However, before The Hunger Games, Lionsgate subsidiary Summer Entertainment had a massive YA-based blockbuster franchise in The Twilight Saga.
In recent years, movie studios have attempted to capitalize on the popularity of Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games series by adapting a number of properties based on young adult book series, particularly those set in sci-fi dystopian futures.
Both the book and film series were immensely popular from the time Twilight hit shelves in 2005 until the final movie, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2, debuted in theaters in 2012.
Given the success of the book and film series, it’s understandable that Lionsgate may wish to revisit The Twilight Saga, especially considering that both Allegiant and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 earned less than expected at the box office.