A snowy movie theater that includes no padded chairs or silver screen has been built by a Canadian man. It took him over a week to sculpt the outdoor amphitheater's 20 feet by 9 feet movie screen, throne chairs, and restaurant-like dining tables using hard-packed snow.         

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Graham Whatmough from Alberta explained in an interview on Edmonton AM that the task of building the movie theater was difficult because the snow was very dry and powdery. He used a snowshoe to make it more compact, let it set, and then built blocks.

Whatmough got the idea for the snow theater after taking a trip to California. He missed Alberta's cold and snowy climate.

The Canadian man had planned a trip across the entire United States, but only got to San Diego in Southern California. Every day he was thinking about snow and northern lights in Alberta, so he booked a flight back to Western Canada.

After Whatmough returned to Fort McMurray he started to build the icy cinema in a park nearby his home. He's used it to screen a few short adventure films he has produced.

However, the outdoor theater did not last long. After a few public screenings warm weather and freezing rain started to melt his Ice sculptures, according to CBC.  

Whatmough has plans to build a new theater when there is enough snowy weather. He hopes to move the outdoor theater to a frozen lake next winter.

Other people around the world have also built unique movie theaters. For example, Sol Cinema is a traveling movie theater in New York City. It is run by solar power.  

Meanwhile, Archipelago Cinema is in Southern Thailand. It was a floating auditorium that showed movies during a film festival in spring 2012.

The Shooting Star Drive-In is a theater in Utah with an extra feature. It allows people to rent an old-school Airstream trailer.  

Electric Dusk Drive-In in Los Angeles is another unique drive-in theater. Screenings take place on an LA parking garage's roof.                     

Finally, Cine de Chef is in Seoul. The 30-seat luxury theater includes tickets costing up to $92, a private elevator, chairs costing $7,300 each, and a gourmet meal before the movie, according to FlavorWire.  

Here's the building of the snow movie theater: