New Zealand Hungry for Tickets to ‘The Hunger Games’

New Zealand Hungry for Tickets to ‘The Hunger Games’

Anticipation is running high for the release of ‘The Hunger Games’, the first film to come from the Suzanne Collins best selling trilogy of books, with ticket sales to first sessions of the film selling out fast and more sessions being added to cope with demand across New Zealand.

This level of interest emulates that experienced with the ‘Twilight’ and ‘Harry Potter’ series of films, also translated from book to screen, which have gone on to capture the hearts of the teen market to become worldwide phenomenon’s at the box office.

Carmen Switzer, General Manager for Event Cinemas NZ states, “The midnight screenings this Thursday night are selling fast and this definitely has the same feel as Twilight and Harry Potter. In particular, our Queen Street and Albany locations in Auckland are experiencing a great demand for tickets and we’re adjusting sessions to accommodate. It’s shaping up to be one of the biggest films of the year.”

The film has its local Premiere on Tuesday 20th March in Auckland, with the film opening widely around New Zealand on Thursday 22nd March, first sessions commencing at 12.01am. Those still wishing to purchase advance tickets should check their local exhibitor guides for details.

About The Hunger Games

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains.

Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Collins’ best-selling novel, which has over 3 million copies in print in the United States alone, is the first in a trilogy of novels which have developed a global following.

www.thehungergamesmovie.com

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