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The Hunger Games lives up to the hype
Futuristic teen tale based on best-selling book series delivers a punch
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Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen, left, and Josh Hutcherson portrays Peeta Mellark in a scene from "The Hunger Games." - photo by Murray Close
"The Hunger Games" have officially begun. This science fiction movie based on Suzanne Collins' incredibly successful young adult novel is arriving with the kind of anticipation usually reserved for Marvel or DC Comics superheroes. Thanks to massive sales of Collins' books (24 million in print so far) and some brilliant social media marketing, "The Hunger Games" movie has already sold more advanced tickets than any other nonsequel in history, according to ticket retailer Fandango.