The Hunger Games Marathon 2026 shows all five earlier films back to back on Saturday 14 November, at Pathé (26 cinemas, 10:00 to about 00:20, partly on Sunday 15 November) and at Kinepolis (12 cinemas, about 10:30 or 11:00 to about midnight); Vue shows them as double bills and single evenings. It is the warm-up for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, which opens in Dutch cinemas on Thursday 19 November 2026 (2 hours 39 minutes, Kijkwijzer 12, English).
Checked 22 October 2026. Not announced yet: the showtimes and formats (IMAX, 4DX, ScreenX, Dolby Cinema) of Sunrise, the price of a Sunrise ticket and any Dutch premiere or preview. Pathé's ticket sale for Sunrise opens on Wednesday 28 October; the marathon is on sale at Pathé and Kinepolis.
Hunger Games Marathon 2026: where, at what time and how long?
The marathon shows the four original films and The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes in release order. Pathé calls it the warm-up for Sunrise. Pathé announced it on 16 September for 25 theatres; its booking page lists 26.
| Chain | Days | Start and end | Where | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathé | Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November | 10:00 to about 00:20 (14 h 18 min with breaks) | 26 cinemas (table below) | On the booking page |
| Kinepolis | Saturday 14 November | 10:30, 10:50 or 11:00, ending around midnight to 00:30 | 12 cinemas (table below) | On the booking page |
| Vue | Saturday 14 November 12:30 and Sunday 15 November 13:50 | Two double bills and single evenings, no one-day marathon | Vue cinemas; Amsterdam's double bill is from €18.50 | On the booking page |
The Pathé programme, with breaks you spend yourself, and the Kinepolis programme (11:00 start) look like this:
| Film | Pathé starts | Kinepolis starts |
|---|---|---|
| The Hunger Games | 10:00 | 11:15 |
| The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | 13:10 | 13:52 |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | 19:10 | 19:21 |
| The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | 21:40 | 21:53 |
At Pathé the breaks are 45 minutes for lunch and 75 minutes for dinner, plus two short ones. Kinepolis plans three breaks of 15 minutes and one of 45 minutes, and shows the films in the English version with Dutch subtitles. Pathé's marathon page carries the same age advice as the film: under 12 only with an adult.
Which Pathé cinemas show the marathon, and on which day?
Pathé's booking page shows a day per cinema (22 October). Arena and de Kuip play both days (Arena's Sunday show was sold out on 22 October); the other cinemas play one.
| Day | Pathé cinemas |
|---|---|
| Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November | Amsterdam Arena, Rotterdam de Kuip |
| Saturday 14 November only | Amersfoort, Amsterdam-Noord, Breda, Delft, Den Haag Buitenhof, Den Haag Scheveningen, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem, Helmond, Leeuwarden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Schiedam, Tilburg Stappegoor, Utrecht Leidsche Rijn, Vlissingen, Zaandam, Zwolle |
| Sunday 15 November only | Arnhem, Ede, Den Haag Spuimarkt, Den Haag Ypenburg, Rotterdam Schouwburgplein |
Which Kinepolis cinemas show the marathon, and when does it start?
Kinepolis says the end time moves with the start; these are the start times Evenitto lists from its programme for Saturday 14 November.
| Cinema | Start | Evenitto |
|---|---|---|
| Almere | 10:50 | Almere |
| Breda | 10:30 | Breda |
| Den Bosch | 10:30 | Den Bosch |
| Dordrecht | 11:00 | Dordrecht |
| Emmen | 11:00 | Emmen |
| Enschede | 10:30 | Enschede |
| Groningen | 11:00 | Groningen |
| Hoofddorp | 10:30 | Hoofddorp |
| Utrecht Jaarbeurs | 10:30 | Jaarbeurs |
| Leidschendam | 10:30 | Leidschendam |
| Spijkenisse | 11:00 | Spijkenisse |
| Zoetermeer | 10:30 | Zoetermeer |
Independent cinemas run it too on Saturday 14 November: Cinemajestic in Leiden from 10:30, Luxor in Hoogeveen from 10:00 and Foroxity in Sittard and Roermond from 10:00 (Roermond is on Evenitto from €40).
