{{short description|2014 film by Francis Lawrence}} {{for-multi|the novel on which this film is based|Mockingjay{{!}}''Mockingjay''|the sequel to this film|The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2{{!}}''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2''}} {{Use American English|date=August 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox film | name = The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | image = MockingjayPart1Poster3.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Francis Lawrence | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * Peter Craig * Danny Strong }} {{Infobox|decat=yes|child=yes|label1=Adaptation by|data1=Suzanne Collins}} | based_on = {{Based on|''Mockingjay''|Suzanne Collins}} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Nina Jacobson * Jon Kilik }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Jennifer Lawrence * Josh Hutcherson * Liam Hemsworth * Woody Harrelson * Elizabeth Banks * Julianne Moore * Philip Seymour Hoffman * Jeffrey Wright * Stanley Tucci * Donald Sutherland<!-- Limited to ten actors listed in poster billing block --> }} | music = James Newton Howard | cinematography = Jo Willems | editing = {{Plainlist| * Alan Edward Bell * Mark Yoshikawa }} | production_companies = {{Plainlist| * Lionsgate * Color Force }} | distributor = Lionsgate | released = {{Film date|2014|11|10|Odeon Leicester Square|2014|11|21|United States}} | runtime = 123 minutes<!-- Theatrical runtime: 122:41 --><ref>{{cite web|title=''THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1'' (12A)|url= https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-film |work=British Board of Film Classification|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181117061141/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-film |access-date=November 3, 2014|archive-date= November 17, 2018 }}</ref> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $125–140 million<ref name="BOM" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last= FilmL.A. |title= 2014 Feature Film Study |url= https://www.filmla.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2014_FeatureFilm_study_v9_WEB.pdf |journal= FilmL.A. Feature Film Study |date= May 2015 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170721122201/https://www.filmla.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2014_FeatureFilm_study_v9_WEB.pdf |archive-date= July 21, 2017 |access-date= March 28, 2019 }}</ref> | gross = $755.4 million<!--- Leave this number truncated ---><ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hungergames3.htm |title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 4, 2018 |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116032357/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hungergames3.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> }}
'''''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1''''' is a 2014 American dystopian action film directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong, based on the 2010 novel ''Mockingjay'' by Suzanne Collins. The sequel to ''The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' (2013), it is the third installment in ''The Hunger Games'' film series. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland and Sam Claflin. In the film, Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) joins Alma Coin (Moore), the renegade leader of the underground District 13, in a mass rebellion against the Capitol.
Development on a third ''Hunger Games'' film was announced in May 2012, after Lionsgate announced Collins's novel would be split into two parts. Lawrence was confirmed to return to direct the final two installments that November, which would be filmed back-to-back. Most of the main cast was rounded out by September 2013 when principal photography began, lasting until June 2014, with filming locations including Boston, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Paris, and Berlin. The film faced controversy after its content was used in political protests in 2014 and 2015.
''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on November 10, 2014, and was released in the United States on November 21, by Lionsgate. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its acting, music, and political subtext, but criticism of its pacing and the decision to split the novel into two films. It grossed $755.4 million worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2014; it set the record for the largest opening day and opening weekend of 2014.
Among its accolades, ''Mockingjay – Part 1'' was nominated for Best Science Fiction Film at the 41st Saturn Awards, while Lawrence was nominated Best Actress in an Action Movie at the 20th Critics' Choice Awards. The song "Yellow Flicker Beat" by Lorde, the lead single from its soundtrack, was nominated for Best Original Song at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards and Critics' Choice Awards.
The film was followed by the series's final installment, ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2'', in November 2015.
==Plot== <!-- Per WP:FILMPLOT, plots should be between 400-700 words. --> After being rescued from the destroyed arena in the 75th Hunger Games,{{efn| as depicted in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire}} Katniss Everdeen, Beetee, and Finnick Odair are taken to District 13, an underground district isolated from Panem that has been spearheading the rebellion. Katniss is introduced to President Alma Coin, the rebel leader. Katniss is told that her arrow destroying the forcefield led to riots in over half the districts, joining District 13 in the rebellion, which caused President Snow to bomb District 12 in retaliation. Coin asks her to become the "Mockingjay"—a symbol of the rebellion—as part of a "hearts and minds" strategy. She visits the ruins of District 12, her old house somehow untouched with white roses from President Snow inside. Katniss is reunited with her mother and sister Prim and reluctantly agrees to become Mockingjay after seeing Peeta being manipulated on state television to quell the rebellion.
Katniss meets her film team and is given Effie Trinket as a stylist and her close friend Gale as a bodyguard. They travel to District 8 where Katniss is filmed being saluted by dozens of wounded civilians at a hospital; Snow, seeing the footage, orders an airstrike at the hospital, killing everyone inside. The crew films Katniss and Gale shooting down two Capitol hovercraft and Katniss' rage-filled threatening speech, inspiring loggers in District 7 to revolt against the Capitol.
Katniss and her team travel to District 12 to film her singing "The Hanging Tree". Rebel forces in District 5, singing the same anthem, launch an attack against a hydroelectric dam, the Capitol's primary source of electricity. The attack successfully implodes and breaches the dam, causing a blackout throughout the Capitol. That night, Katniss watches Peeta being interviewed by Caesar Flickerman, the Games' former presenter, when Coin and Beetee hijack the signal to air a clip of Katniss. After seeing it, Peeta suddenly shouts a warning that the Capitol is about to attack District 13. Coin orders a mass evacuation further into underground shelters, and the facility survives the attack. Upon emerging, Katniss discovers the area littered with white roses; she concludes that Snow orchestrated this to inform her that whenever she condemns the Capitol, they will torture Peeta in retaliation.
Coin dispatches a strike team to rescue Peeta and the remaining victors Johanna Mason, Enobaria and Annie Cresta from their prison. Beetee hijacks the Capitol's defense system with a "propo" narrated by Finnick to convince more districts to side with the rebellion in which Finnick reveals that Snow would force "desirable" tributes (including Finnick himself) into prostitution with the threat of killing their families if they refused (which happened to Johanna), and that Snow only became the leader of Panem because he poisoned his opponents. When the propo proves not to be enough, Katniss communicates directly with Snow to buy enough time. Gale's team rescues the victors and escapes the Capitol easily, indicating the Capitol reduced its security on purpose. When Katniss greets Peeta, he unexpectedly attacks and nearly strangles her to death before being knocked out by Boggs.
Katniss wakes up and is informed that Peeta has been "hijacked" — brainwashed into trying to kill her, which explains why the Capitol allowed them to escape with him. Peeta is placed in solitary confinement, while a serum is developed to reverse the hijacking effects. Coin announces that the rebels' next objective is the Capitol's principal military stronghold in District 2, the only district remaining loyal to the Capitol.
