From the districts · this week
Starring our own Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy Sunrise on the Reaping
AU theatrical 19 Nov 2026
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Marketing · AU exclusive
Stila's Sunrise on the Reaping collection is coming to Australia & New Zealand, exclusively at MECCA The official makeup collection for the film arrives 29 September as a limited-edition MECCA exclusive, with a second drop to follow in October.
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Merch · Collectibles
Haymitch finally gets a Funko Pop: new Hunger Games wave hits US pre-order on 26 August
Three new Pop! Movies figures, including the first ever Haymitch Abernathy, open for US pre-order on 26 August. The Australian date is coming in September.
Exhibition · AU
Sunrise on the Reaping is screening in IMAX in Australia from 19 November
IMAX Melbourne has confirmed the film opens on the museum screen in IMAX. The aspect ratio, the thing Catching Fire fans actually care about, is still with IMAX Corp.
Books · exclusive editions
The Hunger Games: Survival Edition is real — and Australia is locked out of both versions
Scholastic UK and The Works have announced a retailer-exclusive leather-look paperback of the original novel, in stores from the week of 31 August. Target has the same book listed for 1 September in the US. Neither route reaches Australia, and the structure of the two deals is the reason why.
Now open · The Reaping
One of 350: we're giving away the Tim Palen Ultimate Edition.
Assouline hand-bound 350 copies of Tim Palen: Photographs from The Hunger Games, signed, in a clamshell case. Three have sat in our storage for a decade, and one is leaving the vault. Follow us on Instagram, tag the person you'd volunteer for, and share the reel back to us. Closes 5pm AEST, Friday 11 September.
How to enter Free · Worldwide · T&Cs
The AU calendar
Weeks to release 13 WEEKS
In cinemas AU 19 NOV
US opening 20 NOV
Tickets on sale TBC
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