by FIlmInk Staff
“HASTA LA VISTA, BABY,” TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY RETURNS TO THEATRES WORLDWIDE STARTING THIS AUGUST FOR ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY FROM STUDIOCANAL, FATHOM ENTERTAINMENT AND RIALTO PICTURES
JAMES CAMERON’S GROUNDBREAKING ACADEMY AWARD® WINNING ACTION/SCI-FI FILM RETURNS TO THEATRES WORLDWIDE IN 4K & PREMIUM FORMATS
IN HONOR OF T2’S JUDGMENT DAY OF AUGUST 29, PREMIERES AUGUST 28 IN THE U.S. AND ASSORTED LATE AUGUST/EARLY SEPTEMBER PREMIERE DATES GLOBALLY
NEW ANNIVERSARY TRAILER AND NOSTALGIA POSTER NOW AVAILABLE FOR ICONIC MOVIE STARRING ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND LINDA HAMILTON
In Australian Cinemas September 3
STUDIOCANAL, Fathom Entertainment and Rialto Pictures today announced that James Cameron’s Oscar® winning and groundbreaking Sci-Fi action classic is set to return to cinemas in 4K, and premium formats.
To mark the 35th anniversary, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY will open in U.S. theatres 28 August through 2 September 2026 and a range of late August/early September premiere dates worldwide (see below) to commemorate T2’s “Judgment Day” (29 August).
Originally released in 1991, T2 remains one of the highest-grossing and most influential films ever made. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, and Robert Patrick, the film earned four Academy Awards® and revolutionized action cinema with effects that still hold up today. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY holds a 90% critics score and 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The U.S. release has a wide national theatrical footprint from a partnership between Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, and Rialto Pictures, with STUDIOCANAL handling global distribution across worldwide territories. The 4K and 3D presentation uses STUDIOCANAL’s acclaimed 2017 restoration and 3D conversion.
WORLDWIDE RELEASE DATES CALENDAR – TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 35th ANNIVERSARY
27 AUGUST 2026: GERMANY, LATAM, CZECH REPUBLIC
28 AUGUST 2026: US, ITALY, POLAND
29 AUGUST 2026: JUDGMENT DAY
2 SEPTEMBER 2026: FRANCE
3 SEPTEMBER 2026: AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, NETHERLANDS, SWEDEN, HUNGARY
4 SEPTEMBER 2026: UK
James Cameron comments“T2 was made for theatres, and coming back to the big screen is the absolute best way to see the film. I believe it’s safe to do spoilers after 35 years, so SPOILER ALERT: the good guys win against the AI superintelligence! And maybe that’s a message of hope we all could use this summer.”
Anna Marsh CEO of STUDIOCANAL, Chief Content Officer of CANAL+ expands “We are incredibly proud to mark the 35th anniversary of James Cameron’s masterpiece TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY in partnership with the passionate teams at Fathom Entertainment and Rialto Pictures in the US. This collaboration has been thrilling, and we cannot wait for audiences to mark Judgment Day in theatres all over the world this August. The continued restoration and discovery of classic and revolutionary cinema is the cornerstone of our strategy and it’s particularly gratifying to see the scale of this celebratory re-release come to fruition.”
Ray Nutt, Chief Executive Officer for Fathom Entertainment adds, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day was a cultural phenomenon in the U.S. upon release and 35 years later, remains a timeless, non-stop thrill ride that audiences – new and old – will love to see. With non-stop action, iconic performances from Arnold Scwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, spectacular sound and visual effects, and even a massive hit song by Guns N’ Roses (“You Could Be Mine”), the re-release of T2 is a must-see theatrical event.”
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY assets revealed today include a new 35th anniversary trailer and nostalgia poster art.