==Cast== {{For|character descriptions from the novels|List of The Hunger Games characters{{!}}List of ''The Hunger Games'' characters}} {{See also|List of The Hunger Games cast members{{!}}List of ''The Hunger Games'' cast members}} <!--- Cast per tombstone closing credits and order, which included 19 actors, with roles per closing credits scroll ---> {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen * Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark * Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne * Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy * Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket * Julianne Moore as President Alma Coin * Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee * Jeffrey Wright as Beetee Latier * Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman * Donald Sutherland as President Coriolanus Snow * Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen * Paula Malcomson as Mrs. Everdeen * Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair * Jena Malone as Johanna Mason * Stef Dawson as Annie Cresta * Mahershala Ali as Boggs * Natalie Dormer as Cressida * Evan Ross as Messalla * Wes Chatham as Castor * Elden Henson as Pollux * Patina Miller as Commander Paylor * Robert Knepper as Antonius * Sarita Choudhury as Egeria {{div col end}}
==Production== ===Pre-production=== On July 10, 2012, Lionsgate announced that the third and final installment in the series, ''Mockingjay'', would be split into two parts. ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' was released on November 21, 2014, and ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2'' was released on November 20, 2015.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2012/hunger-games-final-chapter-mockingjay-officially-split-into-two-films/|title='Hunger Games' Final Chapter 'Mockingjay' Officially Gets Two Films|work=First Showing.net|date=July 10, 2012|access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref> Many directors, including Rian Johnson, Francis Lawrence and Alfonso Cuarón were considered for the job. On November 1, 2012, Lawrence, director of ''Catching Fire'', announced he would return to direct both final parts in the series.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/hunger-games-mockingjay-francis-lawrence/|title=Exclusive: Francis Lawrence to Direct Remainder of The Hunger Games Franchise with Two-Part Adaptation of Mockingjay|publisher=Collider.com|date=November 1, 2012|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=May 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512042514/http://collider.com/hunger-games-mockingjay-francis-lawrence/207898/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On December 6, 2012, Danny Strong announced that he would be writing the third and fourth films.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/12/06/danny-strong-interview-game-change-mockingjay/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208224354/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/12/06/danny-strong-interview-game-change-mockingjay/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2012|last=Busis|first=Hillary|title=Best of 2012 (Behind the Scenes): 'Game Change' (and 'Mockingjay') writer Danny Strong on his biggest year|date=December 6, 2012|access-date=January 21, 2013|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> On February 15, 2013, Lionsgate confirmed the script for ''Part 1'' was written by Strong, giving him permission to write ''Part 2''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hunger-games-mockingjay-screenwriter-danny-421902 |title='Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Screenwriter Danny Strong to Begin Work on Part 2 (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=February 15, 2013 |access-date=May 2, 2013 |archive-date=May 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525052739/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hunger-games-mockingjay-screenwriter-danny-421902 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in August, Hemsworth confirmed that shooting of the film would begin in September 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mockingjay.net/2013/08/05/liam-hemsworth-talks-mockingjay-confirms-filming-starts-september/ |title=Liam Hemsworth Talks 'Mockingjay,' Confirms Filming Starts September |publisher=Mockingjay.net |date=August 5, 2013 |access-date=August 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814023245/http://mockingjay.net/2013/08/05/liam-hemsworth-talks-mockingjay-confirms-filming-starts-september/ |archive-date=August 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
The film's production began on September 16, 2013, in Boston, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a471311/hunger-games-mockingjay-to-begin-production-in-september.html| title='Hunger Games: Mockingjay' to begin production in September| date=April 8, 2013| access-date=September 5, 2013| newspaper=digitalspy.co.uk| archive-date=May 12, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512002530/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a471311/hunger-games-mockingjay-to-begin-production-in-september.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> Studio Babelsberg co-produced and oversaw production services for the film.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2014/artisans/news/studio-babelsberg-braces-for-3-million-annual-loss-1201384711/ |title=Studio Babelsberg Braces for $3 Million Annual Loss |last=Meza |first=Ed |magazine=Variety |date=2014-12-22 |access-date=2016-04-08 }}</ref>
===Casting=== On August 26, 2013, it was announced that actress Stef Dawson had joined the cast and would portray Annie Cresta.<ref name="Annie Cresta">{{cite news|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|title=Australian Actress Stef Dawson Joins 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-adds-australian-614428|access-date=August 26, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 26, 2013|archive-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519194408/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-adds-australian-614428|url-status=live}}</ref> Lionsgate announced on September 13, 2013, that Julianne Moore had joined the cast of both ''Mockingjay''{{'}}s parts to play President Alma Coin.<ref name="Alma Coin">{{cite news|title=Julianne Moore Joins 'The Hunger Games'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/toldja-julianne-moore-joins-the-hunger-games-586512/|access-date=September 21, 2013|newspaper=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 13, 2013|archive-date=February 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215095902/http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/toldja-julianne-moore-joins-the-hunger-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the next month, Patina Miller, Mahershala Ali, Wes Chatham, and Elden Henson joined the cast as Commander Paylor, Boggs, Castor, and Pollux, respectively.<ref name="Commander Paylor">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/hunger-games-mockingjay-patina-miller-commander-paylor-590031/ |title=Broadway's Patina Miller Joins 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay 1 & 2' |date=September 18, 2013 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-date=August 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802231021/http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/hunger-games-mockingjay-patina-miller-commander-paylor/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Boggs">{{cite web |url=http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2013/09/20/mockingjay-recruits-mahershala-ali-as-boggs/ |title='Mockingjay' Recruits Mahershala Ali As Boggs |last=Wilkinson |first=Amy |work=Hollywood Crush |publisher=MTV |date=September 20, 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2013 |archive-date=November 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103203956/http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2013/09/20/mockingjay-recruits-mahershala-ali-as-boggs/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Castor and Pollux">{{cite news|title=Wes Chatham, Elden Henson Join 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Films|url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-wes-chatham-elden-hanson-594364/|access-date=September 24, 2013|newspaper=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 23, 2013|archive-date=September 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928182942/http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-wes-chatham-elden-hanson/|url-status=live}}</ref> There was a casting call for extras on September 23.<ref name="Extras">{{cite news|title=A new 'Mockingjay' casting call for extras|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/weblogs/buzz/2013/sep/23/new-mockingjay-casting-call-extras/|access-date=September 25, 2013|newspaper=accessatlanta.com|date=September 23, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929004726/http://www.accessatlanta.com/weblogs/buzz/2013/sep/23/new-mockingjay-casting-call-extras/|archive-date=September 29, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Robert Knepper was cast as Antonius,<ref name="Antonius">{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/12/11/robert-knepper-antonius-the-hunger-games-mockingjay/|title='The Hunger Games: Mockingjay': Robert Knepper cast as...Antonius?|last=Highfill|first=Samantha|date=December 11, 2013|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=January 1, 2014|archive-date=November 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112130707/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/12/11/robert-knepper-antonius-the-hunger-games-mockingjay/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/12/robert-knepper-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-antonius/ |title=Robert Knepper Cast As Antonius In 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 & 2′ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 11, 2013 |access-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-date=July 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722224757/http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/robert-knepper-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-antonius/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> a character who does not appear in the books and is an addition to the adaptation. Knepper has stated that during his audition he knew that the lines he received were not what he would end up doing, adding that "they [Lionsgate] are so secretive about this."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1722996/hunger-games-mockingjay-antonius-robert-knepper/ |title='Hunger Games': Robert Knepper Also Doesn't Know Who He's Playing In 'Mockingjay' |first=Alex |last=Zalben |date=February 26, 2014 |publisher=MTV |access-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606075704/http://www.mtv.com/news/1722996/hunger-games-mockingjay-antonius-robert-knepper/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Wyatt Russell was originally offered a role in both parts of ''Mockingjay'', but his father Kurt confirmed in September 2013 that he turned down the offer to star in ''22 Jump Street''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/story/kurt-russell-my-son-turned-down-hunger-games-for-21-jump-street-2_3883366 |title=Kurt Russell: 'Mỹ Sơn Turned Down Hunger Games For 21 Jump Street 2' |publisher=Contactmusic.com |date=September 27, 2013 |access-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617184115/http://www.contactmusic.com/story/kurt-russell-my-son-turned-down-hunger-games-for-21-jump-street-2_3883366 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Filming=== Shooting began on September 23, 2013, in Atlanta and concluded on June 20, 2014, in Berlin. ''Part 1'' was filmed back-to-back with ''Part 2''.<ref>{{cite news|title='Mockingjay' Movie Starts Filming In Atlanta; Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth Spotted On 'The Hunger Games' Set|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/mockingjay-movie-starts-filming-atlanta-jennifer-lawrence-liam-hemsworth-spotted-hunger-games-set|access-date=September 25, 2013|newspaper=ibtimes.com|date=September 24, 2013|archive-date=January 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102012929/http://www.ibtimes.com/mockingjay-movie-starts-filming-atlanta-jennifer-lawrence-liam-hemsworth-spotted-hunger-games-set|url-status=live}}</ref> In mid-October, the crews were spotted filming in Rockmart.<ref>{{cite news|title='The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' filming in Rockmart, GA this week|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/10/23/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-filming-in-rockmart-ga-this-week|access-date=October 25, 2013|newspaper=onlocationvacations.com|date=October 23, 2013|archive-date=November 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103204035/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/10/23/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-filming-in-rockmart-ga-this-week/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The crew and cast took a break to promote ''The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' and filming resumed on December 2, 2013. On December 14, 2013, shooting took place at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>{{cite news|author=CHRISTINE|title='The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' seems to be filming at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta tonight|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/12/14/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-seems-to-be-filming-at-the-marriot-marquis-in-atlanta-tonight|access-date=December 17, 2013|newspaper=onlocationvacations.com|date=December 14, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194318/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/12/14/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-seems-to-be-filming-at-the-marriot-marquis-in-atlanta-tonight/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 18, shooting began at Caldwell Tanks in Newnan, Georgia.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hartsell|first=Bradley|title='Hunger Games 3' Begins Filming At Caldwell Tanks|url=http://www.times-herald.com/local/20131219-PRINT-Hunger-Games-Filming|access-date=December 20, 2013|newspaper=times-herald.com|date=December 19, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111074052/http://www.times-herald.com/local/20131219-PRINT-Hunger-Games-Filming|archive-date=January 11, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Philip Seymour Hoffman died on February 2, 2014. Lionsgate released a statement stating that Hoffman had completed filming most of his scenes prior to his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2014/02/02/philip-seymour-hoffman-found-dead-in-his-apartment|title=Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead with needle in arm: cops|last=Celona|first=Larry|author2=Bruce Golding|date=February 2, 2014|work=New York Post|access-date=February 2, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202212450/http://nypost.com/2014/02/02/philip-seymour-hoffman-found-dead-in-his-apartment/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1721638/philip-seymour-hoffman-mockingjay.jhtml|title='Hunger Games' Studio Reacts To Philip Seymour Hoffman Death|last=Sullivan|first=Kevin P.|date=February 2, 2014|work=MTV|access-date=February 3, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202224321/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1721638/philip-seymour-hoffman-mockingjay.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> A dedication to him appears ahead of the closing credits.
