Directed by Gary Ross Written by Gary Ross   Suzanne Collins   Billy Ray   Cast Stanley Tucci ... Caesar Flickerman Wes Bentley ... Seneca Crane Jennifer Lawrence ... Katniss Everdeen Willow Shields ... Primrose Everdeen Liam Hemsworth ... Gale Hawthorne Elizabeth Banks ... Effie Trinket Sandra Ellis Lafferty ... Hob Vendor (as Sandra Lafferty) Paula Malcomson ... Katniss' Mother Rhoda Griffis ... Registration Woman Sandino Moya-Smith ... Propaganda Film Tribute Josh Hutcherson ... Peeta Mellark Raiko Bowman ... Peeta's Mother Dwayne Boyd ... Peacekeeper #1 Anthony Reynolds ... Peacekeeper #2 Judd Lormand ... Peacekeeper #3 Woody Harrelson ... Haymitch Abernathy Toby Jones ... Claudius Templesmith Kimiko Gelman ... Venia Nelson Ascencio ... Flavius Brooke Bundy ... Octavia (as Brooke Bundy) Lenny Kravitz ... Cinna Amandla Stenberg ... Rue Dayo Okeniyi ... Thresh Leven Rambin ... Glimmer Jack Quaid ... Marvel Latarsha Rose ... Portia Donald Sutherland ... President Snow Alexander Ludwig ... Cato Isabelle Fuhrman ... Clove Ian Nelson ... Tribute Boy District 3 Kalia Prescott ... Tribute Girl District 3 Ethan Jamieson ... Tribute Boy District 4 Jacqueline Emerson ... Fox Face Mackenzie Lintz ... Tribute Girl District 8 Imanol Yepez-Frias ... Tribute Boy District 9 Annie Thurman ... Tribute Girl District 9 Dakota Hood ... Tribute Girl District 10 Amber Chaney ... Avox Girl Karan Kendrick ... Atala Shane Biseell ... Birthday Boy (as Shane Bissell) Kate Kneeland ... Hovercraft Tech Steve Coulter ... Game Center Tech #1 Sharon Conley ... Game Center Tech #2 (as a different name) Tim Taylor ... Game Center Tech #3 John Ross ... Game Center Tech #4 (as Jack Ross) Phillip Troy Linger ... Katniss' Father Uncredited Cast David Abernathy ... District 11 Farmer Scott Alms ... Head Peacekeeper Chase Anderson ... Capitol Citizen Nicholas Azarian ... District 12 Resident Tara-Nicole Azarian ... District 12 Teen Bakarhythm ... Capital Man Shelley Bassett ... Capitol Citizen David Belmont ... Capitol Citizen Bill Bennett ... Coal Miner Jeremy Bonham ... Capitol Citizen Linda Britt ... Capitol Citizen Michael Bunch ... Capitol Citizen Cedric J. Byrd ... Capitol Stylist Don Calhoun ... Tribute Trainer Kerry Cashion ... Capitol Citizen Brian Patrick Catalano ... Sponsor Rita Conte ... Capitol Citizen / Hob Woman Russell Cook ... Backstage Official Audrey Reid Couch ... District 12 Reaping Teen Lorinda Couch ... Hob Woman Christopher Cozort ... Capitol Citizen / Hob Vendor Cameo Crumby ... District Citizen Melissa Danielle ... Capitol Citizen William R. Davis ... District 11 Farmer Digol Deng ... Warrior Blair Landon Dimmick ... Peacekeeper Jane Doole ... Capitol Citizen Shawn Dougan ... District 11 Farmer Kimberly Dunevant ... Capitol Citizen Amanda Dunn ... Capitol Citizen Antonio Echeverria ... Capitol Citizen Tyrone Emanuel ... Capitol Audience Jackie Evancho ... District 12 Girl Cameron Fachman ... Boy from District 12 Blaque Fowler ... District 12 Man with Chicken Bone Mary Fox ... District 12 Citizen Colleen Galeazzi ... Capitol Citizen F. Curtis Gaston ... Stagehand Tucker Gates ... District 12 Reaping Boy Paul Gibson ... Trexler Hoverhound David Goff ... Peacekeeper Joshua Grant ... Capital Citizen Leigha Hancock ... Tribute Girl District 7 Jonathan Hart ... District 12 Citizen Summer Hart ... District 12 Youth Brittany Lee Hellmeister ... Capitol Citizen Eric Hennig ... Game Tech Lew Herman ... District 12 / Hob Vendor / Capitol / Gamekeeper Box Malcolm Howard ... Capital Man Malcolm Howard ... District 12 Man Erika Ikuta ... Capital Woman Julie Ivey ... Martha Cecilia Johnson ... Capitol Citizen Dean Allen Jones ... Game Center Tech Joshua Jones ... Peacekeeper / Civilian Nick Karner ... District 11 Farmer Dan A.R. Kelly ... District 11 Resident Jeff Kidd ... Capitol Citizen Mehmet Korhan ... Game Tech Michael Kraft ... Capitol Citizen Konstantine Kurelias ... Peacekeeper Chad Kurtz ... Capitol Crowd Gwydion Lashlee-Walton ... Teen Jared Losano ... Trainer Bryce Lotz ... Reaping Teen Cody Lowe ... District 12 Citizen David Lowe ... Coal Miner Keri Keith Lumm ... District 12 Woman William Hunter Luther ... District 12 Teen Sam Ly ... Tribute Boy District 7 Luis Carlos Machicao ... Capitol Citizen Kirby Mack ... Capitol Member who Wears an Eye-Patch Tara Macken ... Tribute Girl District 4 Donna Marcus ... Capital Woman Jeremy Marinas ... Tribute Boy District 10 Chris Mark ... Tribute Boy District 5 Logan