In the real world, the media and the pundit class essentially turned Jennifer Lawrences’ “just like us” stardom into a skewed feminist symbol, pitting Katniss’s “badass with a bow” against the “doing anything to snag the guy” Bella Swann (Kristen Stewart) from Twilight. The films became about how forces opposing the tyrannical Capital attempted to turn Katniss into a singular figure of hope, with (in Mockingjay part I) propaganda videos that could have doubled for theatrical trailers. The saga of Katniss Everdeen was one steeped in life-imitates-art irony. We didn’t know it then, but it would be the last A-level “new to cinema” franchise we’d get. The four films (book three, Mockingjay, was split into two films) would earn $2.958 billion in global box office and $519 million in combined DVD/Blu sales on a combined budget of $495 million budget. The film helped make Jennifer Lawrence an A-list movie star, while offering yet more proof that, yes, big movies for/about women could earn grosses on par with the dude-centric variety. The buzzy and well-reviewed Lionsgate release legged out in the weeks before The Avengers, earning $409 million domestic and $651 million worldwide on a $90 million budget. The Gary Ross-directed flick, an adaptation of Susanne Collins’ first (of three) novels in the YA dystopian, holds what is still a record ($152 million in 2-D) for the opening weekend for a non-sequel. Yesterday marked the tenth anniversary of the theatrical release of The Hunger Games. (Photo by Juan Naharro Gimenez/WireImage) WireImage MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 13: Actress Jennifer Lawrence attends the Spanish premiere of the film 'The Hunger Games - Catching Fire' (Los Juegos Del Hambre: En Llamas) at the Callao cinema on Novemin Madrid, Spain.
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