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Will 'Hunger Games' Mania Hit Davis?

My wife plowed through two of these books during flights to Ecuador for our Honeymoon. It was impressive.

Hunger Games appears to be the next big thing, but whether it can rival past sensations like Twilight or Harry Potter is yet to be seen. The mania will kick off at midnight tonight. 

My wife dominated these books on plane flights and and other transit during our honeymoon to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. She is brimming with excitement now that the movie so close. When asked about it, she said, "Oh my God, I can't wait!" (Or something along those lines). 

Some reports say the movie could be "bigger than Twilight," and the New York Times reported that Fandango was selling "10 tickets per second" to the film as of mid-day Thursday. That pace crowned it as the ticket website's best-selling non-sequel ever, according to Entertainment Weekly.

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The movie will be playing at Regal Cinemas Holiday 6 at 12:01 Thursday night, (or Friday morning if you want to get techincal). It plays Friday at 

Davis, do you think "Hunger Games" mania will sweep the area and local schools? Are you a fan of the book, and are you planning to see it? Are you a bigger fan than my wife? Let us know with a comment below.

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