LIONSGATE'S GLOBAL BLOCKBUSTER THE HUNGER

GAMES TO BE RELEASED IN CHINA IN 67 IMAX THEATRES

IN JUNE.
- Release In One Of World's Leading Territories Continues Lionsgate's Successful Global Partnership
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leading global entertainment company, today announced that Lionsgate's blockbuster film The
Hunger Games will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX format and released in China
in 67 IMAX digital theatres in June.
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The film will be released nationwide in China, under the new revenue sharing revenue sharing
Funding arrangement in which one government unit grants a portion of its tax income to another
government unit. For example, provinces or states may share revenue with local governments, or
national governments may share revenue with provinces or states. terms outlined in the recently
announced WTO See World Trade Organization. agreement, in both dubbed and subtitled prints by
China Film Group Corporation in conjunction with Huaxia Film Distribution Co. Ltd., with assistance
from Lionsgate's promotional partner in the region, Talent International.
The Hunger Games has already grossed nearly $400 million at the North American North American
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box office, making it the 14th highest-grossing film of all time, and it is approaching $650 million
at the worldwide box office. The film is the first in a franchise based on the wildly popular trilogy of
books by author Suzanne Collins This article is about the author Suzanne Collins. For the Marine
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, which has already generated more than 36.5 million copies in print in the United States United
States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi
(9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in
population and the fourth largest country in area. alone and has developed a massive fan base.
"The Hunger Games launch in China underscores the franchise's continued emergence as a truly
global phenomenon, and we're delighted to extend our successful partnership with IMAX around the
globe to offer moviegoers in China a unique, world-class experience," said Lionsgate Motion Picture
Group Co-Chairs Patrick Wachsberger and Rob Friedman. "We're thrilled that we can introduce the
film to the Chinese movie-going public in the premium IMAX format that celebrates its status as a
special and memorable event."
"The Hunger Games has received critical and public acclaim and is one of the most successful
franchises in recent history," said Greg Foster Greg
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, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "We're excited that Chinese audiences will
have the opportunity to experience this film in IMAX, which is the most immersive environment in
cinema."
The IMAX release of The Hunger Games will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound
quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX DMR (Digital Media Receiver) See digital
media hub. (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX's
customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that will make
audiences feel as if they are in the movie.
The Hunger Games: The IMAX Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following IMAX
theatres:
China
Baotou - Baotou Qingshan Wanda IMAX
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Beijing city (in China). Geographically situated in the eastern urban area, sandwiched between the
3rd Ring Road and the 4th Ring Road, the Beijing CBD area is an area currently under immense
development. Wanda Cinema IMAX
Beijing - Beijing Huaxing UME Ume
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Beijing - Beijing Shijingshan Wanda Cinema IMAX
Changchun - Changchun Chongqing Road Wanda IMAX
Changchun - Changchun Hongqi Road Wanda IMAX
Changchun - Changchun Ouya Wanda Cinema IMAX
Changsha - Changsha Wanda Cinema IMAX
Changzhou - Changzhou Xinbei Wanda Cinema IMAX
Chengdu - Chengdu Jinhua Wanda Cinema IMAX
Chongqing - Chongqing Jinyi Starlight Cinema IMAX
Chongqing - Chongqing Lumiere Cinema IMAX
Dalian - Dalian Huafu Wanda IMAX
Daqing - Daqing Saertu Wanda IMAX
Fuzhuo - Fuzhuo Cangshan Wanda IMAX
Fuzhuo - Fuzhuo Financial Street Wanda Cinema IMAX
Fuzhuo - Fuzhuo Jinyi Baolong Cinema IMAX
Guangzhou - Guangzhou Wanda Cinema IMAX
Hangzhou - Hangzhou Broadway Cinema IMAX
Hangzhou - Zhejiang Xinyuan Cinema IMAX (Hangzhou Cinyo)
Harbin - Harbin Central Avenue Wanda IMAX
Harbin - Harbin Hengshan Wanda IMAX
Hefei - Hefei Wanda Cinema IMAX
Hohhot - Hohhot Wanda IMAX
Huai'an - Huai'an the hunger games mockingjay online Wanda IMAX
Jinan - Jinan Wanda Cinema IMAX
Kunming - Kunming Broadway Cinema IMAX
Langfang - Langfang Wanda IMAX
Luoyang - Luoyang Wanda Cinema IMAX
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Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, currently playing in the Chinese Football Association Jia League.
