Week of 27 August – 2 September 2026
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone leads a busy week of new releases across Brisbane cinemas, returning for a 25th-anniversary re-release alongside new titles The Dog Stars, Tina Arena: Unravel Me and & Sons, the original Fast and the Furious, André Rieu’s latest concert film and early previews of PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, while French Cannes selection Case 137 and Matthew McConaughey’s The Rivals of Amziah King also open in select cinemas. Recent releases including The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Mutiny continue screening across the city’s mainstream and arthouse venues alike.
New Releases
The Dog Stars
27 August 2026
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
Reading Cinemas (Jindalee, Newmarket)
United Cinemas Eldorado
Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic drama starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley, about a pilot surviving a devastating virus alongside his dog and a fellow survivor.
& Sons
27 August 2026
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
Drama starring Bill Nighy as a reclusive novelist, believing he is dying, who summons his estranged sons home from New York, with Imelda Staunton and Dominic West.
Tina Arena: Unravel Me
27 August 2026
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
A documentary marking 50 years of Australian singer Tina Arena’s career, featuring interviews including Celine Dion and Ronan Keating.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 25th Anniversary
27 August 2026
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
United Cinemas Eldorado
A 25th-anniversary theatrical re-release with newly added bonus footage, following an orphaned boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is a wizard.
The Fast and the Furious - 25th Anniversary
27 August 2026
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
United Cinemas Eldorado
A 25th-anniversary theatrical re-release of the original Fast and the Furious, following LA police officer Brian O’Conner as he goes undercover in the street-racing world.
André Rieu's 2026 Summer Concert: Viva Maastricht!
29 August 2026
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
Reading Cinemas (Jindalee, Newmarket)
United Cinemas Eldorado
A concert film marking 20 years of André Rieu’s summer concerts on Maastricht’s Vrijthof square, performed with his Johann Strauss Orchestra.
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
29 August 2026
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
Reading Cinemas (Jindalee, Newmarket)
Advance preview screenings ahead of the film’s wide release; the PAW Patrol pups crash-land on a dinosaur-inhabited island and must save it from a volcanic eruption triggered by reckless mining.
Case 137
13 August 2026
Dendy Cinemas (Coorparoo, Hamilton, New Farm)
James St Cinema
Palace Barracks Brisbane
A French police internal-affairs investigator is assigned to a case involving a young man severely wounded during a Paris protest, only to discover the victim is from her hometown. Directed by Dominik Moll, an official Cannes competition selection.
The Rivals of Amziah King
20 August 2026
James St Cinema
In rural Oklahoma, a charismatic beekeeper and bluegrass musician reunites with his estranged foster daughter and tries to rebuild a family honey business, only for ruthless rivals to threaten everything. Stars Matthew McConaughey.
I Want Your Sex
27 August 2026
Palace Barracks Brisbane
A young man lands a job with a renowned, provocative artist and becomes her sexual muse, before being drawn into a world of obsession, power and betrayal. Stars Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman.
Still Showing
The Odyssey
Angelika (Woolloongabba)
Cinebar Rosalie Village
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
Dendy Cinemas (Coorparoo, Hamilton, New Farm)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
James St Cinema
Reading Cinemas (Jindalee, Newmarket)
United Cinemas Eldorado
Christopher Nolan’s reimagining of Homer’s epic, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus on his perilous journey home after the Trojan War, with Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Angelika (Woolloongabba)
Cinebar Rosalie Village
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
Dendy Cinemas (Coorparoo, Hamilton, New Farm)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
James St Cinema
Palace Barracks Brisbane
Reading Cinemas (Jindalee, Newmarket)
United Cinemas Eldorado
A new chapter for Peter Parker, four years after Spider-Man: No Way Home, as he fights to redefine what it means to be a hero in a New York that no longer remembers him. Stars Tom Holland and Zendaya.
Insidious: Out of the Further
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
Reading Cinemas (Jindalee, Newmarket)
United Cinemas Eldorado
The next chapter in the Insidious franchise, following a young mother who discovers she can enter The Further and bring dangerous entities back into the real world.
Tony
Cinebar Rosalie Village
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
James St Cinema
Palace Barracks Brisbane
A drama depicting the early life of Anthony Bourdain, following a 19-year-old “Tony” working in a chaotic Provincetown restaurant kitchen; starring Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas and Emilia Jones.
