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 @ 6:30 p.m.
MOVIES START @ 7:00 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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The Super Mario
Galaxy Movie (PG)

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

Mario ventures into space, exploring cosmic worlds and tackling galactic challenges far from the familiar Mushroom Kingdom.

Screen 1

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

 Screening first is 

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (PG) 

Mild threat and violence.
Showing at 7:00 p.m.

screening second 

Hop (G)

Mild in impact.

Showing at 8:50 p.m.

NIGHTS SHOWING: 

Friday, Saturday, 

Sunday, Wednesday

Dates:  

Friday 10th April, 2026

Saturday 11th April, 2026

Sunday 12th April, 2026

Wednesday 15th April, 2026

Friday 17th April, 2026

Saturday 18th April, 2026

Sunday 19th April, 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.

HOP

Hop (G)

Start time: 8:50 p.m.
Finish: 10:30 p.m.

Blending state-of-the-art animation with live action, Hop tells the comic tale of Fred, an out-of-work slacker who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take him in as he recovers. As Fred struggles with the world’s worst house guest, both will learn what it takes to finally grow up.

Screen 2

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The Magic Faraway Tree (G)

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

Based on Enid Blyton’s best-selling children’s classic The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran – a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Soon after the family’s arrival in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man. At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular and fantastical lands and, through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learn to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years.

Screen 2

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

 Screening first is 

The Magic Faraway Tree (G) 

Very mild slapstick violence and some scenes may scare very young children.
Showing at 7:00 p.m.

screening second 

Fackham Hall (M)

Crude humour, comedic violence, coarse language and sexual references.

Showing at 8:45 p.m.

NIGHTS SHOWING: 

Friday, Saturday, 

Sunday, Wednesday

Dates:  

Friday 10th April, 2026

Saturday 11th April, 2026

Sunday 12th April, 2026

Wednesday 15th April, 2026

Friday 17th April, 2026

Saturday 18th April, 2026

Sunday 19th April, 2026

 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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Fackham Hall (M)

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

A spoof that crosses Downton Abbey with Flying High and Monty Python, Fackham Hall follows lovable pick-pocket Eric Noone as he lands a job at a unique English manor house. He quickly rises through the ranks, and a forbidden romance with lady-of-the-house Rose Davenport blossoms. But when an unexpected murder occurs, Eric gets framed – leaving Rose and her family’s future perilously uncertain.

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.