Event Cinemas Queen Street 297 Queen Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010

"Had a nice experience here for IMAX movie."

"I have been going to EVENT Queen St for over 10 years since I was a uni student. It was in dire need of repair/refurbishment which they did a few years ago. All 12 cinemas have now been upgraded which is great, but sadly IMAX is still the same. The interior of the building looks very depressing since COVID where everything has closed on the ground floor. The cinemas remained open thankfully, as did a few other places. Cinema customer service can be pretty good depending on the staff member that serves you, but most are friendly. Prices are expensive as it costs $25 for a standard adult ticket if you are not a member of Cinebuzz, or $23 if you are. Gold Class is even worse, charging $38 per person. IMAX is the worst, charging $27.50 because that theatre is so old and worn. They did not upgrade that one for some reason, and they should have especially because this is no longer the only IMAX in the country. Another one has since opened in Lower Hutt. I do not really order food and beverage so I cannot really comment on the prices, but I am aware that it can be expensive as with other movie theatres. This building has 12 cinemas + an IMAX theatre. Cinemas 1-6 are on one level, and these theatres are generally great to see movies. Cinemas 2, 5 and 6 have the recliners/daybeds, which is fantastic, while 3 and 4 serve Gold Class. As for cinemas 7-12 (the top floor), most of these are smaller than the ones on the lower level. In both cinemas 10 and 11, the screen is too high for the seats (even in the back row) so you are looking up the entire time. Theatres 9 and 10 are tiny compared to the rest so I prefer to avoid them. I have read other reviewers complaining about bathroom accessibility, and they are right. There is one available on level 4 and it is tiny, with one cubicle (male toilets). It may be time for an upgrade there. Overall, even with its flaws, Queen St is probably my favourite movie theatre in Auckland. All cinemas now have upgraded larger seats with more leg room and space. I am just disappointed that IMAX did not receive the same care and will probably be avoiding it until it does. Prices aside, I highly recommend EVENT Queen St."

"Awesome!! The Indiana movie was abit long though, trying to stay awake. The service was great, delivering our morsels of food and drink, was a great night, will do it again!!"

"Went to Imax for Avatar in 3D. Amazing great experience. Online ticket pirchase easy. Convenient Ticket collectiin machines. Super good seats. Massive screen. Well worth the money"