The odds are in their favor! Theme park dedicated to the popular film franchises Hunger Games, Divergent and Step Up to open in Atlanta

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Hunger Games fans may get to find out for themselves if the odds are forever in their favor.

A 100-acre theme park dedicated to the blockbuster movie franchise starring Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth is set to open in Atlanta by 2019, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp confirmed on Monday. 

It will feature specially designed roller coasters to give visitors an immersive experience of the story about heroine Katniss Everdeen. There will also be a theatrical section with dance shows in tribute to the movie Step Up.  

Though Hunger Games rests on the idea of children fighting to the death, producers insist they have arrived at an intelligent and fascinating model.

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New attraction: This is a rendering of the Hunger Games theme park slated to open in Atlanta in 2019

Jennifer Lawrence's character Katniss Everdeen (pictured in the 2012 Hunger Games movie) will most likely heavily feature in the Atlanta park

Tim Palen, chief brand officer of Lions Gate, told the New York Times he has been working on the idea since the first movie came out three years ago. 

'The more we thought about it, the more we realized there was a major opportunity,' he told the newspaper. 'Not just to create something smart and captivating that Hunger Games fans would love, but to bring all of our franchises alive in new ways.'

The production company has licensed two different firms to develop the site, which will be twinned with an indoor entertainment center in Hengqin, China, slated to open in 2018.

As fans wait, an immersive theatrical show will launch in London next summer, and a $3 billion theme park with a Hunger Games zone will open in Dubai months later. 

The franchise's finale, Mockingjay Part 2, is set to hit the big screen this month.

Though the movie is about killing, producers insist it will be an intelligent approach to the story

The parks will feature areas dedicated to the Channing Tatum movie Step Up (left) and Divergent (right)

According to the Times article, the success of the movie franchise means Lions Gate could earn an extra $100 million a year from the theme parks - excluding gift shop revenue. 

Unlike Disney and Universal, Lions Gate is licensing other companies to build the parks to ensure a level of expertise, as the firm is new to the theme park market. 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the US site will be developed by Avatron Smart Park. The Chinese site near Macau will be developed by Lia Fung and parent eSun.