“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
Published by on Jul 07, 2026 6:00 AM
“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, RealD 3D and 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
LINK TO NOSTALGIA POSTER ART ASSET HERE
LINK TO NEW 35TH ANNIVERSARY TRAILER HERE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Los Angeles, Paris, London, Denver – July 7, 2026 – 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, RealD 3D and premium formats.
To mark the 35th anniversary, Terminator 2: Judgment Day will open in U.S. theatres August 28 through September 2, 2026 and a range of late August/early September premiere dates worldwide (see below) to commemorate T2’s “Judgment Day” (August 29).
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
August 27, 2026: Germany, LATAM, Czech Republic
August 28, 2026: United States, Italy, Poland
AUGUST 29, 2026: JUDGMENT DAY
September 2, 2026: France
September 3, 2026: Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Sweden, Hungary
September 4, 2026: United Kingdom
James Cameron comments, “T2 was made for theatres, and our lovingly-prepared 3D version, 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 perfect for 3D and other premium formats.”
Terminator 2: Judgment Day assets revealed today include a new 35th anniversary trailer and nostalgia poster art.
Tickets in the United States for Terminator 2: Judgment Day 35th Anniversary will be available online on July 17 and at participating theatre box offices (theatre locations are subject to change). For more information, and to be among the first notified when tickets go on sale, please visit Fathom Entertainment.
ABOUT TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Originally released inn 1991 from visionary director James Cameron, Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the ultimate sci-fi blockbuster that redefined action forever. Arnold Schwarzenegger is back. This time, he’s the protector.
In a future ruled by machines, young John Connor holds the key to humanity’s survival. When a reprogrammed Terminator is sent back in time to protect him, a new threat emerges: the T-1000, a terrifying next-generation assassin capable of becoming anyone, anywhere. No rules. No limits. No mercy. As Sarah Connor races to stop Judgment Day before it begins, the fate of humanity hangs by a thread. Winner of four Academy Awards®, T2 delivers iconic action, legendary one-liners, and groundbreaking visual effects that changed cinema forever.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, and Robert Patrick star in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. One of the highest-grossing and most influential films of all time, which remains a landmark achievement in cinematic storytelling and visual effects.
ABOUT STUDIOCANAL (a CANAL+ Company)
STUDIOCANAL, CANAL+’s in-house studio, is Europe’s leading film and television studio. Through its in-house operations and network of 23 production companies across Europe and the US, STUDIOCANAL finances, produces and distributes around 100 films per year, and produces more than 20 premium local and international series. STUDIOCANAL owns one of the world’s most prestigious film libraries, including the largest catalogue of European films, with nearly 10,000 titles from 60 countries spanning a century of cinema. Since 2020, the studio has invested €25 million in the 4K restoration of 1,000 films, including Breathless, The Graduate, Terminator 2, and Love Actually.
Building on the global success of Paddington, STUDIOCANAL is scaling its franchise model through three new labels: STUDIOCANAL Stories, focused on adapting literary hits for film and TV; STUDIOCANAL Kids & Family, dedicated to building children’s entertainment franchises, and STUDIOCANAL ON STAGE, specialising in adapting films for live theatre.
The STUDIOCANAL catalogue which is one of the most prestigious film libraries in the world boasts more that 9,900 titles from 60 countries spanning 100 years of film history. Over the past 7 years, STUDIOCANAL has invested close to 25 million euros into the 4K restoration of nearly 1 000 classic feature films. STUDIOCANAL’s restoration strategy gives both longtime cinephiles and the Letterboxed generation the opportunity to experience classics as they were meant to be seen; on the big screen. STUDIOCANAL fully supports independent, repertory, and mainstream theaters worldwide from a catalogue rich with opportunities to bring iconic IPs to audiences of any generation and to cinemas on a global scale
ABOUT FATHOM ENTERTAINMENT
Fathom Entertainment is the leading global specialty distributor of content to movie theatres. For more than 20 years, Fathom Entertainment has pioneered theatrical distribution of events and special engagements across various genres and formats, including feature films, episodic content, documentaries, concerts, and live events. Fathom consistently ranks among the top 10 theatrical distributors in North America and distributes content to cinemas worldwide. Fathom Entertainment is owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), and Regal Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L). For more information, visit FathomEntertainment.com.
ABOUT RIALTO PICTURES
Founded in 1998 by Bruce Goldstein and joined by partner Adrienne Halpern a year later, Rialto Pictures is a pioneer distributor of international classics. The company has been honored with two retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art, for its 10th and 25th anniversaries, along with similar tributes at the Museum of the Moving Image, Film at Lincoln Center, and the American Cinematheque. Rialto’s releases have included restored classics by Fellini, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Renoir, Godard, Melville, Buñuel, and many others. Rialto is also the main U.S. theatrical distributor of the vast Studiocanal library, along with major titles from Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope catalogue. Rialto received the Film Heritage Award from the National Society of Film Critics in 2020.
For more information about Rialto Pictures, please visit www.rialtopictures.com or follow on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook: @RialtoPictures.
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Contacts:
Aimee Mundy
STUDIOCANAL
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Debora Zappala’
STUDIOCANAL
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Anais Seve-Malouche
STUDIOCANAL
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Cinetic Media for Rialto Pictures
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Eric Becker
Fathom Entertainment
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