The “Hunger Games” — the most highly anticipated movie release of the year — made history as the third-highest non-sequel opening ever after pulling in over $155 million in the U.S. and Canada alone this past weekend.

According to Lionsgate, the massive domestic debut for the film ranks third behind last summer’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ and 2008′s Batman movie “The Dark Knight.”

Internationally, the movie about an oppressive society’s teen death match added $59.3 million from 67 global markets, making for a global debut of $214.3 million dollars, according to Reuters.

“Hunger Games” also currently holds the spot of Lionsgate’s highest-grossing film of all time.

With such a big opening weekend under its best, The “Hunger Games” is expected to top The Twilight Saga: Eclipse‘s big $300 million box office performance.

Jennifer Lawrence stars in "The Hunger Games"

“Hunger Games,” a film adaptation of the first of three-best selling young adult novels by Suzanne Collins, is an action-filled survival drama, starring Jennifer Lawrence as a teen girl named Katniss Everdeen who fights in a televised battle-to-the-death ordered by the rulers of her society.

The film also stars Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz and others.

And that’s just the beginning! The “Hunger Games” is followed by two more books: “Catching Fire” and “Mockingjay,” and judging by the success of the first movie … the next one will probably be released within the next year or two.

Have you seen “The Hunger Games” yet?

Actress Paula Patton showed her beautiful face at the Madrid premiere of “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” Monday (Dec 12) in Spain.

Mr. “Mission Impossible” himself — Tom Cruise — was also at the Madrid, Spain premiere of the new “Mission Impossible” movie Monday evening.

R&B singer Anthony Hamilton hosted a release party for his new album “Back to Love” at Tillman’s last night (Tue. Dec 13) in New York City.

Actress Jessica Biel attended the 6th Annual Charity: Water Ball benefit in New York City Monday evening (Dec 12).

Sisters Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian signed copies of their re-released book “Kardashian Konfidential” at Barnes & Noble Monday afternoon in Calabasas, CA. Their little sister Kylie Jenner was spotted at the book signing too.

Rapper J. Cole performed in concert at La Cigale in Paris, France Monday night.

Co-stars Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon posed for pictures together at the “We Bought a Zoo” premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on Monday in New York City.

Musician Lenny Kravitz spoke on-stage Monday at the “Reel to Reel: Looking Back On Love With Special Guest Lenny Kravitz” event at The Grammy Museum in L.A. on December 12, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

Actor Robert Downey Jr. was on hand for the premiere of his new movie “Sherlock Holmes: Games of Shadows” in Rome, Italy Sunday (Dec 11).

And actresses Rosario Dawson and Helen Mirren spoke as they hosted the Nobel Peace Prize concert press conference at the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Sunday in Oslo, Norway.

Lenny Kravitz teams up with Drake in his newest music release “Sunflower.”

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They couldn’t have picked a more perfect title…

Halle Berry and her daughter Nahla were spotted as they headed out for pizza while out and about in Los Angeles yesterday (Thurs. Jun 23).

Socialite/reality TV star Kim Kardashian was seen going for a yacht ride in New York City Thursday (Jun 23).

Rocker Lenny Kravitz was photographed leaving his downtown hotel in NYC Thursday afternoon.

A friendly Queen Latifah spoke to the paparazzi as she made a stop at Ralph’s grocery store in Los Angeles Thursday.

Kimora Lee and her husband Djimon Hoounsou were spotted leaving Il Pastaio Restaurant in Beverly Hills after having lunch together Wednesday (Jun 22).

Wearing sunglasses and a short pink dress, R&B singer Ashanti greeted fans outside Katsuya restaurant in Hollywood Thursday evening (Jun 23) before a late-night dinner.

Pop singer Jason DeRulo is pictured here leaving the ITV studios in London Thursday afternoon  following a guest appearance on the UK’s “Daybreak” show.

Photogs caught Lady Gaga signing autographs for fans as she was leaving a popular Japanese restaurant while out in Tokyo Wednesday night (Jun 22). Gaga was in Japan to perform at the 2011 MTV Japan Music Awards, held the very next day.

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick were spotted out together Wednesday in Los Angeles getting back into their convertible Ferrari after spending the afternoon together. Earlier in the day, Kourtney and Scott went out for lunch at Il Pastaio Restaurant before heading to Neiman Marcus for a little shopping.

