The Hunger Games Trilogy Sells 50 Million Copies
The publishers of The Hunger Games trilogy, Scholastic, has announced that since the release of the movie, new readers have continued to discover the books, while others have been picking up the sequels to find out what happens next.
As of today, Scholastic has more than 50 million copies of the original three books in The Hunger Games trilogy in print and digital formats in the U.S. (more than 23 million copies of The Hunger Games; more than 14 million copies of Catching Fire; and more than 13 million copies of Mockingjay).
According to Scholastic’s President, Ellie Berger, “readers across the nation are captivated by the rich world and strong characters Suzanne Collins has created.
“It’s thrilling to see teen and adult readers enthralled by the same story and engaged in conversation about these books.”
Here’s some more about the success of The Hunger Games books from MarketWatch
First published in September 2008, The Hunger Games was an instant bestseller, appealing to both teen readers and adults, and has been the recipient of countless awards. The Hunger Games and its sequels, Catching Fire and Mockingjay, occupied the top three spots on the USA Today bestseller list for a total of 14 weeks in 2012, and The Hunger Games trilogy has so far spent 31 consecutive weeks at number one on the New York Times best-sellers list in the Children’s Series category. Foreign publishing rights for The Hunger Games trilogy have been sold into 55 territories in 50 languages to date.
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Good to have this update. I had seen 32 Million books sold published earlier in the week and remembered that was the same total they were touting in the Spring. My first thought was, ‘Really? I would have thought they had sold millions more since the movie.’ This confirms that thought! Go Ms. Collins! AND, please feel free to write some more books on this series! We love it! We want more!
I love this series, too, but there’s nothing more to write. The Hunger Games are over, the Capitol has been destroyed, Peeta and Katniss have settled down and had a family of their own. Lives went on. Katniss’ story is long over, KJ—everyone’s story is long over.
i agree when i finished the secound book i thought theres no way one more book could conclude this story to its full , but it did and it was an amazing ending as everyone wants the hunger games to go on it could but it doesant need to we all love it and the three books are enough.
I actually REALLY think they should have another book. But if your not a True Hunger Games fan, i can see why you would say that
every single person i meet i make them promise to read the hunger games i have just started a new school and i have told all of the teachers to read it and ino at least 7 of them are just finnishing the secound book and love it !