to Slash Film, the first three installments; “The Hunger Games,” 2012, “Catching Fire,” 2013 and “Mockingjay Part 1,” 2014, earned a whopping $2 billion combined. The last film, “Mockingjay Part 2,” on the other hand, got $524 million as of date and still counting. Lionsgate’s Vice Chairman Michael Burns spoke at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York and compared “The Hunger Games” with J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” that will “live on and on and on.” Burns himself
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In the Sequel to the Hunger Games, Catching Fire, written by Suzanne Collins, about 6 months after returning home from their unexpected victory of the 74th annual Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark discover they must partake in a Victor's Tour and visit each district. Through the tour Katniss and Peeta sense rebellion stirring amongst the districts. This makes President Snow feel the need to prove that he is still very much in control and spreads the word about a cruel new change that will occur in the upcoming 75th annual Hunger Games. Snow then turns Katniss and Peeta's world upside by throwing them back into the arena of the games and makes it clear that there will only be one winner in this go round. So after a colossal meltdown

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