Opened in 1961. Reoponed on 28/8/10 for Charity with “Pirates of the Caribean” and “Dirty Dancing” and closed again. 878 cars. Screen 2 opened in 1982.
The Star theatre opened on 4/10/1955. Later called Village Cinema One and then Cinema One. Closed on 3/12/2000. Later became a bar and nightclub, then a restaurant. Now called The Cinema and hosting live music acts. Address is 69 Mount Street. The Vogue Theatre was at 30 Marine Terrace.
The snack bar(and bio box?) building might still be there behind a house, along with the entrance(or exit road?) and fences(and gate?) and(ramps(graded out?)?) and some trees around the sides.
Opened on 8/2/1956(to a invited audience) with “Broken lance” Closed by Hoyts on 22/7/1975 with “The Decameron” and “Arabian Nights”, open to public the next night(screening the same movie?). Reopened as the Village Northern Drive-in on 23/7/1975 with “The Dirty Dozen” and “Joe Kid”. Closed on 21/4/1984 with “Flashdance” and “an officer and a gentleman”.
The screen was only finished being erected 5 minutes before the opening night of the drive-in theatre. Later called Village Southern Drive-in after Hoyts sold the drive-in to Village. There is a road running though the former drive-in site called Southern Court.
Opened as Odeon in 1973. 1 screen(possibly 2 screens?). 754 seats. Closed in 1998. Gutted, rebuilt and extended to become Event Cinemas Cairns City reopening(circa 1993?). 5 screens. Screen 1 – 456 seats, screen 2 – 208 seats, screen 3 – 260 seats, screen 4 – 200 seats, screen 5 – 200 seats.
Opened in 1961. Reoponed on 28/8/10 for Charity with “Pirates of the Caribean” and “Dirty Dancing” and closed again. 878 cars. Screen 2 opened in 1982.
650 seats.
1354 seats.
Now 10 screens plus the roof top cinema and a screening room.
Cinema 1 has 250 seats and a 6 seat crying room at rear.
The Star theatre opened on 4/10/1955. Later called Village Cinema One and then Cinema One. Closed on 3/12/2000. Later became a bar and nightclub, then a restaurant. Now called The Cinema and hosting live music acts. Address is 69 Mount Street. The Vogue Theatre was at 30 Marine Terrace.
The caravan park is called Discovery Holiday Parks – East Devonport.
Opened in 1990. 1421 seats.
Opened on 12/12/2014. 5 screens.
5 screens. Opened in june 1999. Screen 1 – 182 seats, screen 2 – 256 seats, screen 3 – 200 seats, screen 4 – 324 seats, screen 5 – 214 seats.
676 cars. Was located in the unused centre section of Mowbray Race Course.
Sometimes referred to as Starlight Drive-in.
434 cars.
The snack bar(and bio box?) building might still be there behind a house, along with the entrance(or exit road?) and fences(and gate?) and(ramps(graded out?)?) and some trees around the sides.
First operated by Village, then later taken over by Kenrick. Corner of Coleraine Road and Cavendish Road.
Closed(second time) on 3/10/1993. 705 cars.
Opened in 1971 and closed in 1991. Reopened in 1993 and closed in 1994.
Opened on 8/2/1956(to a invited audience) with “Broken lance” Closed by Hoyts on 22/7/1975 with “The Decameron” and “Arabian Nights”, open to public the next night(screening the same movie?). Reopened as the Village Northern Drive-in on 23/7/1975 with “The Dirty Dozen” and “Joe Kid”. Closed on 21/4/1984 with “Flashdance” and “an officer and a gentleman”.
The screen was only finished being erected 5 minutes before the opening night of the drive-in theatre. Later called Village Southern Drive-in after Hoyts sold the drive-in to Village. There is a road running though the former drive-in site called Southern Court.
450 seats(hall), 400 seats(gardens).
The site of the hall is now a real estate office(Davey Real Estate). The gardens site is the block of Units(Ocean View) next door.
Also called West Pennant Hill Drive-in.
Operated by Ken Mansfield who also operated the Mermaid Beach Cinema on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Opened with E.T. the extra-terrestrial.