Gates and Cafe open @ 6:30 p.m.
MOVIES START @ 7:00 p.m.
NIGHTS OPEN:
We are usually open Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights, plus Wednesday nights during the school holidays. Please keep scrolling below for dates.
We serve a variety of hot, tasty meals, yummy snacks and drinks at unbelievable, affordable prices.
In fact dinner and 2 movies will cost you less than most takeaway!
PLEASE NO OUTSIDE FOOD to keep the drive-in experience alive!
Most of our ticket sales go back to the studios, and what's left doesn't cover our high operating expenses
TORS Drive In Cinema in Charters Towers is home to the BIGGEST, BRIGHTEST screens and the BEST prices around!
We are the only local cinema to screen the latest movies in 4K Digital, and one of the few drive-in cinemas in the world to regularly show classic and cult movies on 16mm and 35mm film.
Please note that the programme may very change due to circumstances beyond our control. This is rare.
Which movies show on each screen may change on the night due to unforeseeable audience levels or technical issues.
Please note that SWITCHING SCREENS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED unless you purchase tickets for both due to copyright, thankyou.
Start time: 7:00 p.m.
Finish: 8:45 p.m.
Doug (Jack Black) and Griff (Paul Rudd) have been best friends since they were kids, and have always dreamed of remaking their all-time favourite movie: the cinematic “classic” Anaconda. When a midlife crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they head deep into the Amazon to start filming. But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation. The movie they’re dying to make? It might just get them killed……
Screening first is
Anaconda (M)
screening second
Caught Stealing (MA)
Strong injury detail, violence, coarse language and drug use.
NIGHTS SHOWING:
Wednesday night
Dates:
Wednesday 14th January, 2026
Friday 16th January, 2026
Saturday 17th January, 2026
Sunday 18th January, 2026
Wednesday 21st January, 2026
(final)
Tune In
90.5 FM or if you’re worried about a flat battery, use our speakers!
TWO movies for the ONE low price!
Stay for one or two movies,
the price is the same.
Start time: 8:55 p.m.
Finish: 10:45 p.m.
Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant. When his punk-rock neighbor Russ (Matt Smith) asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters. They all want a piece of him; the problem is he has no idea why. As Hank attempts to evade their ever-tightening grip, he’s got to use all his hustle to stay alive long enough to find out… Caught Stealing is directed by Academy Award® nominee Darren Aronofsky, screenplay by Charlie Huston, based on his book of the same name. The film stars Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio, and Carol Kane.
Start time: 7:00 p.m.
Finish: 8:45 p.m.
SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new, can’t miss cinematic event ever…The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.
Screening first is
The Spongebob Movie:
Search for Squarepants (PG)
screening second
Smurfs (G)
Very mild themes, animated violence and coarse language, some scenes may scare young children.
NIGHTS SHOWING:
Wednesday night
Dates:
Wednesday 14th January, 2026
(final)
Tune In
88.5 FM or if you’re worried about a flat battery, use our speakers!
TWO movies for the ONE low price!
Stay for one or two movies,
the price is the same.
Start time: 8:55 p.m.
Finish: 10:25 p.m.
When Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette (Rihanna) leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe. SMURFS features an all-star voice cast including Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Daniel Levy, Amy Sedaris, Natasha Lyonne, Sandra Oh, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Billie Lourd, Xolo Maridueña with Kurt Russell and John Goodman.
Start time: 7:00 p.m.
Finish: 8:45 p.m.
Edda, a young mouse with big dreams of becoming a race car driver, lives in the vibrant world of a fairground operated by her father, Erwin. As the 50th anniversary of the European Grand Prix approaches, Edda sees a golden opportunity to turn her dreams into reality and save her father’s struggling business. When she meets her racing idol at the grand event, Edda is inspired to take a daring step. With determination and courage, she decides to get behind the wheel herself, racing against time and destiny to make her mark and bring hope to her family’s livelihood.
Screening first is
Grand Prix of Europe (G)
screening second
Now You See Me
Now You Don’t (M)
Coarse language
NIGHTS SHOWING:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday &
Wednesday nights
Dates:
Friday 16th January, 2026
Saturday 17th January, 2026
Sunday 18th January, 2026
Wednesday 21st January, 2026
Tune In
99.5 FM or if you’re worried about a flat battery, use our speakers!
TWO movies for the ONE low price!
Stay for one or two movies,
the price is the same.
Start time: 8:55 p.m.
Finish: 10:45 p.m.
The Four Horsemen return along with a new generation of illusionists performing mind-melding twists, turns, surprises, and magic unlike anything ever captured on film. Directed by Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Uncharted, Zombieland), the film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt, with Rosamund Pike, and Morgan Freeman.
The Tors Drive-In has been enchanting audiences since 1966. Here you can enjoy immersive big screen movies under a gorgeous sky of twinkling stars in a relaxed, country atmosphere.
While we offer a retro, nostalgic experience, we are a blend of the old and the new between our two screens. We show the latest movies with the best 4K digital presentation around that delivers a bright, precise image, as well as 16mm and 35mm analogue film presentations of new releases and classic movies.
The Tors Drive-In has a rich history that has touched many lives from near and afar. It’s our sincerest hope that it continues to evolve and entertain future generations.