Spa Weekend
Cinebar Rosalie Village
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
Reading Cinemas (Jindalee, Newmarket)
United Cinemas Eldorado
Comedy starring Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Anna Faris and Michelle Buteau, in which three friends’ relaxing spa getaway spirals into chaos when their chaotic friend joins them.
The End of Oak Street
Cinebar Rosalie Village
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
Dendy Cinemas (Coorparoo, Hamilton, New Farm)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
Reading Cinemas (Jindalee, Newmarket)
United Cinemas Eldorado
A mysterious cosmic event rips a suburban street from its surroundings into a dinosaur-infested realm, and a family must stick together to survive. Stars Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor.
Mutiny
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
Reading Cinemas (Jindalee, Newmarket)
United Cinemas Eldorado
Action-thriller starring Jason Statham as a man framed for his billionaire boss’s murder, forced on the run to uncover an international conspiracy.
One Night Only
Cinebar Rosalie Village
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
Reading Cinemas (Jindalee, Newmarket)
United Cinemas Eldorado
Romantic comedy starring Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner, about two strangers navigating a chaotic night in New York on the one night casual romance is permitted by a fictional law.
Toy Story 5
Angelika (Woolloongabba)
Cinebar Rosalie Village
Dendy Cinemas (Coorparoo, Hamilton, New Farm)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
James St Cinema
Woody, Buzz and Jessie face their biggest challenge yet as children abandon toys for technology, with Tom Hanks and Tim Allen returning to voice the characters.
Moana
Angelika (Woolloongabba)
Cinebar Rosalie Village
Dendy Cinemas (Coorparoo, Hamilton, New Farm)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
Live-action adaptation of the animated film, starring Catherine Laga’aia as Moana and Dwayne Johnson as Maui.
Minions & Monsters
Angelika (Woolloongabba)
Cinebar Rosalie Village
Dendy Cinemas (Coorparoo, Hamilton, New Farm)
Event Cinemas (Brisbane City, Carindale, Chermside, Indooroopilly, Mount Gravatt, Springfield Central)
HOYTS (Stafford, Sunnybank)
The latest Despicable Me franchise entry, in which the Minions accidentally become 1920s Hollywood movie stars and set out to make their own monster movie.
Holy Days
Cineplex (Balmoral, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Deluxe, Redbank, South Bank)
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
Set in 1970s New Zealand, a boy devastated by his mother’s death tries to stop his father remarrying, finding refuge with an eccentric convent of nuns fighting to save their home from closure.
The Invite
Angelika (Woolloongabba)
Cinebar Rosalie Village
Five Star Cinemas (Brisbane City, Graceville, New Farm, Red Hill)
James St Cinema
A couple’s marriage is on thin ice, and when they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbours to a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected territory. Directed by and starring Olivia Wilde.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
James St Cinema
Palace Barracks Brisbane
A queer filmmaker reviving a dormant slasher franchise tracks down its reclusive original star, and the two descend into an obsessive, blood-soaked blur of fantasy and reality. Directed by Jane Schoenbrun.
Tuner
Dendy Cinemas (Coorparoo, Hamilton, New Farm)
James St Cinema
A gifted piano tuner is recruited by criminals for his exceptional ear, talents that prove just as useful for cracking safes as for tuning Steinways. Stars Leo Woodall.
GOMA
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
28 August 2026
Cassavetes’s Sunset Strip neo-noir follows Cosmo Vitelli, the owner of a “classy” strip club who falls into mob debt while clinging to his self-made image of glamour and cool.
Gloria
28 August 2026
Gena Rowlands stars as a sophisticated woman with a mysterious past who is forced to protect a young boy after his family is targeted by the mob. Screening from a 16mm print.
Johnny Staccato
29 August 2026
A free screening of episodes from the 1959-60 noir detective TV series starring John Cassavetes as a jazz-pianist-turned-private-eye navigating New York’s criminal underworld.
Opening Night
29 August 2026
Gena Rowlands plays an ageing stage star who begins to unravel under the pressure of an approaching Broadway opening after witnessing an adoring fan’s death.
Soudain (All of a Sudden)
30 August 2026
The Queensland premiere of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest film, a free screening about a burgeoning friendship between an aged-care facility director and a terminally ill theatre director in Paris.
From nostalgic re-releases and a packed slate of new titles to French arthouse drama and a John Cassavetes retrospective at GOMA, Brisbane’s cinemas offer something for every kind of moviegoer this week.
