WLWT: Professor's 'Hunger Games' Prediction a Bull's-eye

Like many Hollywood pundits, Rebecca Sutherland Borah, a University of Cincinnati associate professor of

English and comparative literature

, predicted the recently released “The Hunger Games” movie would achieve blockbuster status. Last week she said, “If this movie doesn’t go big, I’ll be shocked.”

Borah can remain calm. The film earned $155 million at the box office, the third-highest domestic debut of all time.

WLWT interviewed Borah for a story about the fanatical anticipation of the movie’s premiere. You can read more of Borah’s comments and view a video of her at

http://www.wlwt.com/entertainment/30749276/detail.html

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