How does Vue show the Hunger Games films?
Vue lists all five earlier films as re-releases, with a double bill of The Hunger Games and Catching Fire (30 minutes break); its pages give 12 November as the release date. In Vue Amsterdam that double bill starts on Saturday 14 November at 12:30; Mockingjay – Part 1 follows on Monday 16 November at 20:30 and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes on Wednesday 18 November at 20:00. Evenitto lists the same two double bills at 11 Vue cinemas: The Hunger Games + Catching Fire on Saturday 14 November at 12:30 and Mockingjay – Part 1 + Part 2 on Sunday 15 November at 13:50, for example in Amsterdam; the single films on Monday and Wednesday are Amsterdam's.
When is The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping released in the Netherlands?
The Dutch release is Thursday 19 November 2026, the date Pathé, Kinepolis and Vue all give. Some pages say 20 November; that is the American release. No Dutch premiere or preview screening is announced (22 October).
| What | Answer |
|---|---|
| Release in the Netherlands | Thursday 19 November 2026 |
| Running time | 2 hours 39 minutes (159 minutes), so about three hours with adverts |
| Kijkwijzer | 12, with the pictograms for violence and fear; under 12 only with an adult, says Pathé |
| Language | English; no Dutch-spoken version is announced at Pathé, Kinepolis or Vue |
| Director | Francis Lawrence |
| Cast | Joseph Zada, Ralph Fiennes, Jesse Plemons, McKenna Grace, Elle Fanning, Maya Hawke, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin |
| Story | Set 24 years before The Hunger Games, on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Games |
| Formats | Not announced; the distributor says "in theatres & IMAX" and IMAX lists it as "Filmed for IMAX" |
Cast, story and every screening the cinemas publish are on Evenitto's page for the film: The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. The other films of the same weeks are on new films in the cinema.
When do tickets for Sunrise on the Reaping go on sale?
Pathé's booking data shows the ticket sale for Sunrise opening on Wednesday 28 October at 09:45; showtimes follow then. Pathé's week runs from Thursday to Wednesday and its programme goes online on Monday evenings after 18:00, with some IMAX, 4DX, Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos and ScreenX shows earlier. Vue offers a reminder for the start of its ticket sales and IMAX an e-mail alert. Kinepolis lists the film without showtimes. The distributor, Dutch FilmWorks, announces it for cinemas and IMAX; a streaming date is not announced.
In which formats does Sunrise on the Reaping play: IMAX, 4DX, ScreenX or Dolby Cinema?
No chain has published formats for the film yet (22 October). The hints are the distributor's "in theatres & IMAX" and IMAX's own page, which calls the film "Filmed for IMAX" and has no Dutch ticket sale yet. These are the halls that could show it, from the chains' format pages:
| Format | Where in the Netherlands | Surcharge: Pathé (subscription or voucher) · Kinepolis |
|---|---|---|
| IMAX | Pathé: Amsterdam Arena, Arnhem, Eindhoven, Rotterdam Schouwburgplein, Den Haag Spuimarkt, Tilburg Centrum, Utrecht Leidsche Rijn. Kinepolis: Almere, Breda, Enschede. Vue has none | €3.00 · €3.25 (3D €4.50 at both) |
| Dolby Cinema | Pathé: Rotterdam de Kuip, Amsterdam de Munt, Den Haag Scheveningen. Vue: Eindhoven, Hilversum. Kinepolis has none | €3.00 at Pathé (Vue shows the price at booking) |
| 4DX | Only Pathé: Amsterdam Arena and de Munt, Rotterdam de Kuip, Eindhoven, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Den Haag Scheveningen, Utrecht Leidsche Rijn, Zwolle | €5.50 at Pathé; Kinepolis has MX4D instead (Utrecht Jaarbeurs, Leidschendam), €6.50 |
| ScreenX | Pathé: Den Haag Spuimarkt, Amersfoort. Kinepolis: Utrecht Jaarbeurs, Enschede, Almere, Breda | €3.00 · €3.50 |
Which of these Sunrise gets is decided per film and per cinema, so check the formats page once the chains publish their weeks. The IMAX halls in the Netherlands use laser projection; whether the film also gets a 70mm print is not announced.
