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Sunrise on the Reaping Has a Melbourne Premiere on 17 November. Here's Every Way to Win a Pass
Roadshow is putting on the premiere at HOYTS Melbourne Central IMAX two nights before the film opens, and handing out passes through Instagram partners. The first giveaway closes on Tuesday night.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will hold its Melbourne premiere on Tuesday 17 November at HOYTS Melbourne Central IMAX, with arrivals from 6pm. Roadshow Films is giving fans a way in through a handful of Instagram giveaways, and the first one closes on Tuesday 10 November at 11:59pm.
The details come from giveaway posts that Roadshow either co-published or partnered on. The film’s Australian distributor hasn’t put out a standalone announcement or a guest list yet.
The mockingjay and the snake square off at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, part of the film’s US campaign. Melbourne gets its carpet on 17 November. Photo: Supplied.
The premiere
- Date: Tuesday 17 November 2026
- Venue: HOYTS Melbourne Central IMAX (Melbourne Central, corner of La Trobe and Swanston streets, CBD)
- Arrivals: from 6pm AEDT
- Release: two nights before the film opens nationally on Thursday 19 November, and one night before the Wednesday 18 November advance screenings
Note the venue. This is HOYTS’ IMAX screen at Melbourne Central, not IMAX Melbourne at Melbourne Museum in Carlton. Since about 45 minutes of the film is in expanded IMAX ratio, an IMAX room was the natural pick.
Not yet announced: whether any cast or filmmakers will attend. Joseph Zada (Haymitch) is Australian and opened the global press tour in Sydney with Mckenna Grace in October, but nobody has said he’ll be in Melbourne. We’ll update this if Roadshow names any talent.
It’s also the first premiere with a confirmed date and venue on the Australian calendar. Author and creator Arabella Rosier says she’s hosting a Sydney premiere, but no date or venue has been confirmed for that one yet.
Every way to win premiere passes
These are the only giveaways we could verify for the Melbourne premiere itself. They’re listed by closing date, and all of them need an Instagram account.
1. Yo-Bar × Roadshow: 5 double passes, plus a Yo-Bar bowl each
Closes Tuesday 10 November, 11:59pm
- Follow @yobaraustralia and @roadshow
- Like the giveaway post
- Tag your Hunger Games bestie in the comments
Winners will be contacted on Wednesday 11 November. You must be an Australian resident aged 18 or over and able to attend on the night. Travel isn’t included and the prize can’t be transferred or exchanged. Each winner and their guest also get a free Yo-Bar bowl.
2. The Silly Little Movie Club × Roadshow: 1 double pass
Winner drawn Wednesday 11 November, 5pm
- Follow @thesillylittlemovieclub and @roadshow
- Like the giveaway post and tag a fellow tribute
This one is a collaboration post with Roadshow’s own account. The winner will be contacted by DM. The post gives no separate closing time, so get your entry in before the Wednesday 5pm draw.
Can’t make the premiere? Other passes on offer
These prizes aren’t for the premiere, but they’re open now and they get you into the film.
- The Daily Aus × Roadshow: 10 double passes to see the film, each with a copy of the novel. Follow @thedailyaus and @roadshow and tag a friend on the post. Open nationally. Closes before Thursday 12 November. Full T&Cs.
- Pacific Werribee: one double pass to the film at Village Cinemas Pacific Werribee, plus a copy of the novel. Follow @pacificwerribee, like the post and tag a friend. Ends 15 November.
- HOYTS signed poster: book any HOYTS Girls’ Night Out advance session (Wednesday 18 November) and you’re eligible to win a poster signed by Joseph Zada and Mckenna Grace. Book by 18 November and enter by 20 November, 11:59pm AEDT.
A word on fake giveaways
Big franchise giveaways attract copycat accounts. Only enter through the official accounts listed above. A real winner will never be asked for bank details, asked to pay a “delivery fee”, or sent to an outside link to claim a prize. Pacific Werribee’s post makes the same point.
If you miss out
Melbourne has the most advance-night options in the country on Wednesday 18 November. They include IMAX Melbourne (the 6pm session has sold out), the Sun Theatre in Yarraville (free large soft drink), Lido Cinemas’ Sunrise Preview, Classic Cinemas’ night-before preview, Palace’s Movie Mixer with a Tequila Sunrise on arrival, HOYTS Girls’ Night Out, Event Cinemas Chicks Pick, and Reading’s Tributes Night at Melton and Epping. Moonlight Cinema then opens its summer season with the film at the Royal Botanic Gardens from 25 November.
For which screen to pick, see our guide to every premium format showing Sunrise in Australia.
We’ll update this story if Roadshow announces talent, adds giveaways or confirms the Sydney date.
Sources: Instagram giveaway posts from The Silly Little Movie Club and Roadshow Films, Yo-Bar, The Daily Aus and Roadshow Films and Pacific Werribee; HOYTS competitions; Melbourne advance listings on MATO; Moonlight Cinema. All checked 9 November 2026 (AEDT).