On April 18, 2014, producer Nina Jacobson announced that filming in Atlanta had just wrapped up,<ref>{{cite web|title=Just wrapped Atlanta tweet by Just wrapped Atlanta|url=https://twitter.com/ninajacobson/statuses/457188689136087041|publisher=twitter.com|access-date=April 22, 2014|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030751/https://twitter.com/ninajacobson/statuses/457188689136087041|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by director Francis Lawrence announcing the next day about moving production to Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Off to Europe! tweet by Francis Lawrence|url=https://twitter.com/Hibbits/statuses/457592868279177216|publisher=twitter.com|access-date=April 22, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205520/https://twitter.com/Hibbits/statuses/457592868279177216|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Berwah|first=Tanvi|title='Mockingjay' filming wraps up in Atlanta; crew headed to Europe now|url=http://hunger-games.net/mockingjay-filming-wraps-up-in-atlanta-crew-headed-to-europe-now/|access-date=April 22, 2014|newspaper=hunger-games.net|date=April 19, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406145231/http://hunger-games.net/mockingjay-filming-wraps-up-in-atlanta-crew-headed-to-europe-now/|archive-date=April 6, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It was announced that they would be filming battle scenes in Paris and at Berlin Tempelhof Airport in Berlin.<ref>{{cite news|last=CHRISTINE|title='The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' shoot moves to Europe|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2014/04/21/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-shoot-moves-to-europe/|access-date=April 22, 2014|newspaper=onlocationvacations.com|date=April 21, 2014|archive-date=December 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228135558/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2014/04/21/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-shoot-moves-to-europe/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Johnston|first=Raymond|title=Hunger Games shoot moves to Europe|url=http://www.praguepost.com/cinema/38531-hunger-games-shoot-moves-to-europe|access-date=April 22, 2014|newspaper=praguepost.com|date=April 20, 2014|archive-date=April 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422030413/http://www.praguepost.com/cinema/38531-hunger-games-shoot-moves-to-europe|url-status=live}}</ref> They began filming in the streets of Paris and in the city of Ivry-sur-Seine on May 7, where Lawrence and Hemsworth were spotted during the filming of some scenes among extras.<ref>{{cite news|last=MALEC|first=BRETT|title=Jennifer Lawrence Starts Filming Mockingjay as Liam Hemsworth Touches Down in Paris: See the Pics!|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/539681/jennifer-lawrence-starts-filming-mockingjay-as-liam-hemsworth-touches-down-in-paris-see-the-pics|access-date=May 9, 2014|newspaper=eonline.com|date=May 7, 2014|archive-date=May 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510023447/http://www.eonline.com/news/539681/jennifer-lawrence-starts-filming-mockingjay-as-liam-hemsworth-touches-down-in-paris-see-the-pics|url-status=live}}</ref>
On May 9, it was reported that filming was taking place in Noisy le Grand, Paris where Lawrence, Hemsworth, Hutcherson, and Claflin were spotted on the set which re-created the world of Panem. It is the same location where ''Brazil'' was filmed in 1984.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tournage d'Hunger Games 3 à Noisy le Grand|url=http://filmgeek.fr/2014/05/09/tournage-hunger-games-3-a-noisy-le-grand/|access-date=May 10, 2014|newspaper=filmgeek.fr|date=May 9, 2014|archive-date=August 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814024732/http://filmgeek.fr/2014/05/09/tournage-hunger-games-3-a-noisy-le-grand/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Costumes=== Christian Cordella, a costume illustrator on the first movie, returned to sketch the outfits for District 13.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bentley|first1=Jean|title='Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1′: Why You Shouldn't Expect 'Flamboyant' Costumes|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1718212/hunger-games-mockingjay-costumes/|access-date=December 4, 2014|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom International Inc.|date=November 27, 2013|archive-date=November 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125074938/http://www.mtv.com/news/1718212/hunger-games-mockingjay-costumes/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Music== {{Main|The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (soundtrack){{!}}''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' (soundtrack)|The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (score){{!}}''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' (score)}}
The music was created to convey the dark feel of the film. On October 9, 2014, it was revealed that the Trinity School boys' choir recorded tracks for the score, written by James Newton Howard.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Hunger Games film to feature dulcet tones of Trinity School choir|url=http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/New-Hunger-Games-film-feature-dulcet-tones/story-23072927-detail/story.html|website=Croydon Advertiser|publisher=Local World|access-date=October 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014221133/http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/New-Hunger-Games-film-feature-dulcet-tones/story-23072927-detail/story.html|archive-date=October 14, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Jennifer Lawrence performed the film's version of the song "The Hanging Tree", originally featured in the novel, but was not thrilled about having to sing and cried the day of the performance.<ref name="hangingtree">{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/11/21/jennifer-lawrence-hanging-tree-song-mockingjay/|title=Hear Jennifer Lawrence sing 'The Hanging Tree' in 'Mockingjay'|first=C.|last=Smith|date=November 21, 2014|access-date=November 24, 2014|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> As of the evening of November 25, 2014, the song was #4 on the Apple's iTunes top 150 list.<ref name="itunestop">{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/itunes/charts/songs/|title=iTunes Charts|publisher=Apple Inc.|date=November 25, 2014|access-date=November 25, 2014|archive-date=November 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125062056/http://www.apple.com/itunes/charts/songs/|url-status=live}}</ref> "The Hanging Tree" also peaked at #1 in Austria<ref>{{cite web|title=JAMES NEWTON HOWARD FEAT. JENNIFER LAWRENCE - THE HANGING TREE (SONG)|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=James+Newton+Howard+feat.+Jennifer+Lawrence&titel=The+Hanging+Tree&cat=s|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=January 10, 2015|archive-date=June 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630140049/http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=James+Newton+Howard+feat.+Jennifer+Lawrence&titel=The+Hanging+Tree&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref> and Hungary<ref>{{cite web|title=Archívum › Kereső - lista és dátum szerint|url=http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/kereso-lista-es-datum-szerint|access-date=January 10, 2015|archive-date=July 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725004807/http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/kereso-lista-es-datum-szerint|url-status=live}}</ref> and peaked at #12 on Billboard Hot 100 in the US.<ref>{{cite web|title=James Newton Howard|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/304123/James+Newton+Howard/chart?f=379|website=Billboard.com|access-date=January 10, 2015|archive-date=December 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209033229/http://www.billboard.com/artist/304123/James+Newton+Howard/chart?f=379|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Marketing== Tim Palen, the head of marketing for Lionsgate said, "When we started, we decided to look at this as one big movie that's eight hours long. Otherwise, it's going to be kind of overwhelming to do a new campaign for each movie." He also added that he saw the biggest potential in international growth and that they matched ''Iron Man 3'' domestically, but were aiming to improve internationally for the two Mockingjay films. He revealed in an interview with Variety that there would be reveals of the marketing campaign at the Cannes Film Festival in May and San Diego Comic-Con in July.<ref name="VarietyMockingjay">{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/mockingjay-exclusive-art-mockingjay-filming-location-1201066280/ |title=Lionsgate Pushing 'Mockingjay' Toward 'Iron Man 3′ Box Office |journal=Variety |date=January 22, 2014 |first=Dave |last=McNary |access-date=April 6, 2014 |archive-date=March 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329214702/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/mockingjay-exclusive-art-mockingjay-filming-location-1201066280/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On May 14, 2014 ''TheHungerGamesExclusive.com'' was launched. It featured three stills from the movie, featuring Woody Harrelson, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jeffrey Wright with an additional behind-the-scenes still of director Francis Lawrence and Mahershala Ali. The website also featured other content, including a short GIF image of Julianne Moore as President Coin and a video interview with Moore. There was also an in-depth interview with director Francis Lawrence, producer Nina Jacobson and screenwriter Peter Craig. A page from the script of Part 1 was also released in addition to a motion poster, with the tagline, "Fire burns brighter in the darkness."<ref>{{cite news|last=Nealey|first=Joshua|title=First Look: 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1′ new poster, images|url=http://www.hypable.com/2014/05/15/first-look-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1%E2%80%B2-new-poster-images/|work=Hypable|access-date=May 15, 2014|date=May 15, 2014}}</ref>