And Ciara, rocking a figure-hugging horizontally striped dress, was seen out and about in Beverly Hills running errands Wednesday afternoon.

The T-Mobile sponsored Magenta Carpet posted up outside the 2011 NBA All-Star Game was jam packed with celebrities!

Big names like Kobe Bryant, Ciara, Ne-Yo, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Lala Vazquez, John Legend, Nick Cannon, Dustin Hoffman and many more all posed for pictures as they arrived for the All-Star Game last night (Sun. Feb 20) in Los Angeles.

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All-Star weekend always brings out lots of celebrities, and Saturday night’s game was no exception.

Lots of celebs, including R&B singer/songwriter Keri Hilson (who sang the national anthem), Diddy, Shaquille O’Neal (and his girlfriend Hoopz), Terrell Owens, Raven Symone, John Legend (and girlfriend Christine Teigen), and others, were spotted in the crowd during the NBA All-Star Saturday Night Game (presented by State Farm) held Saturday (Feb 19) in L.A.’s Staples Center.

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A quick snippet from Swizz Beatz’ new track “Rock & Roll” featuring Lil Wayne and Lenny Kravitz has hit the web! The track is rumored to be the first single of Swizzy’s upcoming Haute Living LP.

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D/L: Swizz Beatz, Lil Wayne & Lenny Kravitz – “Rock & Roll” (SNIPPET)

Naomi Campbell was joined by Janet Jackson Monday night (Oct 4) as the supermodel celebrated the 25th anniversary of her highly lucrative modeling career at a party at the Dolce Gabbana store in Paris, France. Rocker Lenny Kravitz was also spotted at the event, which was held in conjunction with Paris Fashion Week.

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Actress Sandra Bullock and others want you to “be the one” to help restore the Gulf Coast!

In a brand new public service announcement, Bullock is joined by the likes of stars such as Lenny Kravitz, Peyton Manning, and Dave Matthews to encourage everyone out there to sign a petition demanding that leaders take the necessary action needed to preserve and restore the Gulf Coast in the wake of the recent oil spill disaster.

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Right after the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles came the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower Sunday night (Mar 7). Some of the celebrities in attendance for the big shindig were Amber Rose (without Kanye — where they do that at??), Lenny Kravitz and his daughter Zoe, Gabby Sidibe, Jennifer Hudson, Common, Robin Thicke and Paula Patton. Check out 20+ pictures of the folks mentioned and then some below and when you continue reading…

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards, also known simply as “The Oscars,” was held Sunday night (Mar 7) in Los Angeles at the Kodak Theater. Some of the celebrities who walked the red carpet were Mariah Carey and her husband Nick Cannon, Mo’Nique, Gabby Sidibe, Jennifer Lopez, Paula Patton and her husband Robin Thicke, and more.

Check out 20+ pictures of celebs walking the red carpet at the 2010 Oscars, the biggest night in Hollywood, below and when you continue reading…

Actresses Gabourey Sidibe and Mo’Nique were presented with high honors over the weekend at the 25th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, held Friday (Mar 5) at the Nokia Theater LA Live in Los Angeles. Gabby took home the award for “Best Actress,” while her co-star Mo’Nique won the award for “Best Supporting Actress.” And director Lee Daniels won “Best Director” while the movie “Precious” as a whole won accolades in the “Best Screenplay” and “Best Feature” categories.

Other celebrities at the event were Mariah Carey, Taraji P. Henson, Lenny Kravitz and his daughter Zoe, Regina King and Rosario Dawson. Check out 10+ pictures from the 2010 Indie Spirit Awards below…

Check out this last batch of photos from last night’s NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles, CA. We have flicks of Keri Hilson, Eva Marcille, Mo’Nique, Gabby Sidibe, Paula Patton, Lee Daniels, Morgan Freeman, Nick Cannon and more posing backstage, in the audience and/or in the press room of the 41st annual event.

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Black star power was in full effect as celebrities like Keri Hilson, Gabrielle Union, Jill Scott, Tyler Perry, Maxwell, Keke Palmer, Tyrese, John Legend, Gabby Sidibe and tons more walked the red carpet of the 41st Annual NAACP Image Awards, held last night (Fri. Feb 26) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

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Marking the end of the U.S. leg of his “Let Love Rule” 20th anniversary tour, soul rocker Lenny Kravtiz performed Sunday night (Nov 1) at the 2009 Voodoo Experience at City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana. The tour kicked off two weeks ago and signified his return back to the U.S. after living in Paris.

