THE ACOUSTIC DESIGN OF THE QINGDAO MOVIE METROPOLIS GRAND THEATRE

Qingdao Movie Metropolis Grand Theatre (the Grand Theatre) is located within the 400-acre Qingdao Movie Metropolis in Qingdao, the world’s largest movie and television production hub. The Grand Theatre was purposely designed as the main venue for the proposed Qingdao International Film Festival. It is the largest movie theatre in Asia, and the only theatre in the world installed with both Dolby Atmos, and an electronic room enhancement system. The total floor area is 24,000 m2 . The auditorium seats an audience of 1970, including 1298 seats in the stalls and 672 seats in a single balcony. The auditorium is horse-shoe shape, 41m wide at the widest point, 40m long from the rear wall to the proscenium, and has an average ceiling height of 14m. The volume of the auditorium is 19990m3 , which gives 10m2 per seat. The main stage is 20m x 37m and both side stages are 16m x 11.5m. The proscenium is 24m wide by 13m high to accommodate a large movie projection screen if needed.