Sari-Arka

Sari-Arka (also styled Saryarqa Cinema) is a cinema in Almaty, Kazakhstan, located at Altynsarin Avenue in the 4th microdistrict. It opened in 1966 as a single-screen, wide-format cinema of the highest category, with an auditorium seating 820 people. During the Soviet era it screened popular films and hosted meetings with war veterans, writers, artists, and Soviet film actors; in 1982 it drew 1,137 thousand admissions. In the early 2000s the cinema was reconstructed by the company Otau Cinema, reducing seating to 553 to improve comfort. A second renovation in 2009 cut capacity to 490, widened aisles, installed more comfortable seats from Italian manufacturer Lino Sonego, and gave the cinema what was then the largest indoor screen in Almaty at 16.2 × 6.6 metres, along with NEC digital projectors, a Masterimage Wave 3D system, and Dolby Digital sound. After a 2014 reconstruction that added an annex, the number of halls increased to five: hall 1 kept 490 seats, hall 2 had 223, hall 3 had 218, hall 4 had 239, and hall 5 had 242. It was the only cinema in the city with the largest screen and auditorium. In 2018 the owners eliminated the largest 490-seat hall, splitting it into three smaller halls (hall 1 with 143 seats, hall 6 with 118, and hall 7 with 118). Today Sari-Arka operates as a multi-screen cinema (a miniplex) and is listed on the kino.kz ticketing platform, where showtimes and ticket purchases are available. The official listing shows the address as Altynsarin str., 24, in Almaty, and offers ticket categories including Adult, Child, Student, and VIP. The cinema remains an active entertainment venue in the city.

Sari-Arka opened in 1966 as a single-screen, wide-format cinema of the highest category in Alma-Ata (now Almaty), located in the 4th microdistrict on Altynsarin Avenue. The building was a standard design with an auditorium seating 820. It screened box-office films and hosted meetings with war veterans, literary and artistic figures, and Soviet film actors. In 1982 the cinema recorded 1,137 thousand admissions. In the early 2000s, the company Otau Cinema carried out the first reconstruction, reducing seating to 553 to improve viewer comfort. A second restoration in 2009 further reduced capacity to 490, widened aisles, and installed more comfortable seats from Italian manufacturer Lino Sonego. The cinema gained the largest indoor screen in Almaty at 16.2 × 6.6 metres and was equipped with NEC digital projectors, a Masterimage Wave 3D system, and Dolby Digital sound. After a 2014 reconstruction that involved adding an annex, the number of halls increased to five: hall 1 retained 490 seats, hall 2 had 223, hall 3 had 218, hall 4 had 239, and hall 5 had 242. It was the only cinema in the city with the largest screen and auditorium. In 2018 the owners eliminated the largest 490-seat hall, splitting it into three smaller halls: hall 1 with 143 seats, hall 6 with 118, and hall 7 with 118. As of the 2020s, Sari-Arka operates as a multi-screen cinema (miniplex) and is listed on the kino.kz ticketing platform, where showtimes and ticket purchases are available. The official listing shows the address as Altynsarin str., 24, in Almaty, and offers ticket categories including Adult, Child, Student, and VIP.

• 2018

  Largest 490-seat hall eliminated and split into three smaller halls (143, 118, 118 seats).

• 2014

  Reconstruction with annex added; halls increased to five (490, 223, 218, 239, 242 seats).

• 2009

  Second restoration; seating reduced to 490, largest indoor screen in Almaty installed (16.2×6.6 m), NEC projectors, Masterimage Wave 3D, Dolby Digital.

• 2000

  First reconstruction by Otau Cinema; seating reduced to 553.

• 1982

  Recorded 1,137 thousand admissions.

• 1966

  Cinema opened as a single-screen, wide-format cinema of the highest category with 820 seats.

A long-established, centrally located cinema in Almaty offering multiple halls and modern projection technology.

• Cinema screenings

• 3D screenings

• VIP tickets

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2. 2Sari-Arka - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Сары-Арка (кинотеатр) — Википедияru.wikipedia.org