In 2003, the People's Liberation Army dismissed part of its sport branch, including the Bayi Football
Team but the Wanda IMAX
Nanjing - Nanjing Hexi Wanda Cinema IMAX
Ningbo - Ningbo Jiangbei Wanda Cinema IMAX
Ningbo - Ningbo Yinzhou Wanda Cinema IMAX
Qingdao - Qingdao Wanda Cinema IMAX (Yanji Road Branch)
Sanya - Sanya Haitang Bay Wanda IMAX
Shanghai - Shanghai Jiangqiao Wanda Cinema IMAX
Shanghai - Shanghai Peace Cinema IMAX
Shanghai - Shanghai Super Brand Mall Stellar IMAX
Shanghai - Shanghai Wujiaochang Wanda IMAX
Shanghai - Shanghai Zhoupu Wanda IMAX
Shaoxing - Shaoxing Keqiao Wanda IMAX
Shenyang - Shenyang Jinyi Cloud Nine Cinema IMAX
Shenyang - Shenyang Tiexi Wanda IMAX
Shenzhen - China Film Shenzhen OCTBAY IMAX
Shenzhen - Shenzhen UA KK Mall Cinema IMAX
Shijiazhuang - Shijiazhuang Yuhua Wanda IMAX
Suzhou - Suzhou Blue Ocean Cineplex IMAX
Suzhou - Suzhou Culture + Arts Centre An art center or arts centre is distinct from an art gallery or
art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts
practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues for musical
performance, IMAX
Suzhou - Suzhou Jinyi Yixiang Cinema IMAX
Suzhou - Suzhou Pingjiang Wanda IMAX
Taizhou - Taizhou Wanda IMAX
Tangshan - Tangshan Wanda IMAX
Tianjin - Tianjin CGV CGV Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Xingxing Cinema IMAX
Tianjin - Tianjin China Film Cinema IMAX
Tianjin - Tianjin Hedong Wanda IMAX
Tianjin - Tianjin Jinyi Aocheng Cinema IMAX
Wuhan - Wuhan Jingkai Wanda IMAX
Wuhan - Wuhan Studio City Cinema IMAX
Wuxi - Wuxi Big World Cinema IMAX
Xi'ian - Xi'an Da Ming Palace IMAX
Xi'ian - Xi'an Jiefang Road Wanda IMAX
Xiamen - Xiamen Huli Wanda Cinema IMAX
Xiangyang - Xiangyang Wanda IMAX
Yichang - Yichang Wanda IMAX
Yinchuan - Yinchuan Jinfeng Wanda IMAX
Zhengzhou - Zhengzhou Zhongyuan Wanda IMAX
Zhenjiang - Zhenjiang Wanda Cinema IMAX
Please check local listings or IMAX.cn for final theatre listings, launch dates and show times.
About The Hunger Games
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America North America, third largest continent
(1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two
continents of the Western Hemisphere. , the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve
districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a
past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally
televised event in which "Tributes" must fight with one another until one survivor remains.
Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place to enter the games, and is
forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch
Abernathy when she's pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games
their entire lives. 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 For the baseball player, see .
Gary Ross (born November 3, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is an American writer, director and
actor. He is best known for directing Pleasantville and Seabiscuit, both of which had Tobey Maguire
in the lead role. from a screenplay by Gary Ross and Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, produced by
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tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The Hunger Games stars Academy Award nominated actress
Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence (born August 15, 1990, in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American
actress and model. She is currently appearing in TBS's comedy The Bill Engvall Show, as Lauren
Pearson, Engvall's oldest daughter Lauren. In the past, she has appeared on Cold Case, Medium,
and Monk. , Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth Banks
(born February 10, 1974) is an American actress. Early life
Banks was born Elizabeth Maresal Mitchell in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. As a young child, she was a
contestant on the Nickelodeon game show Finders Keepers. , Lenny Kravitz, with Stanley Tucci and
Donald Sutherland.
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About Lionsgate
Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in
motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home
entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms and international
distribution and sales. The Company has built a strong television presence in production of
primetime cable and broadcast network series, distribution and syndication of programming and an
array of channel assets. Lionsgate currently has 16 shows on more than 10 networks spanning its
primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically-acclaimed
hits as the multiple Emmy Award-winning "Mad Men," "Weeds" and "Nurse Jackie," along with the
powerful drama "Boss," the new network series "Nashville" and "Next Caller," the syndication
successes "Tyler Perry's House of Payne Tyler Perry's House of Payne is an American television
comedy-drama, currently airing on TBS. Created and produced by playwright, director, and
producer Tyler Perry, the show's premise revolves around a multi-generational family living under
one roof in Atlanta. ," its spinoff "Meet the Browns," "The Wendy Williams Show" and "Are We There
Yet?" and the upcoming "Anger Management," starring Charlie Sheen, and "Orange Is The New
Black," an original series for Netflix.
Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first
installment of "The Hunger Games" franchise, which has already grossed nearly $650 million at the
worldwide box office, "The Expendables," "The Lincoln Lawyer", Cabin In The Woods," "Tyler Perry's
Madea's Big Happy Family" and "Margin Call." With the January 2012 acquisition of Summit
Entertainment, the Company now has the two leading young adult franchises - the blockbuster
"Twilight Saga," which has grossed more than $2.5 billion at the worldwide box office, and "The
Hunger Games." Recent Summit hits include "Red," "Letters to Juliet," "Knowing," the "Step Up"
franchise and the Academy Award-winning Best Picture, "The Hurt Locker."
Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-
to-VOD revenue conversion rate. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of
approximately 13,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring
revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The
Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in
markets around the world.
About IMAX China
IMAX China is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMAX Corporation, and is incorporated under the laws
of Hong Kong. IMAX China was established by IMAX Corporation specifically to oversee the
expansion of IMAX's business throughout Greater China.
About IMAX Corporation
IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading entertainment and technology companies,
specializing in the creation and delivery of premium, awe-inspiring entertainment experiences. With
a growing suite of cutting-edge motion picture and sound technologies, and a globally recognized
entertainment brand, IMAX is singularly situated at the convergence of the entertainment industry,
innovation and the digital media world. The industry's top filmmakers and studios are utilizing IMAX
theatres to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, and as such, the IMAX network is among
the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the
globe. The Company's new digital projection and sound systems - combined with a growing
blockbuster film slate - are fueling the rapid expansion of the IMAX network in established markets
such as North America, Western Europe, and Japan, as well as emerging markets such as China and
Russia. IMAX deliver the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX 3D,
and IMAX DMR (Digital Re-Mastering) technologies. IMAX DMR enables virtually any motion picture
to be transformed into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience.
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Angeles, with offices in London, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing. As of March 31, 2012, there were 643
IMAX theatres (510 commercial multiplex, 20 commercial destination and 113 institutional) in 52
countries.
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