How Wide Are Cinema Seats

Theater seats are often between 19 and 22-inches wide, which is quite a range.

How far apart are movie theater seats?

The center of your typical movie theater often has seating that is about 1.5x the screen width away from the screen. In home theater, that’s about 9 inches of screen diagonal for each foot of viewing distance.

What are the seats in a cinema called?

Balconies or galleries: one or more raised seating platforms towards the rear of the auditorium. In larger theaters, multiple levels are stacked vertically above or behind the stalls. The first level is usually called the dress circle or grand circle.