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Article: Number of seats per screen falls: local commercial criteria frustrate standardization.(Focus)
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- Screen Digest
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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* Western Europe dominates absolute seat counts, although not seats per screen
* France has highest number of seats in data that is included (no US data available)
* Seats per screen varies widely, but the range is currently between 273 and 148
* Local cultural development seems to be an over-riding factor in determining cinema seat characteristics
The number of seats in a cinema varies widely by region, by country and even within a country, depending on a variety of factors. Generally, multiplex screens will have fewer seats than a one-screen cinema, as it has a wider choice of screens and can fit overall more people in the site. ...