‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ Sets 35th Anniversary Global Re-Release
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- StudioCanal, Fathom Entertainment, and Rialto Pictures are partnering on a 35th anniversary theatrical re-release of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, timed to the fictional Aug. 29 "Judgment Day" date and hitting U.S. theaters on Aug. 28.
- T2 remains the franchise's top earner with over $517M in global box office and won four Oscars — Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, Best VFX, and Best Make-up — while earning a rare A+ CinemaScore.
- James Cameron said the re-release uses StudioCanal's 2017 restoration and 3D conversion, calling it "the absolute best way to see the film" and adding that it's "safe to do spoilers after 35 years: the good guys win against the AI superintelligence."
- Anna Marsh, CEO of StudioCanal and Chief Content Officer of CANAL+, framed the reissue as part of StudioCanal's broader "cornerstone" strategy of restoring and re-releasing classic cinema.
- Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Entertainment, positioned the event as a cross-generational theatrical draw highlighting Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton's performances and the Guns N' Roses track "You Could Be Mine."
- The global roll-out follows a staggered schedule: Aug. 27 in Germany, LatAm, and the Czech Republic; Aug. 28 in the U.S., Italy, and Poland; Sept. 2 in France; Sept. 3 in Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Hungary; and Sept. 4 in the U.K.
Why it matters: StudioCanal is using the franchise's $517M box office legacy and Cameron's brand to monetize the 4K/3D restoration it already completed in 2017, with Fathom and Rialto splitting distribution work — a low-risk theatrical event timed precisely to the film's iconic Aug. 29 date, giving fans and first-timers a coordinated global theatrical window stretching from late August into early September.
