The Hunger Games in China
In a huge coup for Lionsgate, The Hunger Games has opened in China, a move that could see the film break even more box office records.
And so far it seems to have played to audiences fairly well.
According to The Epoch Times, it’s been given some high profile support including one prominent Chinese television personality who described it as “the most moving and thoughtful of recent films”.
Here’s some of the other praise The Hunger Games received:
Several others praised the film and sympathized with the plight of the teens: “It has been a long time since I last cried at a movie. When Katniss shows the hand sign of farewell to the people of District 12, I took it as the poor people’s cry for injustice and unfair treatment. It was shocking to see.”
A more somber tone was taken by “colin:” “Too bad that the teens did not die, sparking a revolt against the dictatorship. Perhaps that’s also a regret existing in reality.”
According to “light blue jade:” “Having to struggle against a bloody and treacherous web of intrigue is similar to our own country, so I feel that this was no mere teen flick.”
The film makes clear the contrast between the well-off residents of the “Capitol” and the subsistence standard in the “Districts.”
“Icy leaves,” in Guangdong, remarking on this, wrote: “Go see it and afterwards you’ll know that everything is controlled by politics, just like society today where those with the bucks get the respect!”
Source: The Epoch Times via TheHungerGamesFandom
Wow! Trying to imagine Katniss and Peeta with Chinese voice overs.
They’re not gonna make all versions translated. The one I watched was with Chinese subtitles. I really hate to see the original voice covered, although the translators are not THAT bad
haha…i didnt watch that version…but i heard that’s not bad…
That will be hard to me , and sort of scary . i wonder how they say may the odds be ever in your favor , or happy hunger games?
After reading the comments from those in China that have seen the movie, I am wondering how long it will be before the Chinese government shuts it down? Sparking a rebellion is not high on thier list of allowable activities.
oh, i guess govt’s ok with it, cuz THG happens in capitalist country:)
According to Box Office Mojo, The Hunger Games opened to $9.8 million in China this weekend which brings its overseas total to $258.9 million and worldwide total to $660,666,452…..hmmmm not bad at all
Thanks for that update
Hi Jose, do you have a link to where BOM reported the numbers? I always keep a close eye on their reports and I haven’t seen China’s numbers for THG yet. A forum post on Boxoffice.com is reporting a $10.4 million opening but I don’t know where they get their numbers.
I mean, what’s so special about China? Chinese are not freak, we do exactly the same things you do. I might be a little sensitive but why just mention China? It sounds like a slight discrimination
Avalanche123, don’t feel badly! Hunger Games’ China release is a fairly significant deal financially for Lionsgate — that’s why it’s being mentioned by the company. Until recently most American films distributors had to sell off rights to Chinese distributors or got only about 15% of the box office. The distribution for Hunger Games is one of the first under a new revenue-sharing agreement that allows foreign distributors a 25% cut of the box office take. China is a very fast-growing market for films — potentially as big as major markets like the US, UK, Germany and Australia.
do they have to books in china? the Chinese gov. may have allowed the hunger games to show but when it comes to mockingjay i doubt it will be allowed, having a film depicting the overthrowing of the current power wouldn’t sit well them. they ban their citizens from websites that that differ slightly from the official Chinese view, so this book/film could be the nightlock that sparks the rebellion.
Of course they have books in china, i’m reading them just now
Haha I live in China (but I’m American) ;D