“I moved to Europe because of the climate in America — and I don’t just mean the economy or politics,” says Kravitz. “It was also what my record label was going through. People were getting fired every week. There was no money, and people were operating out of fear as opposed to creativity…it just became a drag.”

“I was like, ‘This is not what I do,’” says Kravitz. “I do what I feel. I don’t hire the producer du jour or have so-and-so rap on the middle part of a song.”

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Aretha Franklin, Lenny Kravitz, Ozzy Osbourne and the Black Eyed Peas took part in helping the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrate their 25th birthday Friday night (Oct 30) at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

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Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown (aka “Mel B”) attended the launch of the O2 Palm Pre Monday (Oct 12) in London, England.

This week, singer/songwriter Justin Timberlake will be hosting a charity event for the Shriners Children’s Hospital. Over 130 professional goffers will go head-to-head for a $4.2 million pot in his Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. The ultimate winner in the competition will walk away $756,000 richer.

Here Timberlake can be seen getting ready for his attempt to win a $1 million charitable donation to the children’s medical facility by hitting a hole-in-one on a 180-yard, par 3 hole at the Callaway Golf Center Monday (Oct 12) in Las Vegas. He had three chances to make the shot. Unsurprisingly, JT didn’t complete the challenge by making the nearly impossible shot, but a $5,000 donation will be made to the Shriners Hospital Children’s charity anyway.

Following the golf tournament will be a huge concert called “the Justin & Friends” concert, which will see performances from Snoop Dogg, Alicia Keys, Ciara and more.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony attended Monday night’s (Oct 12) Miami Dolphins vs. the New York Jets football game in Miami, FL at the Landshark Stadium.

Marc Anthony signed on as minority owner of the Miami Dolphins back in July 2009.

Film director Spike Lee was on hand at the opening night of “County of Kings” Monday night (Oct 12) at The Public theater in New York City. Motown record exec. Andre Harrell and singer/songwriter Santigold were also in attendance.

Melody Thornton of the Pussycat Dolls hit up the 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards Sunday night (Oct 11) at Los Angeles’ Armand Hammer Museum.

Alternative singer/songwriter Lenny Kravitz performed on stage Sunday night (Oct 11) at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza in New York City.

R&B/pop singer Mariah Carey performed in concert at The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort Saturday evening (Oct 10) in Las Vegas.

Rapper/producer Wyclef Jean rode in on a motorcycle Saturday (Oct 10) over in Nairboi, Kenya on the red carpet of the MTV Africa Music Awards. He also performed at the annual ceremony that celebrates achievements in the African entertainment industry.

Rock star Lenny Kravitz attended a photocall announcing his upcoming “Let Love Rule 2009″ UK tour at The Cadogan Hotel early Wednesday (Jun 24) in London.

Al B. Sure and his son Lil B. Sure performed together at J&R Music And Computer World Wednesday (Jun 24) in New York City.

Female rapper Rah Digga and Kolby Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs attended the 2009 NBA Draft Classic Tuesday (Jun 23) in New York City.

Actress Rosario Dawson can be seen here as she arrives at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival’s & Universal Pictures’ premiere of “Public Enemies” at the Mann Village Westwood Theater Tuesday (Jun 23) in the Westwood district of Los Angeles.

Wu Tang clan member RZA attended the afterparty for “Public Enemies” at the Hammer Museum Tuesday (Jun 23) in Los Angeles.

Actor Samuel L. Jackson and Sir Richard Branson posed for a pic on the red carpet of the Virgin Atlantic Red Hot Party at Tribeca Rooftop Monday (Jun 22) in NYC. Sir Branson is the founder/owner of the Virgin brand.

Q-Tip and Funkmaster Flex stopped for a picture at the launch party for The Nightlife Preservation Community at M2 Ultra Lounge Monday (Jun 22) in New York City.

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Singer Mariah Carey, director Lee Daniels & musician Lenny Kravitz posed for a pic together as they arrived at the exclusive “Precious” luncheon at la plage Vitamin water early Friday in Cannes, Paris (France).

