SOMETHING ABOUT CINEMA THEATERS

Kinepolis, Madrid,  Spain is one of the largest cinema complex with a total seating capacity of 9,200 with 25 screens, each seating between 211 and 996 people.

Largest cinema screen in the world is in Guangzhou, China with a length of 113.5 ft and height of 87.9 ft with an area 10,367.58 sq.ft.

Largest IMAX theatre in the world is in Melbourne Museum, Australia measuring 105 ft long and 75 ft high. Sydney's IMAX screen in Darling Harbour is slightly bigger with 117.3 ft by 97.2 ft.

Largest seating capacity has the Astor Theatre in Melbourne whic seats 1150 people which is now raised to 1,700.

Total screens

There are 2,00,000 cinema screens worldwide. 40,000 of these are in USA.

Raj Mandir Cinema in Jaipur is the largest single screen theatre in India.

Thangam Theatre in Madurai, TN with more than 2,000 seatiñg capacity is largest cinema in India.

Biggest Megaplex

60,000 sq ft , 1586 seats, 60 shows, INOX bring a global cinema destination to Mumbai

No Theatre

With the exception of a IMAX theatre in Khonar, there was no cinema theatre in Saudi Arabia from 1983 to 2018.

Number of theatres

China 54,164

USA    40,246

India   11,000

Oldest theatre

Having hosted it's first performance in 1585 Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Italy is the oldest theatre in the world.

Theatre capital

With around 40 theatres, Broadway, New York, USA is the theatre capital of the world.

First theatre in Kerala

The first permanent theatre in Kerala was established in 1913 in Thrissur town by Kattookkaran and was called the Jose Electrical Bioscope, Now Jos Theatre.

K V George

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