Cinemas are divided into: year-round (multi-screen, single-screen) and seasonal (summer open and summer closed).

At present, multiplex cinemas with auditoriums of different capacities are predominantly used in cities.

Cinemas located in the city centers of large cities are divided into several specialized types. The largest cinema of the city is designed with a large hall of universal purpose (cinema, concert, meeting), with small specialized halls (stereo cinema, cartoons). This type of cinema has a lobby with a checkroom, which sometimes serves all types of events.

Multiprogramme cinema, which has several halls of small capacity and presents the viewer a choice of films, with minimal waiting time for the next session. The “express” type chronicle-documentary movie theaters can operate in a continuous movie screening mode. The “leisure” type of cinema is designed for the viewer who has free time. Most of them are young people, who not only want to watch the film, but also to relax, socialize and dance before and after the movie. This type of cinema has two halls, of which the large one is a concert hall.

The facilities include lounges and games rooms (arcade), a buffet, a checkroom, and artistic cinemas. Can be co-operated with a cafe and a dance hall, which may work in conjunction with him or autonomously.

Children’s cinemas are close to leisure cinemas, and additionally have rooms for teachers.

Classification of cinemas by compositional techniques is based on the mutual arrangement of foyer and auditoriums. Most often, both foyer and auditoriums are located at first floor level (horizontal scheme), less often the auditoriums are located above the foyer and other auxiliary premises (vertical scheme). A separate group are cinemas with a multipurpose hall or concert halls with a capacity of 2,500-4,000 seats and their auditorium space is close to the theater.

Regulatory documents define the main types of cinema buildings:

Single auditoriums with 150, 200, 300, 500, 800 seats

Two-hall cinemas with seating for 200 and 300, 300 and 500, and 500 and 800 people;

Three and four auditoriums with 100 + 200 + 300 (500) seats, 100 + 200 + 200 + 300 (500) seats

children’s – for 300 and 500 seats, 200 + 300, 300 + 506 seats, for 150 and 200 seats with club rooms (for rural areas)

co-operative with cafe and club premises for 200 + 300 seats with a cafe for 50 seats, for 300 + 500 seats with a cafe for 100 seats

summer closed – for 500 and 800 seats;

summer open-air (cinema squares) – for 500, 800, 1200 seats;

Combined for 300 seats with a movie theater for 500 seats, for 500 seats with a movie theater for 800 seats.