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"The Hunger Games": No. 1 movie, book and album
Published: 3/30/2012 5:58 PM
Last Modified: 3/30/2012 5:58 PM

Now that's a trifecta: "The Hunger Games" has long been the No. 1 book in America. Last weekend it became the No. 1 movie. This week we learned the soundtrack had debuted at No. 1 on the album chart.

That is impressive synergy. If anyone asks why "The Hunger Games" became as popular as it proved to be at the box-office, tell them: People loved the series of books; producers made a great movie true to the spirit of the series; people interested in the movie also like songs that are sung by Taylor Swift and produced by T-Bone Burnett.

"The Hunger Games" popularity by the numbers:

The book that came out in 2008 is No. 1, a position it first attained in December 2011, around the gift-giving season. Remarkably, sales of Suzanne Collins' trilogy have doubled since the movie's first trailer was released.

The No. 2 book in the U.S.: "Catching Fire," the sequel to "The Hunger Games." The No. 3 book: "Mockingjay," the final book in the trilogy. The No. 4 position on the list belongs to "The Hunger Games Trilogy" collection of the three books.

The movie "The Hunger Games" racked up $152.5 million at the box-office last weekend, which was No. 3 all-time. Going into the weekend (when it will be No. 1 again, probably with $60 million or more), that figure is at $189.9 million through Thursday, and it's the No. 1 movie of 2012, passing "The Lorax."

The soundtrack for "The Hunger Games" is No. 1 in its first week of release, selling 175,000 units, according to Billboard. It's the first soundtrack featuring various artists to hit No. 1 since November 2009, when "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" went to No. 1.

"The Hunger Games" is only the 16th soundtrack to debut at No. 1 on the album chart, according to Billboard.

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