When does The Angry Birds Movie 3 premiere? Paramount locked December 23, 2026 (moved up from Jan 29, 2027) — Sudeikis/Gad return; MrBeast joins. Not a Sony release.
Current target date: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 (Theatrical premiere). We update this page when studios or publishers move the window.
The Angry Birds Movie 3 opens December 23, 2026 via Paramount (was Jan 29, 2027). John Rice directs. Sudeikis, Gad, Bloom, McBride return; MrBeast + Salish Matter; Smosh Hal/Bubbles back. ≠ Sony-distributed Movies 1–2.
Theatrical premiere
Wednesday, December 23, 2026
December 23, 2026 — the flock flies into the Christmas corridor with Paramount
The Angry Birds Movie 3 opens Wednesday, December 23, 2026 via Paramount Pictures. Rovio’s September 2025 announcement pulled the threequel forward from January 29, 2027 so Red, Chuck, Bomb, and company land in the heart of the holiday season instead of a quiet post-New-Year weekend.
That same drop stacked creator casting: MrBeast and Salish Matter join a flock that already reloads Sudeikis, Gad, Bloom, and McBride, with Smosh alums Padilla and Hecox back as Hal and Bubbles.
Confirmed: Paramount Dec 23 threequel — not a Sony holdover, not a mobile-game soft reboot
Confirmed: December 23, 2026; Paramount theatrical; John Rice directing; core bird voices returning; creator cameos announced; moved up from Jan 29, 2027. Not confirmed as a Sony Pictures Animation release (that label belongs to earlier entries’ distribution era), or as a replacement for every Rovio mobile IP under one movie umbrella. Angry Birds games keep their own update calendars.
How Movie 3 hopped across the holiday schedule
- 2016 / 2019 — Movies 1 & 2 hit theaters (Sony distribution era).
- Earlier 2020s plan — a third film aimed vaguely at 2026.
- Prior lock — January 29, 2027 theatrical stub.
- Sep 2025 — Rovio/Paramount: move up to December 23, 2026 + MrBeast / Salish Matter.
- Dec 23, 2026 — holiday opening (this page).
Before the slingshot — studio, date, and December neighbors
- Calendar: December 23, 2026 — trash January 29, 2027 stubs.
- Distributor: Paramount, not Sony.
- Dec 18 week already heavy (Dune / Avengers corridor) — this is the midweek Christmas lane after those giants.
- Expect RealD 3D listings where available.
- Do not confuse with Werwulf (Dec 25) or other holiday horror — different flock entirely.
The series changed studios — then jumped a month earlier into Christmas week
Most threequels either slip later or stay put. Angry Birds Movie 3 did both kinds of news at once: Paramount (not Sony) as the theatrical home, and a move from late January 2027 up to December 23, 2026. That is how you get YouTube-era casting announcements attached to a holiday kids’ lane instead of a dead zone after awards season starts.
SEO pages that still say “Sony, January 2027” fail two facts in one sentence. Rovio’s own stamp is Paramount + December 23, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this release date.
1When does The Angry Birds Movie 3 open?
December 23, 2026 in theaters from Paramount Pictures (including RealD 3D). Rovio/Paramount moved it up from the previous January 29, 2027 stub — holiday corridor, not late-January.
2Is Sony still releasing the Angry Birds movies?
Not this one. The first two theatrical films went through Sony; Movie 3 is a Paramount Pictures release with Rovio / Sega Sammy / Prime Focus among the production banners. Treat “Sony Animation Dec 2026” scrapers as outdated.
3Who is in the voice cast?
Returning: Jason Sudeikis (Red), Josh Gad (Chuck), Rachel Bloom (Silver), Danny McBride (Bomb), plus Anthony Padilla (Hal) and Ian Hecox (Bubbles). New additions announced with the date shift include MrBeast and Salish Matter, alongside names like Emma Myers, Keke Palmer, Tim Robinson, Lily James, and more.
4Who directs?
John Rice directs from a screenplay by Thurop Van Orman. Heitor Pereira is listed for music on public materials — useful if you are tracking the series’ musical continuity, not a release-date substitute.
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