Martin ... Propaganda Video Athlete George McPherson ... District 11 Farmer Mark Meekins ... District 11 Farmer Ashton Moio ... District 6 Tribute Shana Murphy ... Propaganda Film Tribute Tim Olcott ... Distracted Flickerman Stagehand Sharon Oliphant ... Capitol Citizen Kimberly Ann Parker ... District 12 Townsperson Susan Patterson ... Hob Woman George Peroulas ... Man in Capitol Cafe Sandra Perry ... Capitol Citizen Kara Petersen ... Tribute Girl District 6 Herman Phillips ... District 12 Teen Alexa Poletti ... Capitol Citizen Kelly Lynn Reiter ... District 12 Tribute Girl Jessica Richards ... Capitol Citizen Edd Robinson ... Gamekeeper in Spectator's Box K. Lamar Robinson ... Capitol Citizen John Rutland ... Coal Miner Jordan Sadri ... Capitol Citizen Matthew Sara ... Capital Citizen Eli Shannon ... Capitol Crowd Taylor John Smith ... Propaganda Film Tribute Ron Stafford ... Capitol Citizen / Games Maker Ashley Starr ... District 11 Citizen Angela Staten ... Capitol Citizen Ben Stratford ... Armed Guard #10 Jubal Strube ... District 12 Teen Sarah Anne Sumpolec ... District 12 Mother Sam Tan ... Tribute Boy District 8 Trey Taylor ... Peacekeeper Leia Thomas ... District 12 Shelby Townsend ... District 12 Girl Catherine Trail ... Capitol Girl in Yellow Dress Gina Travis ... Capitol Citizen / President's Box Spectator Bailee Watters ... District 12 Citizen Charles Tyler West ... District 12 Citizen Justin Wheelon ... Capitol Citizen Produced by Diana Alvarez   Robin Bissell   Martin Cohen   Suzanne Collins   Chantal Feghali   Nina Jacobson   Jon Kilik   Michael Paseornek   Louis Phillips   Aldric La'auli Porter   Louise Rosner   Bryan Unkeless   Original Music by James Newton Howard

Additional Info Premiere: March 12, 2012 Theatrical Release: March 23, 2012 DVD Release: August 18, 2012 Blu-ray Release: August 18, 2012 Country: Distributor: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Lionsgate Films Color Force Distributors Lionsgate Films   (2012) (United States) (theatrical) ABC Family   (2014) (United States) (TV) Amazon Freevee   (2019) (United States) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (2015) (United States) (TV) Epix (I)   (2013) (United States) (TV) Lionsgate Home Entertainment   (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) Lionsgate Home Entertainment   (2012) (United States) (DVD) Lionsgate Home Entertainment   (2016) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) Paramount+   (2021) (United States) (VOD) (video) Tubi TV   (2020) (United States) (video) Filming Locations Asheville, North Carolina, USA   (Arena scenes) Barnardsville, North Carolina, USA Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA Bridal Veil Falls, DuPont State Forest, North Carolina, USA   (Katniss cools down after outrunning the firestorm) Cedar Mountain, North Carolina, USA Charlotte Convention Center - 501 S College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA   (underground loading dock where Katniss becomes the "girl on fire") Charlotte, North Carolina, USA   (Capitol scenes) Concord, North Carolina, USA   (Capitol scenes) DuPont State Forest, North Carolina, USA   (Arena: fireballs and river bed hideout) Henry River Mill Village, North Carolina, USA   (Mellark's Bakery; District 12) Hildebran, North Carolina, USA   (Henry River Mill: District 12 village) Knight Theatre, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA   (Capitol scenes; Tribute interview scenes) North Carolina, USA North Fork Reservoir, North Carolina, USA   (Cornucopia) Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, USA   (District 12 forest where Gail and Katniss hunt; rocky creek surrounding Katniss and Peeta's shelter) Shelby, North Carolina, USA   (District 12 reaping ceremony) Triple Falls, DuPont State Forest, North Carolina, USA   (Katniss finds Peeta camouflaged against the rocks) USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.2 / 10 Our Rating 5.6 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.6 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #95 / 20,875 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Average 3 total ratings Site Ranking #91 Friends: Season 9 (2002) #92 No Country For Old Men (2007) #93 The Sixth Sense (1999) #94 Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) #95 The Hunger Games (2012) #96 A Beautiful Mind (2001) #97 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) #98 Monsters, Inc. (2001) #99 Die Hard (1988)