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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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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)

Screen 1

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. 

harold purple crayon

Harold and the
Purple Crayon (PG)

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

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life—and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own. Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first film adaptation of the beloved children’s classic that has captivated young readers for decades. Directed by Carlos Saldanha and produced by John Davis, the live-action hybrid family adventure/comedy stars Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds with Alfred Molina and Zooey Deschanel.

Screen 1

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

 Screening first is 

Harold and the Purple Crayon (PG)

Mild fantasy themes.
 

Showing at 7:00 p.m.

PLUS

The Garfield Movie (G)

Very mild themes, slapstick violence and infrequent coarse language.

Showing at 8:40 p.m.

NIGHTS SHOWING: 

FRI/SAT/ SUN

Dates:  

Friday 13th September, 2024

Saturday 14th September, 2024

Sunday 15th September, 2024

Tuesday 17th September, 2024

Wednesday 18th September, 2024

Friday 20th September, 2024

Saturday 21st September, 2024

Sunday 22nd September, 2024

Tuesday 24th September, 2024

Wednesday 25th September, 2024

(moves to screen 2)

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.

 

GARFIELD

The Garfield Movie (G)

Start time: 8:40 pm
Finish: 10:30 p.m.

Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist

Screen 2

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (M)

Start time: 7:00 pm
Finish: 8:45 p.m

Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened, releasing Betelgeuse.

Screen 2

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

 Screening first is 

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (M)

Supernatural themes and coarse language.
 

Showing at 7:00 p.m.

PLUS

Twisters (M)

Sense of peril.

Showing at 8:50 p.m.

NIGHTS SHOWING: 

FRI/SAT/ SUN/TUES/WEDS

Dates:  

Friday 13th September, 2024

Saturday 14th September, 2024

Sunday 15th September, 2024

Tuesday 17th September, 2024

Wednesday 18th September, 2024

Friday 20th September, 2024

Saturday 21st September, 2024

Sunday 22nd September, 2024

Tuesday 24th September, 2024

Wednesday 25th September, 2024

(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.

 

twisters

Twisters (M)

Start time: 8:50 pm
Finish: 11:00 p.m.

This year, the epic studio disaster movie returns with an adrenaline-pumping, seat-gripping, big-screen thrill ride that puts you in direct contact with one of nature’s most wondrous—and destructive—forces.

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.