A lot of celebrities are there for the big Cannes Film festival, including Robin Thicke‘s actress wife Paula Patton and Eva Longoria & Tony Parker. Continue reading for a couple more photos.

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Actor/comedian/writer Damon Wayans Jr, son of Damon Wayans and nephew of Keenen Ivory Wayans, was honored Tuesday night in Universal City, CA at Jillians Billiards. Above he is pictured with his pops Damon Sr. Be on the look-out for Damien when he stars in the upcoming Paramount Pictures comedy Dance Flick, which hits theaters May 22nd and was written by his cousin Damien and his uncles Keenen, Shawn, Marlon and Craig. The Wayans family has been doing it BIG for a while! Big ups to them!

Singer Lenny Kravitz attended a press/media conference for his upcoming European tour and his next concert in Madrid at the Santo Mauro hotel in Madrid, Spain early Wednesday.

Actress Gabrielle Union attended the DeLeon Launch Party Tuesday night at Chateau Marmont’s Bar Marmont in Hollywood.

Lady Sovereign, Chester French and Hollywood Holt performed in concert Tuesday night at the Highline Ballroom in NYC. Above Lady Sovereign can be seen with rapper Kid Cudi. We here at GOT will be stupid excited when these celebrities get tired of that weird ass “nerd glasses” trend.

Actress/TV personality Niecy Nash posed for a few pics on the red carpet of the Feeding America charity event at Sunset Tower Tuesday in West Hollywood, CA.

Jamie Foxx and the owner of Velvet Margarita posed for a pic at Velvet Margarita’s 5th Anniversary Party & Cinco de Mayo Celebration Tuesday night in Hollywood.

Actress/model KD Aubert hit up the “Girlz In The Hood” Women of Achievement Awards Luncheon, presented by APCH, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California Tuesday night.

Whack ass Dipset rapper Cam’ron performed a live show at the Highline Ballroom in NYC Monday night. The concert was hosted by popular NY area radio station Hot 97 and Funkmaster Flex. Not sure what Cam’ron was trying to pull/prove with that tied up “Gucci Bandana”-esque visor cap (I mean really, wtf do you call that thing). But someone should have told him he was NOT Tupac and he should stop trying to look like him. Someone’s “stylist” needs to be delivered a pink slip PRONTO.

And last and most certainly least, Norwood Young emitted 32 FL OZ of certified fever from the depths of his soul on the red carpet of Rowell Foster children’s Positive Plan Admiral’s High Tea at Sea Sunday night in Long Beach, California. The fro-hawk coupled with the nappy cornrows just scream “F*** you beyotch … Umma do me!” We can’t. We will not. We’re not going to try to. And we recommend you don’t either. We’re dead serious … don’t even try!

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All the real rappers were in the A performing at the Swagga Like Us Show. But since 50 Cent isn’t a real rapper, he opted to perform at Day 2 of the 2009 Bamboozle Left concert series Sunday night in Laguna Hills, California. Blah … he’s not welcome here anyway.

Star Jones posed for a photo at the 2009 Skating with the Stars Gala at Wollman Rink in Central Park Sunday in New York City.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson attended the UK premiere of “RAce to Witch Mountain” in the West End of London Sunday afternoon.

Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart attended the Miss USA 2009 dinner at Bucco  di Beppo in Las Vegas Saturday evening. It’s almost time for fine ass Crystal to hand down that crown to someone else. We feel sorry for the next Miss USA cause Crystal is the sh*t! Miss USA 2009 has some tough shoes to fill.

Rev. Run of Run DMC and his wife Justine Simmons, stars of the hit reality series “Run’s House” (MTV), attended the 24th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Hall Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio. Run DMC was inducted into the famous hall of legendary musicians.

Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run DMC took a few pictures on the red carpet of the 24th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Hall Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio.

Russell Simmons hit up the 24th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Saturday too, and he brought along his main squeeze Julie Henderson. He doesn’t like for “us” (bloggers) to call her that, but isn’t that what she is? We’d hardly consider a “friend.” Maybe with benefits, but never just “a friend.”

Musician Lenny Kravitz performed at what they call a “private concert” at TSF Studio early Monday in Aubervilliers, Northern Paris (France). Aren’t all concerts/shows technically “private?” You can’t get in unless you have a ticket or some sort of other invite. Unless Lenny was out there by himself, how can they call it a private show?

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