The student rate for tickets is $5.50 for a matinee showing. Might as well end the review there, really. Most of Oz is expensive, but not this place. They have one big screen and several pedestrian ones, but they show most of the major movies and are right in the middle of all the goings on at Southbank. Fair warning: you'll see ~25 minutes of ads before your show starts, including promos for surrounding business as well as movie trailers. read more

South Bank Cineplex - Cinema Near Me - South Brisbane, QLD

I've been spoiled by going to the Palace Barracks here in Brisbane as my first movie experiences but have to say the the Cineplex has its charm. Being located in South Bank, it is so accessible and placed right in the middle of shops, restaurants, etc. The ticket prices are very reasonable at $8.50 and $6.50 if you're a student. For a late movie on a weeknight, the cinema was super crowded. My film was being shown in cinema 5 which is the former IMAX screen so the screen is gigantic and theatre is huge. I really loved it because my film was action packed! I didn't enjoy the 30 minutes of commercials before the movie though. I understand a few but the worst commercial was even repeated twice!! Also, remember to bring cash. If you're wanting to watch a movie on a budget, the Cineplex is the place for you. read more

It's the hub of all high school dates and the cinema of choice for struggling students. I of course refer to the splendour of South Bank Cinemas: saving kids hundreds of dollars for longer than I remember. If you have a valid student card, you're looking at saving up to $10 for a movie, plus you have your choice of popcorn and frozen coke to keep you well nourished throughout your film of choice. South Bank is probably my favourite venue other than Palace Cinemas because it's so cheap, but the venue is still top notch. I can always rely on South Bank Cinemas for a great student ticket price and perfect location to go for dinner afterwards. It possesses such a nostalgic charm for me, and I suppose I'll always love it more because it was my haunt of choice in high school. I'll probably still come back long after my student discount has expired, purely because it has so much sentimental value. But it is a great venue, so don't let my nostalgia make it seem like I'm exaggerating its appeal. I mean it's a movie theatre; they'd have to do something drastically wrong to make it an awful place to visit. The point is, cheap movies in a great location! read more

South Bank Cineplex - Cinema Near Me - South Brisbane, QLD

If your wallet is as pathetically thin as mine this place is a godsend. And I'm not the only one who thinks so, on a friday or a saturday night this place is heaving with teenagers. And with good reason too. The adult tickets are only $8.50 and the students $6.50 (Look out for cheap tuesday's when ticket prices are slashed even further to $5.50!) ..There are no comparisons with the Dendy here, with your ticket you really get what you pay for. The ice-cream is a bit dodgy, the crowds are a bit unruly and be prepared for only blockbuster movie listings. (...and 5 Weeks of Twilight screenings.) But if you are only interested in catching the latest Hollywood offerings, southbank cinemas is cheap and in a central location making it ideal for dates and catch up's with your mates. read more

South Bank Cineplex - Cinema Near Me - South Brisbane, QLD

I couldn't believe my eyes when I fronted up to Cineplex on my Saturday solo date night and the ticket line was just reaching the front doors, with the candy bar line snaking back alongside it. Holy moly! As I got to closer to the front of the reasonably paced line, I became convinced that I had inadvertently travelled back to 1987 and had to check my eyes. Tickets are only $8.50 for adults or $11 for 3D films with standard tickets for students $6.50 or $9 for 3D. Adult movie tickets have not been that cheap my whole life! I haven't even paid $6.50 for a bottled beer at a bar for years and here I am with 2 hours of entertainment and a decent choc top (for a measly $2.70) with change from a ten dollar note. In 2013. Life is good. If the candy bar line downstairs is too long for your patience there's another one upstairs which is quieter. Saturday night was pretty busy but the staff are capable of serving people quickly enough while managing to stay lighthearted and cheerful. There's also a separate line if you just need your parking ticket validated. If only we could get 1987 petrol prices too. read more

Best place in Brisbane when you want to see new movies. While you do have to sit through lots of comercials which help the business out keeping tickets nice and affordable as well. The most you would pay for an adult ticket is $8.50 or if you happen to be a high school or Tafe / Uni student its even cheaper at $6.50. Best way to get here is via public transport and its not that far to walk to the cinemas from Southbank Busway or Train Station. In my opinion your better off coming here for movies instead of going to event cinemas where the tickets are double the price. read more

As a Melbournian, these prices made my jaw drop. Monday arvo $19.50 for 3 adults, that is the price of one adult in Melbourne. I don't mind the ads etc Go here to save! Worth it! read more

