According to Wises Street directory listing this cinem,a was opened as early as 1924. Closed in 1985. There was no listing for “Kings Theatre” in Wises 1924 edition.
The oldest cinema still opened that I have managed to track down in the world is that of the Municipal, Roxburgh, New Zealand. It was opened in October 1898. The population of Roxburgh is 650. The cinema was completely renovated in 2000.
If you want to open a cinema outside the USA then New zealand maybe the answer. Many reasonable sized town are still without cinemas. most have a closed cinema waiting or a town hall. Many Councils will welcome you with open arms. Cinema going is on the increase.
Start up cost ranges from about $500 for purchase of plant installed through to about $150,000 for a long play projector.
Film hire ranges from 35 to 50 percent. One major company will let you use DVD for some films. The average seating is 300-450.
you DO NOT need a cinema licence or projectionist licence to run cinemas in New Zealand. Ther are six film distrubtors in this country.
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According to Wises Street directory listing this cinem,a was opened as early as 1924. Closed in 1985. There was no listing for “Kings Theatre” in Wises 1924 edition.
The Upstairs cinema opened in 1984.
It acually closed in 1993 and lay empty until the Village-Rialto Group reopened it.
This cinema is now the Rialto3-plex.
Originally opened as the Regent in 1925, changed its name to Lido in 1926. Originally had seating for 760 patrons.
The Capitol was opened in 1923.
Opened as the Empire on 14 December, 1911. Renamed Astor 1940-1943. It had, according to NZ Licensing Authority, 850 seats in 1956.
The Roxburgh cinema has been screening continuously since october 1898 and is still going strong
The oldest cinema still opened that I have managed to track down in the world is that of the Municipal, Roxburgh, New Zealand. It was opened in October 1898. The population of Roxburgh is 650. The cinema was completely renovated in 2000.
Closed after the death of its owner
This cinema was demolished in 2002
If you want to open a cinema outside the USA then New zealand maybe the answer. Many reasonable sized town are still without cinemas. most have a closed cinema waiting or a town hall. Many Councils will welcome you with open arms. Cinema going is on the increase.
Start up cost ranges from about $500 for purchase of plant installed through to about $150,000 for a long play projector.
Film hire ranges from 35 to 50 percent. One major company will let you use DVD for some films. The average seating is 300-450.
you DO NOT need a cinema licence or projectionist licence to run cinemas in New Zealand. Ther are six film distrubtors in this country.
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This cinema closed in august 1990 and is now a live theatre
The Civic Theatre, Auckland, does not show movies any more