“The Hunger Games” is about to turn 10 years old!

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The franchise was based on the book trilogy written by Suzanne Collins.

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The trilogy was turned into four movies, with the last book split into two parts.

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The film had its official theatrical release on March 23, 2012.

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It earned $152.5 million dollars during its opening weekend.

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That was the third-largest gross of any film in North America at the time.

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In a recent interview, he admitted to being hooked on the book series after he heard about it from his kids.

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