You get what you pay for. I love South Bank Cineplex because it's cheap, and I love cinemas 1-4 because they have those comfy chairs with the lift-up armrests and if we get in early enough then we can sit in that centre row where it's acceptable to put your feet up on the solid partition thing. (I may be steadily approaching my 30s but this remains a guilty pleasure for me.) If I want to see a movie in 3D, I won't go to SBC, because their 3D set-up is the cheapest one in town. (If you really want to see a 3D movie, go to an Event cinema - they've shelled out decent cashola for their digital 3D rig.) Cinema 5, the old IMAX screen, isn't rigged for 3D so don't get excited. My big bum and I find Cinema 5 pretty uncomfortable, to be frank. I'm not a fan of the rigid stadium seating. Other reviews have given decent info, too. Reiterating a couple: book your tickets online - and don't make the mistake of getting in the ticket queue to collect your prepaid tickets, you can pick these up from a machine just to the right of the big front doors once you're inside. CASH ONLY, CASH ONLY, EVERYTHING IS CASH ONLY. If you're going to turn up late for a movie, be prepared for a lack of decent seating options (my advice is to turn up early and just be patient through the ads, or take a friend to chat with, or occupy yourself on your smartphone until the movie starts). Don't go on opening weekend or school holidays - just spare yourself the pain. Particularly if you're driving in, because you're probably not going to score a park in the free parking underneath the cinema. Speaking of driving in - you have to get your parking ticket validated at the ticket counter (so randoms don't score 4hrs free parking, makes sense). Don't get your parking ticket scanned until you're ready to leave, because you then get 15mins to GTFO. I also get mild anxiety about getting out, because the carpark boomgate scanner has a history of being dodgy. Like I said - you get what you pay for. read more

Love the price, but the cost is adhering to the carpet. The rug in front of the slurpy machine is like the inside of a roll of cloth tape, avoid or you'll have shoes like spiderman. The picture looked like the lens could do with a polish. But overall the experience was great. My daughter loved it. The bathroom was very tidy and I'd go back. It's the Jetstar of picture theaters and if you embrace it on that basis you won't be disappointed. read more

Well what can I say that hasn't been said? Expect to spend 30-40 minutes watching ads before the movie starts. While this is great chatter time, don't expect your popcorn, drink or choc top to last into the actual movie. But, it's cheap. It's hell cheap. Even the popcorn and drinks are cheap. If you're not seeing a recently released blockbuster or it's not a friday or saturday night you could probably just rock up to the movie 30min late and only catch 10-20min of ads. Another bonus, cinema 5. Former imax screen, now BLOODY HUGE SCREEN, suspect the largest in Brisbane? I saw one of the new Star Wars movies in there and got vertigo during the space battle scene. Perfect for the big special effects movies. On my latest visit I saw they now have a decent sized arcade in the foyer too, maybe something to do while waiting for the ads to finish? read more

This place is awesome. It makes movies affordable again! I really don't feel as if you lose quality or comfort in exchange for your savings either. The snack bar is also really well priced and they have a great variety! I will warn you though, they are big fans of their air conditioning so a light jumper is a good idea even in summer! read more

There's always a hidden reason to why tickets to anything are cheap. In this case, it's not-so hidden. Advertisements. They severely offset the cheap tickets (on this day [Tuesday] prices were $5.50 for students, $7.50 for adults). And hidden they are not. Always one not to miss the previews before the actual film, we arrived on time and took our seat. 40 minutes later (yes, we timed it) our film started. 40 minutes of ads is pretty unbearable. Especially on the day we went - cheap, cheesy product ads followed by out-dated movie previews (out-dated as they said "coming in October" [it was December]). My favourite ad was for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which was released two years earlier. My advice; plan to be 20 minutes late to the movie - you'll definitely get your money's worth then. read more

If you're a student from NSW you're shit out of luck to get the student price tickets because on your student ID it doesn't indicate that you're a full time student. that made me a little mad that they didn't believe me. the seats are comfortable. the popcorn is great. overall it's fine, but still mad at this full time student rule read more

Cineplex Southbank is the only place you can get $8.50 adult movie tickets within 5km of the CBD. They offer the latest Hollywood releases throughout the day starting at 10 am through to the last session around 9pm. It's a well maintained cinema with five decent sized screens and high back seats with those lift up arms. They maintained the original IMAX theatre after it was shut down in 2003 so if you're lucky, you may get to see your movie on the 25m cinemascope screen (Cinema 5). Southbank cinemas has recent partnered up with Secure Parking to offer parking deals for their movie patrons. If you park at Secure Parking (opposite the Convention Centre Carpark, the entrance is on both Cordelia and Merivale St) before 4pm on a weekday, parking will cost $5 for 4 hours. If you park after 4pm, on a weekend or public holidays, there is a flat rate of $3. How good is that? You will need to validate your movie ticket at the ticket box to get the special deal. read more

