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" The Hunger Games is poised to become the 20th film in history to crack the $100 million mark at the domestic box office in a three-day frame.  Box office predictions suggest that the highly-anticipated adaptation of Suzanne Collins&amp;#039;s bestselling trilogy will become the highest opening for Lionsgate, easily outstripping the company&amp;#039;s current best of $41 million with Tyler Perry&amp;#039;s Madea Goes to Jail.   The $75-$80 million budgeted film could also score a record  for a March domestic opening if it lands higher than the $116 million set by 2010&amp;#039;s Alice in Wonderland. Online ticketing site  Fandango  reports that the movie has created an advanced ticket sales frenzy and with more than 2,500 sold-out shows,  Hunger Games  is the third-highest advance ticket seller behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.  The appeal for Hunger Games  is reportedly strongest among female audiences and fans of the books. Lionsgate has kept much of the film&amp;#039;s fighting sequences under wraps to fuel anticipation.  Directed by Gary Ross, the movie stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth.  Watch Digital Spy&amp;#039;s  interview with Josh Hutcherson below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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