Cinemas in St. Petersburg

Usually the tickets cost from 50 to 200 roubles - $2 to $8 (the cheapest on the weekdays in the morning, the most expensive in the evening and on the weekends). Most of them have student's discount, so don't forget your ISIC (student id) card, also try to look through local newspapers for discount coupons ("Afisha", "Time Out", "Aktivist", "Pulse", "Dosug" magazines etc.). Though cinemas are popular, usually they are not filled with people, so if there are tickets for different prices you can buy ticket for cheapest place and seat in the VIP zone (it's where the good seats are - middle) if there are free seats. Most of the cinemas in St. Petersburg show dubbed movies (in Russian - "дублирован" - dub`lirovan). Very rarely the movies are in original language and subtitled ("sub`titry" - "субтитры" in Russian).


For movies listings see What's On in St. Petersburg

Dom Kino. (Cinema House).
Original version films cinema only. Three parts: main, which show new films (often original version), Saparov films & Cinema club (conceptual retrospective shows classic films). New Art & Underground Cinema festivals take place in this cinema as well. Most popular among youth & students. Ticket price about 120 rub(3.5$). Our respect!
Address: Karavannaya str., #12. location: M. Gostinny Dvor.
Contacts: tel.: +7(812) 314-56-14 (reservations department), 7(812) 314-06-38 (answering machine).

AVRORA (Аврора). It was the first cinema hall in St. Petersburg, some years ago Avrora was completely rebuild and now it is the biggest cinema hall in the city. Avrora is popular because of reasonable prices: 50-150 roubles ($2-$5) and location in the very center of the city. Besides, Avrora provides the best sound in the city, due to the modern high-fi audio system . Local cafe is ugly and they serve shit, you better visit some cafe beforehand, it is not a problem to find a nice place on Nevsky Prospect.
Address: Невский проспект (Nevsky Prospect), #60. Directions: metro Nevski prospekt, walk out on the side of Griboedov's channel (Канал Грибоедова) and walk to the direction of Moskovski railway station, so that Kazanski cathedral is on your right behind. The cinema'll be on the left. Phone: 314-4854, 315-5254 (answering machine).

BARRIKADA (Баррикада). - CLOSED
Address: Невский проспект (Nevsky Prospect), #15. Directions: Nevsky Prospect metro, walk to the direction of Hermitage, the cinema'll be on the left. Phone: 315-4028, 312-5386

CRYSTAL PALACE. An American-style cinema with three halls: Red (175 seats), Blue (132 seats), Green (70 seats), pop-corn and coca-cola servings. The price is from 50 to 200 roubles ($2-$7).
Address: Nevsky Prospect (Невский Проспект), #72. Directions: metro Nevsky Prospect, walk to the direction of Moskovski railway station, the cinema will be on the left. Phone: 272-2382 (answering machine), 279-5383

LENINGRAD (Ленинград). CLOSED An unexpensive (from $1) cinema next to Tavricheski Gardens (Таврический Сад).
Address: Potemkinskaya (Потёмкинская) Ul., #67. Directions: metro Chernyshevskaya (Чернышевская), turn right and walk to Tavricheski Gardens, then turn left on Potemkinskaya street. The cinema will be on your right. Phone: 314-0053.

SPARTAK (Спартак). CLOSED A cinema where they show classical and old movies.
Address: Kirochnaya (Кирочная) Ul., #8. Directions: walk out of metro Chernyshevskaya (Чернышевская) and turn left, walk to Liteiny (Литейный) prospekt, the cinema will be on your left. Phone: 272-78-97