South Bank Cineplex - Cinema Near Me - South Brisbane, QLD

I am so relieved that a cheap ticket to a movie is not completely a thing of the past! Let's be frank, very few movies are worth the $20 you seem to be spending at most major cinemas operating at the moment. The South Bank Cineplex is bringing back to cheap movie date with $5.50 student tickets on offer seven days a week! The range of films you have to choose from is limited however. With this in mind, I have a slightly pretentious taste in movies. This being said, I saw 'Something Borrowed' here a few months ago and I thought it was superbly "crap-tastic". More recently I saw 'New Year's Eve' here, which was unfortunately not quite a brilliant, but at the end of the day you're really only down five bucks! The cinema itself is reasonably comfortable and clean. The seats are decent and are comfortable so long as the movie is relatively entertaining. As I always say, if you're thinking about the seat you probably aren't enjoying yourself anyway. Overall, I think this is a great cinema to go to if you just want to kill some time and have a laugh with your friends. It is unlikely you'll see a particularly ground breaking film here, but you never know! Every so often to quality films find there way into the mainstream. In short, South Bank Cineplex is probably the best value cinema in town! read more

Cineplex Southbank is pretty awesome, especially if you are going to see one of the big blockbuster films since you will get to see it from a HUUUGGGEE screen. Not all the screens are that large though but all in all it is a nice cinema complex with really cheap deals. As much I like coming here for the cheap deals, there are some downsides to this place; the place can get smelly at times, the popcorn can be stale depending on when it was made and you have to be prepared for the loud teeny boppers chatting away at the back. Once you learn to knock the frustration that these things can conjure up in you, you should have an enjoyable time. At the end of the day, there really is not too much to complain about from this cinema complex, it is spacious, can cram a lot of people in at the same time, let's all enjoy the film/s. read more

Cheapest theater around hands down. Wow. I feel like I went back in time 15 years to see prices this cheap!! Even 3D movies is $10!!!! What a steal. The theater itself is a little bit dodgy, and the screen isn't a gigantic IMAX screen like some of the new theaters. But you get what you pay for! The seats are comfy and the sound is solid. Great place to watch a movie if you are on a budget!! read more

None of the other reviewers have mentioned some pretty important info that regulars of the Southbank Cineplex know after going to see hundreds of movies for the bargain price of $8.50. 1. If you're going to see a movie on it's opening weekend or even a week later but especially on a weekend, book your tickets in advance on the website. I have rocked up to buy tickets only to have the movie sold out hours before too many times to ever not pre-purchase online again. It's a very popular cinema, with cheap tickets in the middle of Southbank so even the bad movies often sell out. 2. Don't plan on getting there 15 minutes after the movie starts to miss the previews. There's no allocated seating here and, chances are, the cinema will be completely full and you'll be stuck in the front row craning your neck in a seriously uncomfortable position for the next 2 hours. If it's a big blockbuster on opening weekend, I'd get there at least 20 minutes early just to line up to go in. 3. Last of all, the cinemas are cash only. There's an ATM right outside the door, just don't line up at the candy bar for 10 minutes only to have to do it all again when you realise you have an empty wallet. Well, those are my tips! Other than that it's cheap movies and popcorn in the middle of everybody's favourite weekend destination, Southbank. Don't expect too much and you won't be disappointed. read more

Cheap! No one comes here for a revolutionary movie experience, they come because the dearest ticket is $11. Expect to spend 30+ minutes watching dingey local commercials but that's just part of the fun. I don't think think i've been to an event cinema since moving to Brisbane. Enjoy. read more

Straight up BFYB (Bang For Your Buck) award should be given to Cineplex. For $6.50 you can get an adult into a latest release movie and in comfort. I was definitely surprised that seats had ample room and the overall quality of the picture and sound were 'sound'. I certainly won't be visiting Event cinemas again, unless it is for their Gold class. read more

