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The Tors Drive-In is an authentic, locally owned and operated cinema.
Screening movies under the stars, and entertaining generations since 1966.

Experience the EXCITEMENT MAGIC ROMANCE FUN of the drive-in movies

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Or you can keep scrolling for movies currently showing and other links.

Opening Times

Gates and Snack Bar open @ 6:30 p.m.

MOVIES START @ 7:00 p.m.

* N.B. We open earlier during the cooler months. Our website is updated accordingly.

Café & Candy Bar

We serve a variety of hot,
tasty meals, yummy snacks
and drinks at unbelievable prices.

Most of our ticket sales go back to the studios. Therefore we rely on cafe sales to remain open.
So if you wish to keep the drive-in cinema experience alive,
no outside food please!

Movies

TORS Drive In Cinema in Charters Towers has 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 movies on 16mm and 35mm film.

Proudly home of the biggest, and brightest screens around!

Please note that the programme may very occasionally change due to circumstances beyond our control.

Which movies show on each screen may change on the night due to audience numbers/capacity, which we can’t predict in advance.

TO SEE WHAT’S COMING SOON/NEXT PLEASE KEEP SCROLLING, OR GO TO THE “MOVIES” TAB IN THE MENU AT TOP.

Now Showing (please check dates)

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Please note that SWITCHING SCREENS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED unless you purchase tickets for both screens due to copyright licensing.  Thank you for your co-operation, in anticipation. 

wild robot

The Wild Robot (PG)

Start time: 7:00 pm
Finish: 8:40 p.m.

The Wild Robot” follows Rozzum 7134 (“Roz” for short), a futuristic robot that washes ashore on a deserted island. A tale of survival and discovery begins when she becomes the unexpected protector to an orphaned gosling, which she names Brightbill. Together they struggle to survive the harsh environment, but only succeed with the help of a close-knit group of misfit animals, who become first friends, then family. Ultimately Roz and company save the island from a robotic invasion by Roz’s manufacturer, looking to bring her back to civilization by any means necessary.

Screen 1

 Come for one or both movies, the price is the same!

 Screening first is 

The Wild Robot (PG)

Mild themes and animated violence.
 

Showing at 7:00 p.m.

PLUS

Despicable Me 4 (PG)

Mild themes, animated violence, some scenes may frighten young children.
 

Showing at 8:50 p.m.

NIGHTS SHOWING: 

FRI/SAT/ SUN

Dates:  

Friday 4th October, 2024

Saturday 5th October, 2024

Sunday 6th October, 2024

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.

DESPICABLE 4

Despicable Me 4(PG)

Start time: 8:50 pm
Finish: 10:35 p.m.

In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination’s Despicable Me 4.

Screen 2

transformers one

Transformers One (PG)

Start time: 7:00 pm
Finish: 8:35 p.m.

An origin story set on Cybertron, home of both the Autobots and the Decepticons. The film is said to focus on the relationship between Optimus Prime and Megatron.

Screen 2

 Come for one or both movies, the price is the same!

 Screening first is 

Transformers One (PG)

Mild crude humour, science fiction themes, animated violence and coarse language.
 

Showing at 7:00 p.m.

PLUS

IF (PG)

Mild themes, some scenes may upset young children
 

Showing at 8:45 p.m.

NIGHTS SHOWING: 

FRI/SAT/ SUN

Dates:  

Friday 4th October, 2024

Saturday 5th October, 2024

Sunday 6th October, 2024

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.

IF

IF (PG)

Start time: 8:45 pm
Finish: 10:35 p.m.

From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.

About US

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.

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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.