Cannes Film Festival 2013

Will 'The Hunger Games' top the Billboard 200 as well as the box office?

Movie soundtrack has a wide margin going into the weekend

<p>The cover of the "Hunger Games" soundtrack</p>
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The cover of the "Hunger Games" soundtrack

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The revolving door at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 looks likely to continue next week as “The Hunger Games” soundtrack will be the fourth title to top the chart in as many weeks.

As of Friday, the soundtrack to the box office winner had a commanding lead over Adele’s “21,” which has hung out at No. 2 since being pushed out the top spot by Bruce Springsteen’s “Wrecking Ball” a few weeks ago, according to Hits Daily Double. “The Hunger Games” is on track to sell up to 200,000 copies by Sunday’s chart close. “21” will likely see up to 135,000.

In addition to “The Hunger Games,” three other albums will likely debut in the top 10: The Shins’ “Port of Morrow” will come in at No. 3, while Odd Future’s “The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2,” will bow at No. 5. Grammy winner Melanie Fiona’s sophomore set, “The MF Life,” should hold off a charge from “Now That’s What I Call Music” to land at No. 8.

This week’s No. 1, One Direction’s “Up All Night,” will likely fall to No. 4, while Springsteen’s “Wrecking Ball” drops to No. 6. Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Hits” remains in the top 10 six weeks after her death at No. 7.
Rounding out the top 10 is fun.’s “Some Nights,” which will likely remain at No. 10.

Billboard will announce the chart results Wednesday morning.

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    Jonnybon

    It's a great soundtrack, but I'm not sure how it can technically be called a "soundtrack" since none of the songs actually feature in the film.

    March 24, 2012 at 3:32AM EST Reply to Comment
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      mrbilliam Yeah, that's the same thing all the Spider-Man movies would do. Kinda silly, but I can't blame them for wanting to make some more money (and if the less famous bands featured here get more fans because of it, that's a good thing).

      March 25, 2012 at 8:34PM EST
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    Monty Jack

    God, nothing makes this hardened film score collector angrier than the "music from and INSPIRED BY..." soundtrack album.

    March 24, 2012 at 8:47AM EST Reply to Comment
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    Cynthia Gorason

    Hi,
    This is great. The Hunger Games has been my summer reading for two years now. I am truly hoping the Hunger Games movie will be as good as the books. I am most interested in seeing the costumes designed by Cinna. Thanks for sharing this post.

    May 17, 2012 at 7:32AM EST Reply to Comment

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