Lately on /Film we’ve profiled a couple movie theaters as part of our Cool Stuff feature: Tha Alamo Drafthouse, the coolest movie theater EVER, and the AMC Pacific Place Cinema, the coolest looking movie theater in Hong Kong. /Film Reader Xavier Maury told us to take a look at the Cinedom in Cologne, Germany: “I lived there 7 years and it was a pleasure going there.”
The Cinedom is Cologne’s largest movie center, offering more than 2,300 seats. The multiplex houses 14 theaters, each ranging from 100 to 705 seats, two of which can play 70mm prints. All of the theaters and seats are covered completely in black. The largest hall features a 75 foot wide screen. Each theater is Lucas THX certified, Dolby Surround in all halls, in addition to DTS in halls 4 and 9.
From what I can tell, the Cinedom doesn’t offer any special added features or special events (outside of the occasional movie premiere). Ticket prices range from $6 for Children up to 11-years-old, $8 on Cinema day (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday), and $13.50 on weekends.
The theater is divided in to three floors, all of which have wheelchair access and a large glass elevator. The lobby features four restaurants: Pizza Hut, Ocean Drive, La Gelateria (Ice Cream fresh daily and Italian coffee specialties) and Casablanca Bar & Restaurant. What makes the Cinedom so cool is the architecture, which can be seen in the photos below. Or you can take a virtual 3D Quicktime-VR tour of the Cinedom.
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March 31st, 2008 at 5:14 am
i think i’m going to cry.
March 31st, 2008 at 5:45 am
I still think the Electric Cinema in London is the coolest movie theatre.
March 31st, 2008 at 6:43 am
cool :)
i’m german and i live close to cologne. i was really surprised to see the cinedome featured here.
March 31st, 2008 at 8:23 am
Be sure to arrive early for your 20 Escalator ride to your theater. Make sure your laces are tied tight!
March 31st, 2008 at 8:37 am
I went there a few times, back when I used to live in cologne
March 31st, 2008 at 9:00 am
nothing beats the alamo drafthouse.
im sorry but it’s true.
and by the way, peter, why do you delete my posts?
March 31st, 2008 at 1:00 pm
good god, the cinedom is insanely awesome. also, it’s ‘hong kong’, not ‘honk kong’.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Is that the theater from that awful credit card commercial? the one where no one realizes that there are twenty minutes of commercials in front of a movie nowadays and they rush to get into the theater at exactly 9:00.
Looks cool. Feel like it would be wicked over crowded though. Might be good midnight releases though with that many screens.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Sauce…PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE!!
Just because there are 20 minutes of commercials doesn’t mean you should show up late to a movie. Those of us who show up early to get good seats only to be bothered by you people who come in late and make us push over….GAHHHH!!!!
March 31st, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Hmmm? I must have missed the part where Sauce said he was the guy who shows up late to the movie. I’m sure it was in there somewhere I suppose. :/
March 31st, 2008 at 3:52 pm
He didn’t explicitly say that he was one of those morons…but his comments alluded to it.
Granted, that commercial does suck and is quite annoying, but Sauce says that those people are stupid for rushing when the movie starts at 9, while I say those people are stupid for not showing up early, thus eliminating the need to rush through the crowd of people.
March 31st, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Here in Spokane WA we have the AMC 20 which houses 20 theater seating houses. Its 3 stories of fun.
April 2nd, 2008 at 7:59 am
What really grinds my gear is how amazing all these international cineplexes are, and yet their ticket prices are still less than your average American theater. At least down here in L.A….