Hunger Games Prequel Sunrise on the Reaping Hits Theaters November 20
Lionsgate's prequel to The Hunger Games, Sunrise on the Reaping, arrives in six weeks and follows Haymitch Abernathy's 50th Games.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will be released in theaters on November 20, Lionsgate has confirmed. The film arrives six weeks from now, according to screenrant.com.
The prequel tells the story of the 50th Hunger Games, the Second Quarter Quell, won by Haymitch Abernathy. Suzanne Collins' franchise returns to the arena for a story set decades before the original films.
The cast includes Joseph Zada, Ralph Fiennes, Jesse Plemons, Kieran Culkin, Mckenna Grace, Maya Hawke, and Glenn Close.
A franchise with $3.3 billion in ticket sales
The Hunger Games franchise has earned $3.3 billion across its five movies to date, an average of just over $660 million per entry. The most recent installment, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, released in 2023, took just shy of $350 million.
So far in 2026, Toy Story, The Devil Wears Prada, Spider-Man, and The Minions have each earned more than $500 million at the box office. Avengers and Dune are still set to return in 2026, while Star Wars and Spaceballs are returning next year.
Quick answers
When is The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping released in theaters?
The film will be released in theaters on November 20, six weeks from now.
What is The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping about?
It is a prequel telling the story of the 50th Hunger Games, the Second Quarter Quell, won by Haymitch Abernathy.
Who stars in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping?
The cast includes Joseph Zada, Ralph Fiennes, Jesse Plemons, Kieran Culkin, Mckenna Grace, Maya Hawke, and Glenn Close.