On May 17, 2014, while principal photography was underway in Paris, some of the cast and crew including Lawrence, Hutcherson, Hemsworth, Claflin, Moore, Sutherland, Lawrence, and Jacobson attended the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for a photo shoot and party bash to excite international investors.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/gallery/cannes-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-photocall/ |title=CANNES: 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1′ Photocall |journal=Variety |date=May 17, 2014 |access-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-date=July 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731222608/http://variety.com/gallery/cannes-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-photocall/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Co-chairman of Lionsgate Rob Friedman said in response to why they would incur such big expense even though the film isn't actually playing at the festival that it was convenient as the cast were in Europe already and that "it's a big opportunity for our international distributors to actually hear what the worldwide plans are for the film, which opens in November. Cannes is the best publicity opportunity from an international penetration perspective."<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/q-a-lionsgate-chiefs-divergent-701525 |title=Lionsgate Chiefs on 'Divergent' Box Office, Marketing Cuts and Cannes Memories (Q&A) |journal=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 8, 2014 |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |access-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-date=May 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527100721/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/q-a-lionsgate-chiefs-divergent-701525 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Kabam announced their partnership with Lionsgate to create a mobile game based on ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1'', to tie in with the film's release. Kabam produced an exclusive role playing, card collection mobile game. In the game, players assume the identity of District members sent on a mission in order to build their alliance, liberate their District, and rebuild Panem. "Lionsgate has an unparalleled track record of developing and producing blockbuster movie franchises like The Hunger Games," said Kabam Chief Operating Officer Kent Wakeford. "Partnering with Lionsgate, Kabam will build a mobile game that's as much fun to play as the movie is to watch. The game will be developed in Kabam's China studio, the same place where the hit film-based game ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' was created and went on to generate more than $100 million in revenue during its first year."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2014/05/30/kabam-and-lionsgate-partner-to-create-the-hunger-games-mobile-game |title=Kabam and Lionsgate partner to create "The Hunger Games" mobile game |date=May 30, 2014 |website=Stockhouse |access-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730091320/http://www.stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2014/05/30/kabam-and-lionsgate-partner-to-create-the-hunger-games-mobile-game |url-status=live }}</ref>
The film was not listed on the schedule for San Diego Comic-Con in 2014, which raised questions on their absence by fans and the press.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hitfix.com/awards-campaign/no-mockingjay-and-dreamworks-animations-return-top-comic-con-schedule-surprises |title=No "Hunger Games: Mockingjay" or "Jurassic World" top Comic-Con schedule surprises |work=HitFix |first=Gregory |last=Ellwood |date=July 14, 2014 |access-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-date=August 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822163036/http://www.hitfix.com/awards-campaign/no-mockingjay-and-dreamworks-animations-return-top-comic-con-schedule-surprises |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/13/disney-and-mockingjay-blow-off-comic-con/ |title=Disney And MOCKINGJAY Blow Off Comic-Con |website=Badass Digest |date=July 13, 2014 |first=Devin |last=Faraci |access-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-date=July 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717060355/http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/13/disney-and-mockingjay-blow-off-comic-con |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lionsgate announced on July 18, 2014, a week before the event, that the film would have a presence at the convention. Lionsgate partnered up with Samsung to debut the (including the viral videos which were considered 'teasers', third) teaser trailer on Samsung's new Galaxy Tab S at a special event on Friday, July 25, which was being hosted off-site at the Hard Rock Hotel. The partnership allowed Samsung users to view the trailer before the online release, download the first two movies for free as well as be given a free complimentary ticket to the movie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lionsgatepublicity.com/press-release/1593 |title=Lionsgate and Samsung to debut official The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 trailer |website=Lionsgate Publicity |access-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810130513/http://www.lionsgatepublicity.com/press-release/1593 |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 28, the teaser trailer officially debuted online through the movie's official Facebook page and YouTube account.<ref>Vary, Adam B. [https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-teaser "The First Teaser for "Mockingjay" Is Here"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706192902/https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-teaser |date=July 6, 2017 }} ''BuzzFeed'', Retrieved on July 28, 2014.</ref><ref>Mendelson, Scott. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/07/28/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-gets-spoiler-free-teaser-trailer/ "'Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' Gets Spoiler-Free Teaser Trailer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017200654/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/07/28/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-gets-spoiler-free-teaser-trailer/ |date=October 17, 2017 }} ''Forbes'', Retrieved on July 28.</ref> Within minutes, #MockingjayTeaserTrailerToday, #OurLeadertheMockingjay, and #OfficialTeaserTrailer became trending topics worldwide on Twitter. A full worldwide official trailer was released on September 15.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hot Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence In 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1′|url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/video-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-worldwide-trailer-834609/|access-date=September 15, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 15, 2014|archive-date=September 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918002858/http://deadline.com/2014/09/video-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-worldwide-trailer-834609/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Viral marketing=== thumb|upright|The District 12 Heroes poster, representing the district's industry of mining as part of 'The Capitol' viral marketing campaign. A viral marketing campaign began on June 21, 2014, with the return of TheCapitol.PN<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-district-posters-1201239248/ |title='Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1′ Posters Pay Tribute to District Heroes |date=June 21, 2014 |first=Maane |last=Khatchatourian |access-date=August 26, 2014 |journal=Variety |archive-date=August 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824095507/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-district-posters-1201239248/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On June 25, TheCapitol.PN viral site released a video titled "President Snow's Address - 'Together As One'" featuring a speech by Donald Sutherland, in character as President Snow addressing the citizens of Panem and warning them that if they fight the system, they will be the ones to face the repercussions. The video also briefly features Josh Hutcherson, in character as Peeta Mellark, who at the final events of the previous film was taken hostage by the Capitol.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-teaser-trailer-1201246446/ |date=June 25, 2014 |journal=Variety |access-date=August 26, 2014 |title='The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1′ Teaser Trailer Features Warning from President Snow |first=Laura |last=Prudom |archive-date=August 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829015248/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-teaser-trailer-1201246446/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/06/25/mockingjay-teaser-president-snow-peeta/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 26, 2014 |date=June 25, 2014 |title=President Snow addresses Panem in 'Mockingjay' teaser -- with a surprise guest |first=Hillary |last=Busis}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://screencrush.com/hunger-games-mockingjay-video-president-snow-address/ |title=New 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Teaser and What It Means for the Movie |date=June 25, 2014 |first=Nick |last=Romano |publisher=ScreenCrush |access-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-date=August 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822235840/http://screencrush.com/hunger-games-mockingjay-video-president-snow-address/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Ashley|title=First 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1' Teaser Warns Against Panem Resistance|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/video-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-714832|access-date=June 25, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 25, 2014|archive-date=June 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627170418/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/video-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-714832|url-status=live}}</ref> The video went viral on YouTube becoming the most watched trailer during the last week of June in the US while trending as the most "Popular Video on YouTube" in Australia and Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/1334486/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-most-viewed-trailer-on-youtube-last-week/ |date=July 4, 2014 |website=Inquisitr |access-date=August 26, 2014 |title='Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' Most Viewed Trailer On YouTube Last Week |first=Rachel |last=Kolman |archive-date=August 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831162113/http://www.inquisitr.com/1334486/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-most-viewed-trailer-on-youtube-last-week/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The video, billed as a teaser trailer, was attached to screenings of ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' beginning June 28.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thgaustralia.com/2014/06/22/mockingjay-teaser-to-be-attached-with-transformers-next-week/ |title='Mockingjay' Teaser to be Attached with Transformers at the end of Next Week? |date=June 22, 2014 |publisher=THGAustralia |access-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002332/http://thgaustralia.com/2014/06/22/mockingjay-teaser-to-be-attached-with-transformers-next-week/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Two weeks later on July 9, Capitol TV released a second viral video titled 'President Snow's Address — Unity' featuring again another speech by President Snow with Peeta Mellark standing beside him, but this time accompanied by Jena Malone in character as Johanna Mason, who was also captured by the Capitol at the end of the previous film, and a group of peacekeepers. The speech was interrupted by Jeffrey Wright, in character as Beetee Latier, a technician from District 13, to announce that "the Mockingjay lives."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4e-qJdEAXo| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/k4e-qJdEAXo| archive-date=2021-11-13 | url-status=live|title=President Snow's Panem Address #2 - "Unity" (4K)|work=YouTube| date=July 9, 2014|access-date=October 4, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Within minutes, #TheMockingjayLives and '#2 - Unity' became the top two trending topics worldwide on Twitter. The video, billed as the second teaser trailer for the film, was played with screenings of ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes''.<ref>[http://www.quarterquell.org/2014/07/second-mockingjay-teaser-coming-this.html "UPDATE: Second 'Mockingjay' Teaser Trailer Debuting Tomorrow - 0"59 Lonf, In Cinemas With Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712112705/http://www.quarterquell.org/2014/07/second-mockingjay-teaser-coming-this.html |date=July 12, 2014 }} ''QuarterQuell.org'' Retrieved on July 25, 2014.</ref>
