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What is the Hunger Games film franchise?

The Hunger Games franchise is a series of dystopian films based on the best-selling young adult novels by Suzanne Collins. The franchise originally consisted of four movies—The Hunger Games (2012), Catching Fire (2013), Mockingjay Part 1 (2014), and Mockingjay Part 2 (2015)—that star Jennifer Lawrence as the resourceful and brave Katniss Everdeen. The series was later expanded with the release of the prequels The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) and Sunrise on the Reaping (scheduled for release on November 20, 2026), which are set decades before the main storyline. The Hunger Games is a hugely successful film franchise, having grossed more than $3.3 billion worldwide.