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

*Please note that we screen in rainy weather unless there is a severe weather event, e.g. cyclonic or monsoonal/flooding.
Internet connection permitting, we will update this page to advise.

Opening Times & Nights

Gates and Cafe open @ 6:00 p.m.
MOVIES START @ 6:30 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.

Café & Candy Bar

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

Movies

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-ins in the world to regularly show classic and cult movies on 16mm and 35mm film.

Proudly home of the biggest, and brightest screens around!

Please note that the programme may change on the rare occasion due to circumstances beyond our control. 

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.

Showing this week-end (please check dates)

Screen 1

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Minions & Monsters (PG)

Start time: 6:30 p.m.
Finish: 8:00 p.m.

This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created. Will playtime ever be the same?

Screen 1

Double feature – come for one or both the price is the same!

 Screening first is 

Minions & Monsters (PG) 

Mild threat, violence
 and coarse language.
Showing at 6:30 p.m.

screening second 

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (PG)

Mild threat and violence.

Showing at 8:05 p.m.

NIGHTS SHOWING: 

Friday, Saturday,

Sunday, Wednesday

Dates:  

Friday  26th June, 2026

Saturday 27th June, 2026

Sunday 28th June, 2026 

Wednesday 1st July, 2026

(continues over two more weeks)

 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.

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The Super Mario
Galaxy Movie (PG)

Start time: 8:05 p.m.
Finish: 9:40 p.m.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is an animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros., and follows The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was released in 2023.

Screen 2

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Toy Story 5 (G)

Start time: 6:30 p.m.
Finish: 8:10 p.m.

The toys are back and this time, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs are challenged when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (voice of Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie. Will playtime ever be the same?

Screen 2

Double feature – come for one or both the price is the same!

 Screening first is 

Toy Story 5 (G) 

Very mild bullying themes
and violence.
Showing at 6:30 p.m.

screening second 

Hoppers (PG)

Mild threat.

Showing at 8:15 p.m.

NIGHTS SHOWING: 

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday

Dates:  

Friday  26th June, 2026

Saturday 27th June, 2026

Sunday 28th June, 2026 

Wednesday 1st July, 2026

(continues one more week)

 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.

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Hoppers (PG)

Start time: 8:15 p.m.
Finish: 10:00 p.m.

An animal lover seizes an opportunity to use technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver, uncovering mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could’ve imagined.

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.