On July 24, shortly before the trailer's official release, a teaser poster for the movie was posted on The Capitol's Instagram account, but was quickly deleted.<ref>Denhma, Jess. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/comiccon-2014-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-new-poster-hints-at-bloody-rebellion-9625328.html "Mockingjay Part 1 new poster hints at bloody rebellion"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731031958/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/comiccon-2014-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-new-poster-hints-at-bloody-rebellion-9625328.html |date=July 31, 2014 }} ''Independent'', Retrieved on July 25, 2014.</ref> Shortly after the removal of the poster, the account issued an apology "[for the] technical issues", presenting the poster's posting as a hack from the District 13 rebellions.<ref>Berwah, Tani. [http://hunger-games.net/photo-new-mockingjay-teaser-poster-from-one-panem/ "New 'Mockingjay: Part 1′ teaser poster from One Panem"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406144657/http://hunger-games.net/photo-new-mockingjay-teaser-poster-from-one-panem/ |date=April 6, 2016 }} ''HungerGames.net'' Retrieved on July 25, 2014.</ref>
On August 6, after few clues given on the official Facebook page, www.district13.co.in was launched.<ref>Hayes, Britt. [https://screencrush.com/hunger-games-mockingjay-district-13/ "'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Reveals District 13 Character Posters, Logo and Intriguing Viral Site"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116030738/http://screencrush.com/hunger-games-mockingjay-district-13/ |date=November 16, 2018 }} ''Screen Crush'', Retrieved on August 7, 2014.</ref> The website introduced new posters for the District 13 characters including Beetee, Coin, Plutarch, Finnick, Haymitch and Effie.<ref>[http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/07/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-reveal-brace-of-district-13-character-posters-4824483/ "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 reveal brace of District 13 character posters"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808111524/http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/07/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-reveal-brace-of-district-13-character-posters-4824483/ |date=August 8, 2014 }} ''Metro'', Retrieved on August 7, 2014.</ref>
==Political ramifications== On November 20, 2014, some showings were reportedly canceled in Thailand because protestors were using the three-finger salute at demonstrations against the country's military government.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/20/bangkok-cinema-cancels-hunger-games-screenings-salute-protest-mockingjay| author=Ben Child| title=Bangkok cinema chain cancels Hunger Games screenings over salute protest| work=The Guardian| date=November 20, 2014| access-date=December 13, 2016| archive-date=June 24, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624130346/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/20/bangkok-cinema-cancels-hunger-games-screenings-salute-protest-mockingjay| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/hunger-games-wave-protests-inspired-4660458 | title = The Hunger Games: Wave of protests inspired by hit film sweep across Thailand | author = Anthony Bond | publisher = Mirror.co.uk | date = November 20, 2014 | access-date = November 20, 2014 | archive-date = November 20, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141120142420/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/hunger-games-wave-protests-inspired-4660458 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://time.com/3596616/thailand-prayuth-chan-ocha-cinemas-students-arrested/ | title = Thai Cinema Chain Pulls New Hunger Games Movie Because of the Three-Finger Salute | author = Charlie Campbell | magazine = Time | date = November 20, 2014 | access-date = November 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.foxnews.com/world/thai-police-arrest-three-students-for-using-banned-hunger-games-gesture/ | title = Thai police arrest three students for using banned 'Hunger Games' gesture | publisher = Fox News | date = November 20, 2014 | access-date = November 20, 2014 | archive-date = November 20, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141120110110/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/11/20/thai-police-arrest-three-students-for-using-banned-hunger-games-gesture/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
On November 24, 2014, it was reported that in relation to the Ferguson unrest following the shooting of Michael Brown, a protester had scrawled graffiti reading "If we burn, you burn with us" on an arch in St. Louis, Missouri.<ref>{{cite web |title=These 12 Powerful Slogans From Ferguson Say More Than Rioting Ever Could |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/11/25/ferguson-michael-brown-rioting-shooting-decision_n_6217964.html |website=Huffington Post |date=November 25, 2014 |access-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515000802/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/11/25/ferguson-michael-brown-rioting-shooting-decision_n_6217964.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
On September 11, 2015, some Catalan pro-independence protesters used the three-finger salute at the Free Way to the Catalan Republic against Spain's government.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.es/2015/09/11/diada-2015-cataluna_n_8121306.html| title=Cientos de miles de personas claman en la Diada por la independencia| work=The Huffington Post| language=es| date=September 11, 2015| access-date=September 21, 2015| archive-date=September 15, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915195200/http://www.huffingtonpost.es/2015/09/11/diada-2015-cataluna_n_8121306.html| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.republica.com/el-manantial/2015/09/11/exito-de-la-diada-y-tiempo-clarificador/| author=Pablo Sebastián| title=Éxito de la Diada y tiempo clarificador| work=El Manantial| language=es| date=September 11, 2015| access-date=September 21, 2015| archive-date=September 14, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914074542/http://www.republica.com/el-manantial/2015/09/11/exito-de-la-diada-y-tiempo-clarificador/| url-status=live}}</ref>
==Release== ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' was released on November 19, 2014 in nine countries including France, Greece, Scandinavia and Brazil, and then expanded to a further fifty-nine on November 20, 2014, including the UK, Germany, Australia, Italy, Mexico and South Korea. With seventeen more released on November 21, 2014, including the United States, the total launch was in eighty-five markets, making it the biggest release of the year and Lionsgate's widest ever release.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2014/11/hunger-games-international-box-office-premiere-mockingjay-part-1-1201292201/ | title = 'Mockingjay Part I' Preys Upon $33M In 2-Day Overseas Debut: Int'l Box Office | author = Nancy Tartaglione | magazine = Deadline Hollywood | date = November 21, 2014 | access-date = November 22, 2014}}</ref> This was surpassed by its sequel across eighty-seven markets in 2015.<ref name="Global">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-box-office-opening-300-million-1201644770/|title=Box Office: 'Hunger Games' Eyes Ravenous $300 Million Global Debut|author=Brent Lang|work=Variety|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=November 20, 2015|archive-date=November 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120022129/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-box-office-opening-300-million-1201644770/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released in China on February 8, 2015, in 2D and 3D, making it the first film in the franchise to be released in 3D in any country, debuted in more than 4,000 screens.<ref name="Chinarelease">{{cite magazine | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/official-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-761470 | title = It's Official: 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1' Sets China Release Date | author = Etan Vlessing | magazine = The Hollywood Reporter | date = January 6, 2015 | access-date = January 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2015/film/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-set-for-feb-8-release-in-china-in-over-4000-theaters-1201394224/ | title = 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Set for Feb. 8 Release in China in Over 4,000 Theaters | author = Dave McNary | magazine = Variety | date = January 6, 2015 | access-date = January 12, 2015}}</ref> Director Francis Lawrence stated: "we recently saw the 3-D version of ''Mockingjay – Part 1'' before its release in China, and the new level of immersion was really fantastic."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mockingjay—Part 2 to get IMAX 3D release|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/06/mockingjay%E2%80%94part-2-get-imax-3d-release|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|author=ESTHER ZUCKERMAN|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=April 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401113427/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/06/mockingjay%E2%80%94part-2-get-imax-3d-release|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was dedicated to the memory of Philip Seymour Hoffman.
