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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Masters of the Universe (M)

Start time: 6:30 p.m.
Finish: 8:50 p.m.

In MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, Director Travis Knight brings the legendary franchise back to the big screen in this epic live-action adventure. After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela (Camila Mendes) and Duncan/Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba), and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.

Screen 1

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

 Screening first is 

Masters of the Universe (M) 

Violence.
Showing at 6:30 p.m.

screening second 

Spider-Man (M)

Medium level violence.

Showing at 8:55 p.m.

NIGHTS SHOWING: 

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Dates:  

Friday  5th June, 2026

Saturday 6th June, 2026

Sunday 7th June, 2026 

(continues over two more week-ends)

 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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Spider-Man (M)
presented on 35mm film

Start time: 8:55 p.m.
Finish: 11:00 p.m.

Tobey Maguire stars as the superhero in this big screen adaptation of Marvel’s comics, which will be proudly presented on 35mm film.

When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy high school student gains spider-like abilities which he must eventually use to fight evil as a superhero.

Screen 2

MANDALORIAN GROGU

The Mandalorian and Grogu (M)

Start time: 6:30 p.m.
Finish: 8:40 p.m.

The Mandalorian and Grogu embark on their most thrilling mission yet in Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” an all-new Star Wars adventure opening exclusively in Australian and New Zealand cinemas May 21, 2026. The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu. Directed by Jon Favreau, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” also stars Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White and is produced by Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and Ian Bryce, with music composed by Ludwig Göransson

Screen 2

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

 Screening first is 

The Mandalorian and Grogu (M) 

Violence.
Showing at 6:30 p.m.

screening second 

Big Trouble in Little China

40th anniversary screenings! (M)

Medium level violence and medium level coarse language.

Showing at 8:45 p.m.

NIGHTS SHOWING: 

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Dates:  

Friday 5th June, 2026

Saturday 6th June, 2026

Sunday 7th June, 2026 

(continues one more week-end)

 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.

big trouble lr

40th anniversary screenings of
Big Trouble
in Little China (M)

Start time: 8:45 p.m.
Finish: 10:25 p.m.

An All-American trucker (Kurt Russell) gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown.

We are celebrating the 40th anniversary of this John Carpenter directed classic by bringing it back to the big screen!

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.

Gallery

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.