Hollywood Cinema, Historic cinema building in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand

Hollywood Cinema is a cinema and performing arts theatre on St Georges Road in Avondale, Auckland. Its 1915 frontage is brick, with columns and a dome on the roof; behind it stands the hall built in 1924, which the Auckland Star then described as seating five hundred people. The original 1867 wooden hall was moved to the adjacent lot in 1923.

The building opened in 1867 as Avondale Public Hall and underwent major renovations in 1915 that established its current appearance. This transformation eventually led to its use as a cinema.

The building began as the Whau (later Avondale) Public Hall, opened on 13 November 1867, and housed the local primary school for a time and served as a library before being hired out for entertainment and fundraising. Films were shown during the Boer War, and in August 1900 the Edison Kinematograph Co. presented a two-hour Grand Boer War programme there. Since 1966 the Hollywood has been known for weekly midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The cinema stands on the Great North Road side of Avondale, at the corner of St Georges Road, a short walk from Avondale's shops and bus routes. The entrance sits beneath the 1915 brick frontage and dome, so look for the columns rather than a modern cinema sign. Screenings mix classic, cult and marathon programmes, so check what is showing before travelling.

The building once housed a Wurlitzer Organ that provided live musical accompaniment during film screenings. This instrument was part of the venue's setup during operations under Jan Grefstad starting in 1966.