Melbourne, Victoria · October 2026 figures
Best cinemas & theatres in Melbourne, VIC
The top-ranked cinemas & theatres in Melbourne are The Laneway Theatre (5.0 from 179 reviews), Viva Melbourne (4.9 from 652 reviews) and Abhivyakti Fine Arts Academy (5.0 from 80 reviews). 158 are ranked here by proven rating.
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- 116,429
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- 28 of 34
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Cinemas & Theatres by suburb in Melbourne
Every suburb with five or more cinemas & theatres has its own ranked list.
Cinemas & Theatres in Melbourne at a glance
- 158 cinemas & theatres in Melbourne are ranked here, with 116,429 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.5.
- 93% list a website and 93% a phone number on Google.
- 28 of the 34 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 21 on Sunday.
- Palais Theatre in St Kilda has the most Google reviews (4,912), averaging 4.5.
- The suburbs with the most: Southbank (12), St Kilda (8) and Brunswick (5).
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Questions
Who are the best cinemas & theatres in Melbourne?
The top-ranked cinemas & theatres in Melbourne are The Laneway Theatre (5.0 from 179 reviews), Viva Melbourne (4.9 from 652 reviews) and Abhivyakti Fine Arts Academy (5.0 from 80 reviews). Each is ranked by proven rating, its Google rating weighted by the number of reviews behind it.
How many cinemas & theatres are there in Melbourne?
The Agentize Directory ranks 158 cinemas & theatres in Melbourne, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.5, from 116,429 reviews in all.
Which cinemas & theatres in Melbourne are open on weekends?
21 of the 34 that list hours on Google open on both Saturday and Sunday. The highest ranked of them are Abhivyakti Fine Arts Academy, The JazzLab and Mamma Chen's.
Which cinema in Melbourne has the most reviews?
Palais Theatre has the most Google reviews of any cinema ranked in Melbourne: 4,912, averaging 4.5.
How is this list of cinemas & theatres ranked?
Every list is ranked by proven rating: a business's Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it, so a perfect score from five reviews cannot outrank a near-perfect one from five hundred. No business pays to be listed or to move up. How the ranking works.
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