# The Hunger Games movies are coming back to theaters ahead of Sunrise on the Reaping

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-hunger-games-movies-are-coming-back-to-theaters-ahead-of-sunrise-on-the-reaping/
- Published: 2026-07-10T14:39:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-11T04:15:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/hunger-games-returns-to-theaters/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, TV

## Key points

- All five Hunger Games films return to cinemas 3u20137 September.
- Fathom Events screens one film per day in release order.
- Prequel Sunrise on the Reaping arrives 20 November.

## Summary

The full Hunger Games film series is returning to cinemas this summer via Fathom Events, ahead of the release of the next prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping, in November. The limited run offers fans a chance to revisit the franchise on the big screen and rekindle interest before the new instalment arrives.

The event runs for five days, from 3 to 7 September, with one film screened per day in release order: The Hunger Games (2012), Catching Fire (2013), Mockingjay — Part 1 (2014), Mockingjay — Part 2 (2015) and the 2023 prequel The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Based on Suzanne Collins's novels, the original films starred Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. Sunrise on the Reaping, due on 20 November, expands on Haymitch's experience in the 50th Hunger Games, with Joseph Zada in the lead and a cast including Jesse Plemons, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin and Ralph Fiennes; Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are also set to reprise their roles.

## Coverage

- [Polygon: The Hunger Games movies are coming back to theaters ahead of Sunrise on the Reaping](https://www.polygon.com/hunger-games-returns-to-theaters/)
- [Variety: All 5 u2018Hunger Gamesu2019 Movies Return to Theaters With u2018Sunrise on the Reapingu2019 Sneak Peek](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/hunger-games-films-return-theaters-sunrise-on-reaping-1236805982/)

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