===Home video=== ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' was released on Digital HD on February 17, 2015, and was followed by a Blu-ray/DVD release on March 6, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/402257-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-comes-to-digital-hd-blu-ray-and-on-demand#/slide/1|title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 Comes to Digital HD, Blu-ray and On Demand - ComingSoon.net|work=ComingSoon.net|date=January 22, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305074505/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/402257-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-comes-to-digital-hd-blu-ray-and-on-demand#/slide/1|url-status=live}}</ref> It topped the home video sales chart for two consecutive weeks despite facing competition from ''Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/the-hunger-games-fends-off-night-at-the-museum-on-home-video-sales-charts-1201455823/|title='The Hunger Games' Fends Off 'Night at the Museum' on Home Video Sales Charts|author=Thomas K.Arnold|magazine=Variety|date=March 18, 2015|access-date=March 19, 2015}}</ref> The film's home video sales earned a $73.1 million with 4.5 million copies sold, making it the fifth best-selling title of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top-Selling Video Titles in the United States in 2015|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/home-market/packaged-media-sales/2015|website=The Numbers|access-date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629091424/http://www.the-numbers.com/home-market/packaged-media-sales/2015|archive-date=29 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The entire ''Hunger Games'' series was released on 4K UHD Blu-Ray on November 8, 2016.<ref>{{Citation|last=Lawrence|first=Francis|title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 4K Ultra HD|date=2016-11-08|url=https://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Mockingjay-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B01KP7L64Q/ |publisher=Lionsgate|language=en|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref>
==Reception== ===Box office=== ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' grossed $337.1 million in the US and Canada, and $418.2 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $755.4 million against $125 million budget ($190 million including promotion and advertising costs).<ref name="BOM" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-weekend-box-office-the-night-before-the-secret-in-their-eyes-1201631411/|title='Mockingjay Part 2' Swoops Down To $104.3M, Lowest In 'Hunger Games' Series, But Still Solid Biz – Late Night B.O.|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 21, 2015|access-date=November 21, 2015|archive-date=April 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415123216/http://deadline.com/2015/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-weekend-box-office-the-night-before-the-secret-in-their-eyes-1201631411/|url-status=live}}</ref> Calculating in all expenses, ''Deadline Hollywood'' estimated that the film made a profit of $211.61 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-profit-box-office-2014-1201391223/|title=No. 4 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1′ – 2014 Most Valuable Blockbuster Movie Tournament|author=Mike Fleming Jr|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 13, 2015|access-date=March 14, 2015|archive-date=March 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314182624/https://deadline.com/2015/03/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-profit-box-office-2014-1201391223/|url-status=live}}</ref> Worldwide, it is the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2014 | title = 2014 Worldwide Grosses | website = Box Office Mojo | access-date = December 1, 2014 | archive-date = November 25, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141125172304/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2014 | url-status = live }}</ref> Its worldwide opening of $273.8 million is the sixteenth-largest of all time, the second-largest opening of 2014 behind ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' ($302.1 million), and the largest among ''The Hunger Games'' franchise.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/worldwideopenings.htm | title = Worldwide Openings | website = Box Office Mojo | access-date = November 27, 2014 | archive-date = April 30, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190430001524/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/worldwideopenings.htm | url-status = live }}</ref>
====North America==== In the US and Canada, the film was released across 3,200 theaters on Thursday night, November 20, 2014, and was widened to 4,151 theaters on Friday, November 21, 2014.<ref name="Variety">{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-on-track-for-years-best-opening-1201360299/ | title = Box Office: 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1′ On Track For Year's Best Opening | author = Brent Lang | magazine = Variety | date = November 19, 2014 | access-date = November 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Deadline">{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2014/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-weekend-box-office-opening-katniss-everdeen-1201288522/ | title = 'Hunger Games' Box Office: 2014 Needs More Bread & 'Mockingjay' Might Be Its Meal Ticket | author = Anthony D'Alessandro | magazine = Deadline Hollywood | date = November 19, 2014 | access-date = November 20, 2014}}</ref> The film earned $17 million from Thursday night previews which is the biggest of 2014 but was lower than its two predecessors.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/entry/view/id/855140 | title = Box Office: 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Blazes to $17M Thursday Night | author = Pamela McClintock | magazine = The Hollywood Reporter | date = November 21, 2014 | access-date = November 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2014/film/news/mockingjay-box-office-17-million-thursday-1201362011/ | title = Mockingjay' Soars to $17 Million at Thursday Night Box Office | author = Dave McNary | magazine = Variety | date = November 21, 2014 | access-date = November 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2014/11/hunger-games-devours-competitors-with-17m-to-open-arctic-box-office-weekend-1201291638/ | title = 'Hunger Games' Devours $17M To Open Arctic Box Office Weekend | author = Scott Bowles | magazine = Deadline Hollywood | date = November 21, 2014 | access-date = November 22, 2014}}</ref> It earned $55 million in its opening day which is the largest opening day of 2014 and the sixth-largest in November but nevertheless still lower than its predecessors.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-mockingjay-soars-to-largest-opening-day-of-year-despite-franchise-low-1201362687/ | title = Box Office: 'Mockingjay' Soars to Largest Opening Day of Year, Despite Franchise Low | author = Maane Khatchatourian | magazine = Variety | date = November 22, 2014 | access-date = November 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3964&p=.htm | title = Friday Report: 'Mockingjay' Spreads Its Wings with $55 Million | author = Ray Subers | website = Box Office Mojo | date = November 22, 2014 | access-date = November 23, 2014 | archive-date = November 24, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141124191429/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3964&p=.htm | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2014/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-friday-box-office-franchise-low-1201292612/ | title = 'Mockingjay' Sings High Abroad, But Why Is Katniss Shooting Low At Stateside B.O.? | author = Alexander D'Alessandro | magazine = Deadline Hollywood | date = November 22, 2014 | access-date = November 23, 2014}}</ref> It is the fifteenth film to debut on Friday with $50 million or more, and the nineteenth film to earn $50 million or more in a single day.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/11/22/box-office-hunger-games-earns-huge-55m-friday/ | title = 'Hunger Games' Friday Box Office: 'Mockingjay Part 1' Grosses "Only" $55M | author = Scott Mendelson | magazine = Forbes | date = November 22, 2014 | access-date = November 23, 2014}}</ref> The film topped the box office in its opening weekend with $121.9 million, and became the biggest opening of 2014 surpassing the $100 million record of ''Transformers: Age of Extinction''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.vulture.com/m/2014/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-has-best-weekend-box-office-2014.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20141201122747/http://www.vulture.com/m/2014/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-has-best-weekend-box-office-2014.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = December 1, 2014 | title = The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 Sets Box-Office Record, But Hits a Franchise Low | author = E. Alex Jung | publisher = Vulture | date = November 23, 2014 | access-date = December 3, 2014 }}</ref> as well as becoming the fifteenth-largest, the 28th film to debut atop with over $100 million, and the only franchise to have three films earn over $100 million in a weekend.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/11/23/hunger-games-weekend-box-office-mockingjay-1-nabs-275m-worldwide-debut/ | title = Hunger Games' Weekend Box Office: 'Mockingjay 1' Opens With "Just" $275M Worldwide | author = Scott Mendelson | magazine = Forbes | date = November 23, 2014 | access-date = November 24, 2014}}</ref> Its opening weekend is also the sixth-largest of November.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/month/?mo=11&p=.htm | title = Top Opening Weekends by Month - November | website = Box Office Mojo | access-date = December 1, 2014 | archive-date = December 2, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141202113120/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/month/?mo=11&p=.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> Its opening weekend gross was still relatively lower than the openings of ''The Hunger Games'' ($152 million) and ''Catching Fire'' ($158 million).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/ | title = Biggest Opening Weekends | website = Box Office Mojo | access-date = December 16, 2014 | archive-date = July 23, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080723181344/http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/ | url-status = live }}</ref> In its second weekend the film remained at the summit earning $56.9 million and set a record for the third-highest 5-day Thanksgiving gross with $82.6 million behind ''The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' ($109.9 million) and ''Frozen'' ($93.6 million)<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2014/12/hunger-games-box-office-thanksgiving-penguins-of-madgascar-horrible-bosses-2-1201301187/ | title = 'Mockingjay,' Holdovers Strong As Turkey Turnstiles Slow: Box Office | author = Anthony D'Alessandro | magazine = Deadline Hollywood | date = November 30, 2014 | access-date = December 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.thewrap.com/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-jennifer-lawrence-horrible-bosses-2-penguins-of-madagascar-box-office/ | title = 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Fattens Up With $82 Million Thanksgiving Box Office | author = Todd Cunningham | publisher = The Wrap | date = November 29, 2014 | access-date = December 2, 2014 | archive-date = December 3, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141203013838/http://www.thewrap.com/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-jennifer-lawrence-horrible-bosses-2-penguins-of-madagascar-box-office/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/thanksgiving.htm?page=5day&p=.htm | title = Thanksgiving Weekend All Time 5-Day Opening | website = Box Office Mojo | access-date = December 11, 2014 | archive-date = December 10, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141210154023/http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/thanksgiving.htm?page=5day&p=.