The Hunger Games film franchise brought in $2.97 billion worldwide across four movies, the last two equaling $1.4 billion of that total. Now, Hunger Games: Mockingjay director Francis Lawrence understands the mixed reactions to the final book being divided into two films as he readies for the release of the latest franchise entry, The Ballad of Snakes and Songbirds.

During an interview with People, the director admitted if given the chance to re-do the box office hit, he wouldn't split Mockingjay into two separate parts this time around.

"I totally regret it. I totally do," Lawrence said. "I'm not sure everybody does, but I definitely do." Mockingjay was following the trend of the final parts of famous book series being adapted into two-parters. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Twilight: Breaking Dawn were both split into two movies for their last film, allowing more money to be made across a financial year.