The ticket prices are cheap but you know what they say, you only get what you pay for! Took my 2 children to watch Anchorman 2 on New Years Day and what an experience. Firstly no seats are allocated so be prepared to sit in the worst viewing seats possibly separately if you don't turn up early enough to brave the hordes in the queue! If you purchase your cheap food from the stall prior to lining up early in the queue, your popcorn will be cold or finished by the time you get into the cinema! Be prepared also to queue more than once.. After we got into the theatre the first time which was filthy bacause it obviously hadn't been cleaned, we were told to leave the theatre because it needed to be cleaned! After an eternity waiting for obviously frazzled employees who had not realised a previous session had ended to clean the cinema, we were then told to line up not there but HERE so everyone of the horde then has to jostle for position in a new queue, so turning up earlier doesn't necessarily mean a better position! When we were finally seated in the theatre, we were then constantly distracted by latecomers desperately searching for any remaining decent seats! The movie itself by the way was great! Having been spoilt by the tranquility, organisation and service of Indooroopilly Cinemas which are the closest cinema complex to us, I can only say, give me decent service over cheap non service anytime. Viva la Indooroopilly! read more

flaws: aircon wasnt very strong, which is unlike the usual cinema experience. also the chairs are a bit uncomfortable. pros: video and sound quality was great. candy bar was superb and super cheap. like soo cheap. popcorn and drink was like $5 together. im used to paying closer to 10 at most cinemas. tickets were also very cheap. $6.50 for a student (but dont forget your student ID). all round, a good experience, and highly recommended. read more

I've timed the commercials at this theatre and they range between 33 and 39 minutes long. But the tickets are so cheap that it is definitely worth it. Pro tip: buy your tickets online and then just show up 30 minutes late. On Tuesdays, the tickets are even cheaper, $6.50 as of 2015. This theatre also doesn't seem to sell beer and wine like many cinemas in Brisbane. read more

Go for the big screen! I love Cineplex because as far as I know they're still their own boss, the prices are really, really good and the cinemas are mostly nice and clean, without that musty old theatre smell yet. The candy bar is also a little more reasonable than the opposition, so if you live on the eastern side of Brisbane you can easily choose to grab a movie at Hawthorne, Balmoral, Victoria Point or South Bank. They're all good, but South Bank rocks, because about 8 years ago the owners took over the old IMAX theatre and so when we want to see a big new release, we head for the 25 metre, curved screen in Cinema 5, which seats 475 people and everyone gets a comfy arm chair and good view. read more

As a Uni student, frankly anyone really, this theatre is the best value for your dollar. Skip Event and come here. It's silly to pay so much for a film. Feel free to enjoy their version of a Slurpee, the 'Rainbow Smash', and mix 'n' match any or all of the flavours. read more

Cheapest movies in Brisbane but in need of a renovation in quite a few areas. Some of the cinemas are starting to smell a bit funny, and it's a hit-or-miss as to whether your toilet paper holder is going to be on duct-tape-life-support or not. But still, so cheap, and hats off to the underpaid under-21s who work there, especially the poor kids who draw the short straws to do microphone duty whenever there is a blockbuster in cinema 5. And the clean-up crews afterwards, who have mountains of popcorn and drink containers to sweep up between sessions. You guys are great. If you're wanting to see a film there, I definitely recommend buying your ticket online to guarantee you get one, especially on weekends or Thursday/Friday nights, and on school holidays. read more

Service when buying my ticket was great and the movie itself was fine. However when I went to leave and had to get my parking validated the two men working at the front desk called me a liar and told me that despite having a ticket, having been less than the required 4hrs, and coming from inside the cinema they didn't believe I had seen the movie and they would be charging me $35 dollars. When I told them I had seen the movie I was told "stop lying, there's no point. It'll be $35 to leave." Despite having a great experience actually seeing the movie the service was so abysmal I won't be going back and ill be ensuring no one I know will be either. If there was a no stars option that's what I'd be going with. read more

Meh. Shit customer service and can't even make fresh popcorn on request. Not eating yesterday's heated up scraps or $4.50 a pop. Give this place a miss read more

The movie experience is great and cheap and all the rest of it, the major problem and the reason as to why I'm rating it so low is that the parking is terrible, small spaces combined with ridiculously high prices if you stay any longer than your movie duration. Heaven forbid you want to go for dinner and a show with your girlfriend or anything else for that matter, you'll end up having your car locked in the car park because you saw the late showing or had a bit too much fun at dinner to leave. Wouldn't have happened if there were proper signs at the entrance or information on the website, but nowhere but a single fine print notice at the entrance that you won't see unless you're looking for it and a few stupidly placed signs saying the car park closes 15 minutes after the last film. Nothing on the car park ticket or anywhere else logical. And to top it off no number to call or any after hours release service. Don't get me wrong I've got nothing against paying the $98 taxi fair to get us home but it wasn't necessary if inly for a few minor improvements to their car park system. I must add the adjunct that we only got back to the car park ten minutes after it was due to close and by then all of the cinema employees had already gone, nowhere to be seen. The conclusion to this review obviously wouldn't be complete without a suggestion for an alternative parking arrangement if you do in fact go to a late showing and plan on staying around for more than 15 minutes afterwards. Park on the street is the most obvious or utilize the Grey street or Cordelia street parking garages. read more