When it’s too cold to head to the park during the winter holidays and you’re sick of staying inside, EVENT Cinemas is the place to be. They’ve got you covered with a selection of movies to suit every family member, from pre-schoolers to teens looking for something to do. Get warm and comfy, and enjoy a couple of hours where no one asks you to do anything (much!)

The cinemas are a popular destination during the school holidays, so book your tickets early! Enjoy the standard cinema experience or upgrade to V-MAX or Gold Class for an extra special holiday treat.

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Release Date:23 Jun
Rating: CTC
Steve Carrell is back as the voice of a much younger Gru in this origin story of Despicable Me’s lovable “super villain”. How did a twelve-year-old become a villain with a legion of mayhem causing minions? You’re about to find out.

My Sweet Monster

Release Date: 7 Jul
Rating: PG

Faced with marrying a man she does not love, Princess Barbara flees her castle to find her true love. Alone for the first time in the “real” world, she meets a sweet monster named Boogey who hopes to help save her from being sent back to the castle— featuring the voices of John Heder, Haylie Duff, and Paulie Shore.

Lightyear

Release Date: 16 Jun
Rating: CTC
Lightyear tells the tale of Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear before he became a toy. Chris Evans voices Buzz, and he and his cat, Sox (Peter Sohn), will take you on a space and time-travelling adventure to infinity and beyond.

Pil’s Adventures

Release Date: Now showing
Rating: PG

Pil is a princess like no other, because she’s actually an orphan who disguised herself as a princess to escape arrest! When the cruel regent Tristain curses Roland, the heir to the throne, by changing him into a “chickat” (half chicken, half cat), Pil embarks on a quest for the antidote. Pil and her pals are on a race to save the kingdom, but will her true identity be revealed first?

Jurassic World Dominion

Release date: 9 Jun
Rating: M

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard join Oscar®-winner Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill in Jurassic World Dominion. Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, Dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans everywhere. This fragile balance threatens to reshape the future and determine whether humans or dinosaurs will emerge as apex predators.

Thor Love and Thunder

Release date: 6 Jul
Rating: CTC

The huge hammer-wielding hero, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), returns in Thor Love and Thunder and is under attack from Goor the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who plans to make all gods extinct. Can Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and Thor’s ex-girlfriend, Jane (Natalie Portman), defeat him before he extinguishes them all?

Enjoy your movie!

Are you looking for more kids’ entertainment during the school holidays? See more of what’s on in the school holidays.