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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Moana (PG)

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

In “Moana,” Disney’s live action reimagining of the beloved Oscar®-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Lagaʻaia) answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.

Screen 1

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

 Screening first is 

Moana (PG) 

Mild threat.
Showing at 6:30 p.m.

screening second 

Lilo & Stitch (PG)

Mild themes and violence, some scenes may upset young children.

Showing at 8:35 p.m.

NIGHTS SHOWING: 

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Dates:  

Friday  17th July, 2026

Saturday 18th July, 2026

Sunday 19th, July 2026  

 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.

LILO & STITCH 2025

Lilo & Stitch (PG)

Start time: 8:35 p.m.
Finish: 10:20 p.m.

“Lilo & Stitch” is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

Screen 2

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Disclosure Day (M)

Start time: 6:30 p.m.
Finish: 8:55 p.m.

If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This June, the truth belongs to seven billion people. We are coming close to … Disclosure Day. Will playtime ever be the same?

Screen 2

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

 Screening first is 

Disclosure Day (M) 

Threat and coarse language.
Showing at 6:30 p.m.

screening second 

The Thing (MA)

Horror theme.

Showing at 9:00 p.m.

NIGHTS SHOWING: 

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Dates:  

Friday  17th July, 2026

Saturday 18th July, 2026

Sunday 19th July, 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.

The Thing

The Thing (MA)

Start time: 9:00 p.m.
Finish: 10:50 p.m.

A research facility in Antarctica comes across an alien force that can become anything it touches with 100% accuracy. The members must now find out who’s human and who’s not before it’s too late.

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.