‘The Hunger Games’ gets Blu-ray/DVD/Digital release date

Posted by Jason Lee on Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Hunger Games has been given an official release date of August 18, 2012 for Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand and Digital Download formats. Take note, the 18th is a Friday and not a standard release date for discs, but rather follows in the footsteps of the Harry Potter midnight releases which Warner Bros. had success with. That means at Midnight on Friday, August 17, you can expect some retailers to open just to sell copies of the film. The Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions from Lionsgate each contain two-discs with over three hours of bonus materials, as well as digital copies of the film. The Hunger Games is now available to pre-order. [Confirmed: An UltraViolet Digital Copy will be included with the Blu-ray edition.]

The Hunger Games Blu-ray discs are formatted in 1080P at 16×9 Widescreen (2.40:1) with a choice of 7.1 DTS HD-MA audio or 2.0 Dolby Digital (Optimized for Late Night Listening). The DVDs are formatted in 16×9 Widescreen (2.40:1) with a choice of 5.1 Dolby Digital EX 2.0 Dolby Digital (also Optimized for Late Night Listening). Lionsgate officially announced the release date of The Hunger Games on May 23, 2012. See below for bonus features included:

‘THE HUNGER GAMES’
BLU-RAY & DVD SPECIAL FEATURES *

“The World is Watching: Making of The Hunger Games” – an eight-part documentary covering the “making of” the film in all aspects from the pre-production process all the way through the theatrical release and fan reactions
“Game Maker: Suzanne Collins and The Hunger Games Phenomenon” featurette
“Letters from the Rose Garden” featurette – insights from Donald Sutherland on the development of his role as President Snow
“Controlling the Games” featurette – stories and concepts behind creating the control center
“A Conversation with Gary Ross and Elvis Mitchell”
Propaganda Film (in its entirety)
Marketing Archive
“Preparing for The Games: A Director’s Process” (Blu-ray Exclusive)