In 2020, there are around 1,734 movie theaters/kinos left in Germany.
In 1932, there were around 3,800 movie theaters/kinos in Germany (equipped for sound, I should note).
Virtually every sizeable town in Germany in the early 1930s....had a theater operation. I admit....some probably could seat no more than 100 'guests'. Some in cities like Berlin or Hamburg....were historical type structures.
There's a city-run operation in Wiesbaden....Caligari FilmBühne, which I'd strongly recommend if you wanted to get the look and feel of a 1920s/1930s cinema structure.
If you go down the list of German movie productions in the 1920s....a lot of this was escapist-type movies (Pandora's Box for example). Unusual efforts were starting to occur (Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis (silent movie of a typical day in Berlin)).
Operations in the Covid-19 era? While re-opening has occurred, there's no doubt that the theater industry has been damaged in terms of profits. It wouldn't shock me if over the next twelve months....you might see at least 200 of these theaters go away.
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