What does a ticket cost, and which subscriptions cover IMAX or 4DX?
Nobody has published prices for Sunrise yet. Pathé includes the format in the online price of a normal ticket, which varies with day, time and cinema; the fixed amounts in the table above apply to subscriptions and vouchers. Kinepolis adds its surcharges to the ticket: €0.75 for a film of 135 minutes or longer (Sunrise is 159) and €1.00 on Friday evenings, weekends, holidays and school holidays. See ticket prices per chain for the base prices.
| Subscription | Surcharges for the premium formats |
|---|---|
| Pathé Explorer and Unlimited | You pay the surcharge: €3.00 for IMAX, Dolby Cinema and ScreenX, €5.50 for 4DX |
| Pathé Unlimited Gold | None for 3D, IMAX, Dolby Cinema, 4DX and ScreenX |
| Kinepolis Movie Club | The ticket is valid for 2D only; 3D and the premium formats cost the usual surcharge |
| Vue Movie Pass | Regular screenings; 3D, Lux seats and special events cost extra, and Dolby Cinema carries the local surcharge (Vue FAQ) |
The comparison of every pass is on cinema subscriptions. Pathé's student day (Monday, €9) excludes surcharges and does not apply to specials and events.
In which order do you watch the films and read the books?
Pathé's marathon, Kinepolis' marathon and Vue's double bills all use release order, with The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes last. The story order is different: Scholastic places The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 64 years before The Hunger Games and Sunrise on the Reaping 24 years before it.
| Title | Film | Book | Story order |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hunger Games | 2012 | 2008 | 3 |
| Catching Fire | 2013 | 2009 | 4 |
| Mockingjay – Part 1 | 2014 | 2010 (one book) | 5 |
| Mockingjay – Part 2 | 2015 | 2010 (one book) | 6 |
| The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | 2023 | 2020 | 1 |
| Sunrise on the Reaping | 2026 | 2025 | 2 |
Where do you find live showtimes?
Evenitto lists the Hunger Games screenings cinemas publish: the film page for Sunrise, new films for the weeks around it and the city pages for Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Den Haag. Want to see it with English subtitles in Amsterdam? Our guide to English-subtitled cinema explains how that works there, and the English pub quiz guide lists the Hunger Games pub quiz on Wednesday 18 November.
Quick answers
When is the Hunger Games Marathon 2026? Saturday 14 November at Pathé (Arena and de Kuip also on Sunday 15 November, five other cinemas on Sunday only) and at Kinepolis; Pathé 10:00 to about 00:20, Kinepolis from 10:30, 10:50 or 11:00 to around midnight or 00:30.
Which films are in the marathon? The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, both Mockingjay films and The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, in that order.
When does The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping come out in the Netherlands? On Thursday 19 November 2026, according to Pathé, Kinepolis and Vue.
How long is Sunrise on the Reaping, and what is the age rating? 2 hours 39 minutes (159 minutes); Kijkwijzer 12, with violence and fear.
Is Sunrise on the Reaping in IMAX? The distributor and IMAX say it is coming to IMAX, but no Dutch IMAX hall or showtime is announced yet.
Is the film in Dutch or in English? It is an English-language film. Pathé, Kinepolis and Vue announce no Dutch-spoken version; the subtitle language shows when you book.
When can I buy tickets? Pathé's ticket sale for Sunrise opens on Wednesday 28 October at 09:45; the marathon is on sale at Pathé and Kinepolis now.
Is the film coming to streaming? A streaming date is not announced; the distributor announces it for cinemas.
In which order do I watch the films? In release order: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, both Mockingjay films, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, then Sunrise on the Reaping.
Cover photo: Pathé Utrecht Leidsche Rijn, July 2025, by Norbert Waalboer / Wikimedia Commons, CC0.