While the combination of sunny weather and sporting events like the World Cup tends to be a mood-improver for most, it's bad news for the box office. Most cinemas will be bracing themselves for a lean weekend, but what about those picturehouses that go the extra mile to stand out?

We've rounded up 8 of the world's most unusual movie-viewing venues below...

Guantanamo Bay Lyceum cinemas, Cuba



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There's a great sense of irony in the fact that while the self-confessed architect of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, sits in his guarded prison cell in the world's most notorious detention centre, just the other side of the wall, US soldiers can watch Oliver Stone's World Trade Center on the big screen.

There are, in fact, two outdoor cinemas within Guantanamo Bay for the 1,000-strong guard force and people who live and work there. They show the latest US releases on huge grass areas with tiered stadium seats.

"You might think that guarding the most dangerous terrorist suspects in the world is the worst job you can imagine," a senior military expert tells us. "But the guards do have some benefits â€“ Caribbean sun, excellent scuba diving, and Hollywood films on tap."

The Archipelago Cinema, Thailand



Imagine floating on a raft at sea in total darkness, with a jungle backdrop and towering rocks on either sideâ€¦ Now place a cinema screen into this dramatic landscape, and you have the incredible Archipelago Cinema.

Designed by German-born, Beijing-based architect Ole Scheeren, the Archipelago Cinema was created specifically for the Film On The Rocks Yao Noi Festival in Thailand.

"When I saw the beauty of the Nai Pi Lae lagoon, I thought it would be amazing if the audience would float on the ocean while watching movies," Scheeren says.

Inspired by the local lobster fishermen's rafts, Scheeren and his team created a huge floatation device made from recycled wood and mosquito nets. The audience sits on bean bags watching an enormous screen that's secured to the ocean floor.

Event Cornwall Outdoor Screenings, UK



Every year Event Cornwall hosts outdoor screenings of water-themed films on the King Henry ferry as part of Truro and Penwith College's Fal River Festival. The season, known as Film On The Fal, had its audience hooked from the first screening of Jaws.

"During that film, there was a lone fisherman's boat that circled the ferry with one light on, which added to the eerie ambience," an Event Cornwall spokesperson said. "Likewise, for a screening of The Perfect Storm, it poured with rain. It's like a 4D cinematic experience."

Event Cornwall has also organised screenings of he Blair Witch Project and Friday The 13th in the wooded Tehidy Country Park, Camborne. "There was a moment in Friday the 13th where there was a chase sequence through the woods, and you couldn't see where the screen stopped and the woods started," the spokesperson added.

Other dramatic screenings have included Point Break overlooking surf beaches on Godrevy Head, and Top Gun in the Skybus hangar of Newquay Cornwall airport.

Sol Cinema, South Wales



Sol Cinema

Based in South Wales but able to travel anywhere in the world, the Sol Cinema is an unusual, but inventive caravan, which includes a red carpet, popcorn, an usher and enough space for up to 16 people.

The 'World's Smallest Solar Movie Theatre' is the brainchild of Paul O'Connor and Jo Furlong. "We wanted to give important exposure to short films, but also have fun parodying mainstream cinema," O'Connor explains.

The Sol Cinema team will be at Glastonbury this year showing films like Conception (a play on Inception), where the premise is to get a woman pregnant, and Dumb Ways to Die, an animated film about funny deaths in cinema. "Last year we showed Chavatar, with chavs dressed in blue," says O'Connor, laughing.

After choosing from a huge range of short films for their allotted 10 minutes â€“ audience members can grab a ticket and a bag of popcorn and enjoy the show.

CGV Cheongdam Cine City, Seoul, South Korea



CGV

Forgot D-BOX - this cinema takes the viewing experience to the next level with moving seats, special lighting, wind, fog and even scent-based effects to make you feel immersed in the film.

For a screening of Titanic, the audience got to "go down with the ship" as their seats were tilted, mist was created, and sea scented water was sprayed. This 4D experience is certainly catching on, as there are now similar cinemas across the globe.

Sala Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain



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This is a rare opportunity to sit proudly in a 17th century castle and take in an epic like Gladiator or Robin Hood. Sadly, servants aren't provided and you have to bring your own throne.

From July 6 to August 8, the castle will be hosting the Open-Air Festival, kicking off with a screening of Gravity.

Cinespia Outdoor Movies at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, USA



Cinespia

Thousands of people flock to the Hollywood Forever cemetery each year with deck chairs and picnic baskets to watch Hollywood classics like Rear Window, on a screen projected onto the side of a mausoleum. But this is no ordinary mausoleum; it contains the remains of silent film legend Robert Valentino and Oscar-winning actor Peter Finch, among others.

The screenings are intended to encourage a different interaction between cemeteries and the public. For the more adventurous there are late night screenings of horror films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Kino Pionier 1909 cinema, Poland



Kino Pionier

The world's oldest continuously-running cinema, Kino Pionier 1909 in Szcecin, Poland, has withstood two world wars and anti-communist revolts, to remain standing and still going strong.

"I actually discovered documents that say the first film was shown in 1907, so it's even older than first thought," says co-owner Jerzy Miskiewicz.

Featuring two quaint little screening rooms, the cinema hasn't changed much in more than 100 years but did receive some restoration work in 2002, including the installation of new technology and comforts.

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