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> and the fifth-highest 3-day Thanksgiving gross with $56.9 million.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/thanksgiving.htm?page=3day&p=.htm | title = Thanksgiving Weekend All Time 3-Day Opening | website = Box Office Mojo | access-date = December 11, 2014 | archive-date = December 10, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141210154019/http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/thanksgiving.htm?page=3day&p=.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> The film topped the box office for three consecutive weekends<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-hunger-games-tops-post-thanksgiving-dead-zone-with-21-6-million-1201373113/ | title = Box Office: 'Hunger Games' Tops Post-Thanksgiving Dead Zone With $21.6 Million | author = Brent Lang | magazine = Variety | date = December 7, 2014 | access-date = December 7, 2014}}</ref> before being overtaken by ''Exodus: Gods and Kings'' in its fourth weekend.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-exodus-gods-kings-tops-charts-with-24-5-million-1201379097/ | title = Box Office: 'Exodus: Gods & Kings' Tops Charts With $24.5 Million | author = Brent Lang | magazine = Variety | date = December 14, 2014 | access-date = December 15, 2014}}</ref> The film passed the $300 million mark in its 6th weekend (37 days later) and became the second film of 2014 to earn over $300 million at the box office after ''Guardians of the Galaxy''.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2014/12/international-box-office-hobbit-battle-five-armies-exodus-pk-into-the-woods-unbroken-water-diviner-annie-results-1201337477/ | title = 'Hobbit' Bags $400M+ Cume; 'Exodus' Muscular In New Markets: Intl Box Office | author = Nancy Tartaglione | magazine = Deadline Hollywood | date = December 28, 2014 | access-date = December 29, 2014}}</ref> On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, sixty-one days after its initial release, the film surpassed ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' and became the highest-grossing film of 2014 in North America<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2015/film/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-becomes-highest-grossing-film-of-2014-in-u-s-1201411417/ | title = 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Becomes Highest-Grossing Film of 2014 in U.S. | author = Brent Lang | magazine = Variety | date = January 22, 2015 | access-date = January 23, 2015}}</ref> until it was surpassed by ''American Sniper'' in the next two months.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/03/08/american-sniper-is-now-the-biggest-box-office-smash-of-2014/|title=Clint Eastwood's 'American Sniper' Is Now The Biggest Box Office Smash Of 2014|author=Scott Mendelson|magazine=Forbes|date=March 8, 2015|access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref>
It earned $337.1 million at the North American box office making it the third-highest-grossing film in ''The Hunger Games'' franchise,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=hungergames.htm | title = Series: The Hunger Games - Total Grosses | website = Box Office Mojo | access-date = December 5, 2014 | archive-date = August 24, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160824061958/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=hungergames.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> the second-highest-grossing film of 2014 (behind ''American Sniper''),<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2014 | title = 2014 Domestic Grosses | website = Box Office Mojo | access-date = December 5, 2014 | archive-date = July 21, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190721085127/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2014 | url-status = live }}</ref> the fourth-highest-grossing science fiction film based on a book,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=scifibook.htm | title = Sci-Fi - Based on Book | website = Box Office Mojo | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180706143401/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=scifibook.htm | access-date = December 31, 2014| archive-date = July 6, 2018 }}</ref> the fourth-highest-grossing young-adult adaptation.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=yaadaptations.htm | title = Young-Adult Book Adaptations (Total Grosses) | access-date = September 26, 2014 | archive-date = March 16, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130316030517/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=yaadaptations.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> and the 36th-highest-grossing film in North America.<ref name="InitialGross">{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm | title = Domestic Grosses | access-date = September 30, 2014 | archive-date = December 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081205064427/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> It is also the first film to cross the $300 million mark without 3D or IMAX since ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' (2008), and also the highest-grossing non-3D, non IMAX film since ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006).<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/02/06/why-i-am-sad-that-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-ii-will-open-in-imax-3d/ | title = Why I Am Sad That 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II' Will Open In IMAX 3D | author = Scott Mendelson | magazine = Forbes | date = February 6, 2015 | access-date = February 7, 2015}}</ref>
====Outside North America==== Outside North America, ''Mockingjay – Part 1'' was also released on the same day in 85 other markets, with the notable exceptions of China, Japan, and India, making it the widest release of any film in 2014.<ref name="Variety"/><ref name="Deadline"/> The film earned over $33 million in two days (Wednesday–Thursday) and $67.5 million in three days (Wednesday–Friday) from 17,000 screens.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2014/11/hunger-games-international-box-office-premiere-mockingjay-part-1-1201292201/ | title = 'Mockingjay Part I' Wings Way To $67.5M After 3-Days: Int'l Box Office Update | author = Nancy Tartaglione | magazine = Deadline Hollywood | date = November 22, 2014 | access-date = November 23, 2014}}</ref> In its opening weekend overseas, the film earned $154.3 million from 17,963 screens in 85 markets which is 4% higher than ''Catching Fire''.<ref name="Global"/><ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2014/11/international-box-office-mockingjay-part-1-interstellar-first-weekend-results-1201293926/ | title = Katniss Hot With $154.3M, 'Interstellar' Logs $330.6M: Int'l B.O. – Update | author = Nancy Tartaglione | magazine = Deadline Hollywood | date = November 24, 2014 | access-date = November 27, 2014}}</ref> The film remained at number one in its second and third weekend overseas earning $67 million and $32.9 million, respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2014/film/news/hunger-games-foreign-box-office-interstellar-1201367309/ | title = 'Hunger Games' Dominates Foreign Box Office, 'Interstellar' Soars Past $500 Million | author = Brent Lang | magazine = Variety | date = November 30, 2014 | access-date = December 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2014/12/international-box-office-hunger-games-mockingjay-penguins-madagascar-paddington-horrible-bosses-interstellar-weekend-results-1201302872/ | title = 'Mockingjay', 'Interstellar', 'Penguins' Lead Frame; 'Paddington' Charms UK: Int'l B.O. | author = Nancy Tartaglione | date = November 30, 2014 | access-date = December 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2014/12/exodus-gods-and-kings-interstellar-mockingjay-paddington-international-box-office-results-1201313759/ | title = 'Exodus' Commands $23.1M In Overseas Bow As 'Hobbit' Looms: Final Intl B.O. | author = Nancy Tartaglione | magazine = Deadline Hollywood | date = December 9, 2014 | access-date = December 10, 2014}}</ref> In its fourth weekend, the film fell to number two as a result of being overtaken by ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''.<ref name="Footloose"/><ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2014/film/news/hobbit-battle-of-five-armies-rules-foreign-box-office-with-117-6-million-1201379265/|title=Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies' Rules Foreign Box Office With $117.6 Million|author=Brent Lang|magazine=Variety|date=December 14, 2014|access-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref>
The film's top openings occurred in the UK, Ireland and Malta ($19.9 million), Germany ($13.7 million), Mexico ($12.1 million), Russia and the CIS ($11.1 million), France ($10.5 million), Australia ($10.1 million), Brazil ($8.8 million) and India ($5.1 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3965&p=.htm|title=Weekend Report: 'Mockingjay' Can't Catch 'Fire'|author=Ray Subers|website=Box Office Mojo|date=November 23, 2014|access-date=November 24, 2014|archive-date=November 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124210354/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3965&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The film also grossed $3.9 million in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/philippines/?yr=2014¤cy=us&p=.htm|title=Philippines Weekend Box Office Index for 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116031114/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/philippines/?yr=2014¤cy=us&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In China, where the film was released over two and a half months later—on February 8, 2015, it had a strong opening day with $9.87 million<ref name="THR">{{cite magazine | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-running-man-772142 | title = China Box Office: 'Running Man' Overtakes 'The Hobbit' as 'Hunger Games' Opens Big | author = Clifford Coonan | magazine = The Hollywood Reporter | date = February 10, 2015 | access-date = February 10, 2015}}</ref> and went on to earn $31.4 million through its opening week, which is more than what ''Catching Fire'' earned through its entire run.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2015/02/mockingjay-china-box-office-beats-catching-fire-1201374371/ | title = 'Mockingjay's China Box Office Soars Past Previous 'Hunger Games' Installments | author = Nancy Tartaglione | magazine = Deadline Hollywood | date = February 15, 2015 | access-date = February 16, 2015}}</ref> The film had an unsuccessful opening in Japan with $500,000 debuting at eighth place at the Japanese box office<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-tomorrowland-mockingjay-800882|title=Japan Box Office: 'Tomorrowland' Opens on Top, 'Mockingjay' Struggles|author=Gavin J. Blair|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=(Prometheus Global Media)|date=June 8, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2015|archive-date=June 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611004924/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-tomorrowland-mockingjay-800882|url-status=live}}</ref> and ended up making a mere $1.6 million after its run.<ref name="tracking">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-global-box-office-1201625529/|title=Katniss To Set The World On Fire As 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2' Shoots For $285M-$305M Global Debut – B.O. Preview|author=Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 16, 2015|access-date=November 17, 2015|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117164016/http://deadline.com/2015/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-global-box-office-1201625529/|url-status=live}}</ref>
It became the highest-grossing ''Hunger Games'' film of all time in 31 countries including Brazil, Italy, Chile, Venezuela, Central America, and Portugal.<ref name="Footloose">{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2014/12/international-box-office-hobbit-battle-of-the-five-armies-debut-imax-record-exodus-results-1201324558/ | title = Footloose 'Hobbit' Grows; 'Mockingjay' Tempers 'Fire': Intl Box Office Final | author = Nancy Tartaglione | magazine = Deadline Hollywood | date = December 14, 2014 | access-date = December 15, 2014}}</ref>
===Critical response=== ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' received generally positive reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/first-reviews-for-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-declare-it-wins-the-district-20141111|title=First Reviews For 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1' - The Playlist|author=Kevin Jagernauth|date=November 11, 2014|work=The Playlist|access-date=April 30, 2015|archive-date=August 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810140349/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/first-reviews-for-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-declare-it-wins-the-district-20141111|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-reviews-jennifer-lawrence-liam-hemsworth-philip-seymour-hoffman-josh-hutcherson/|title='The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' Reviews: Best or Worst Installment Yet? - TheWrap|work=TheWrap|date=November 19, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803095259/https://www.thewrap.com/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-reviews-jennifer-lawrence-liam-hemsworth-philip-seymour-hoffman-josh-hutcherson/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-reviews-what-critics-are-saying/|title="The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" reviews: Critics weigh in|date=November 20, 2014|work=cbsnews.com|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814035157/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-reviews-what-critics-are-saying/|url-status=live}}</ref> with praise for its political subtext and acting performances (particularly that of Lawrence), but criticism for its lack of action and the makers' splitting the source material for two separate adaptations. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a {{RT data|score}} approval rating, based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average score of {{RT data|average}}. The site's consensus reads: "''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' sets up the franchise finale with a penultimate chapter loaded with solid performances and smart political subtext, though it comes up short on the action front."<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=the_hunger_games_mockingjay_part_1 |title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1|type=m |access-date={{RT data|access-date}}}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> The film holds a Metacritic score of 64 out of 100, based on 46 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite Metacritic |id=the-hunger-games-mockingjay---part-1 |title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 |type=m |access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref> Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an "A−" grade, indicating positive reactions from paying viewers.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-friday-box-office-franchise-low-1201292612/ |title='Mockingjay' Sings High Abroad, But Why Is Katniss Shooting Low At Stateside B.O.? |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=November 22, 2014 |access-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502201105/https://deadline.com/2014/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-friday-box-office-franchise-low-1201292612/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Cath Clarke of ''Time Out'' gave the film four out of five. She praised the politics as "tensely gripping" and felt it had a lot to say about the "ethical ambiguities of war". She praised Lawrence's performance as "strong, smart, stubborn, angry and full of heart" and noted it had grown "deeper and darker".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1|title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1|work=Time Out|date=November 11, 2014 |access-date=November 21, 2014|archive-date=November 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115183238/http://www.timeout.com/london/film/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1|url-status=live}}</ref> Kevin Harley, who reviewed the film for ''Total Film'', also awarded the film four out of five. He felt the film held up due to Lawrence's performance and solid supporting cast. He praised the action scenes and diverse story-telling. He concluded that the film was "gutsy" and managed to successfully divide the novel into a film "less on scraps than strategy" and "less on action than debates", although he noted that this threatened to "distance viewers".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-review/|title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1 Review|date=November 11, 2014|publisher=gamesradar.com|access-date=November 21, 2014|archive-date=November 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124121404/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Robbie Collin awarded the film three out of five. In his review for ''The Telegraph'', he praised the film for being "intense, stylish, topical, well-acted" and declared that it "remains one of the most fascinating, vividly realised fantasy landscapes in recent cinema". Despite praising Lawrence and Hoffman's performances, he felt that it was overcrowded with "two hours of preamble with no discernible payoff". He concluded that the film "fell short" and "could not be called satisfying".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11213123/The-Hunger-Games-Mockingjay-Part-1-review-starved-of-action.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11213123/The-Hunger-Games-Mockingjay-Part-1-review-starved-of-action.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1: Starved of action|work=The Telegraph|date=November 20, 2014 |access-date=November 21, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Henry Barnes of ''The Guardian'' also gave the film three out of five. He felt it offered "thrills" despite "lacking a solid structure" and featured "limp special effects" He was also critical of the "creaky script" and felt it lacked some of the "terror" of the previous installments, but praised Lawrence for her performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/11/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-one-film-review|title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 review – revolution will be advertised|work=The Guardian|date=November 11, 2014|access-date=November 21, 2014|archive-date=November 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120174315/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/11/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-one-film-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
Todd McCarthy, who reviewed the film for ''The Hollywood Reporter'', felt the installment was "disappointingly bland and unnecessarily protracted". He was critical of the leisurely pace and noted it felt "like a manufactured product through and through, ironic and sad given its revolutionary theme".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1/review/747902|title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1: Film Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 10, 2014|access-date=November 21, 2014|archive-date=November 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121115836/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1/review/747902|url-status=live}}</ref> Richard Corliss of ''Time'' felt the film was a placeholder for the second installment and noted "Lawrence isn't given much opportunity to do anything spectacularly right here."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3581905/hunger-games-mockingjay-movie-review/|title=Review: To Shill a Mockingjay Part 1|magazine=Time|access-date=November 21, 2014}}</ref>
In a 2023 interview with ''People'' magazine, director Francis Lawrence admitted that he regretted splitting ''Mockingjay'' into two parts. He said: "What I realized in retrospect — and after hearing all the reactions and feeling the kind of wrath of fans, critics and people at the split — is that I realized it was frustrating. And I can understand it. In an episode of television, if you have a cliffhanger, you have to wait a week or you could just binge it and then you can see the next episode. But making people wait a year, I think, came across as disingenuous, even though it wasn't. Our intentions were not to be disingenuous. In truth, we got more on the screen out of the book than we would've in any of the other movies because you're getting close to four hours of screen time for the final book. But, I see and understand how it frustrated people."<ref>{{Cite web|last=VanHoose|first=Benjamin|url=https://people.com/hunger-games-director-regrets-splitting-mockingjay-two-parts-exclusive-8356372|title=Hunger Games Director Admits He 'Totally Regrets' Splitting Mockingjay Into 2 Parts (Exclusive)|website=People|date=October 13, 2023|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref> Because of these reasons, Lawrence desisted from likewise splitting in two parts ''The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes'' despite briefly considering the possibility due to the novel's length.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wang |first=Jessica |date=2023-11-03 |title=''Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes'' director considered splitting the movie into two parts |url=https://ew.com/movies/ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-director-considered-splitting-hunger-games-prequel/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en-US }}</ref>
==Accolades== {{Main|List of accolades received by The Hunger Games film series{{!}}List of accolades received by ''The Hunger Games'' film series}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ <span style="font-size: 9pt">'''List of Awards and Nominations'''</span> |- ! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Award ! scope="col" style="width:33%;" | Category ! scope="col" style="width:33%;" | Recipients ! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | Results |- | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance – Female | Patina Miller | {{nom}} |- | rowspan=2|Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Actress in Action Movie | Jennifer Lawrence | {{nom}} |- | Best Song | "Yellow Flicker Beat" by Lorde | {{nom}} |- | Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Yellow Flicker Beat" by Lorde | {{nom}} |- | Women Film Critics Circle | colspan="2"|Best Female Images in Movies | {{won}} |- | rowspan=4|Kid's Choice Awards | Favorite Villain | Donald Sutherland | {{nom}} |- | Favorite Movie | ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1'' | {{won}} |- | Favorite Male Action Star | Liam Hemsworth | {{won}} |- | Favorite Female Action Star | Jennifer Lawrence | {{won}} |- | rowspan=5|MTV Movie Awards | Movie of the Year | ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1'' | {{nom}} |- | Best Female Performance | Jennifer Lawrence | {{nom}} |- | Best Musical Moment | Jennifer Lawrence | {{won}} |- | Best On-Screen Transformation | Elizabeth Banks | {{won}} |- | Best Hero | Jennifer Lawrence | {{nom}} |- | rowspan=2|Saturn Awards | Best Science Fiction Film | ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1'' | {{nom}} |- | Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | {{nom}} |- | scope="row" rowspan="6"| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2" | Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Liam Hemsworth | {{nom}} |- | Josh Hutcherson | {{won}} |- | Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Jennifer Lawrence | {{won}} |- | Choice Movie: Villain | Donald Sutherland | {{nom}} |- | Choice Movie: Liplock | Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth | {{nom}} |}
==Sequel== {{Main|The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2{{!}}''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2''}}
On July 10, 2012, Lionsgate announced that the second part of the ''Mockingjay'' adaptation was set for a release on November 20, 2015. Francis Lawrence announced that he would return to direct the final part.<ref name="auto1"/>
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