IMAX

IMAX (an acronym for Image MAXimum) is a motion picture film format and a set of cinema projection standards created by Canadian company IMAX Corporation and developed by Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Robert Kerr, and William C. Shaw. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems. Since 2002, some feature films have been converted (or upgraded) into IMAX format for displaying in IMAX theatres and some have also been partially shot in IMAX.

IMAX is the most widely used system for special-venue film presentations. As of October 1, 2015, there were 1008 IMAX theatres in 66 countries.

History

The desire to increase the visual impact of film has a long history. In 1929, Fox introduced Fox Grandeur, the first 70 mm film format, but it quickly fell from use. In the 1950s, the potential of 35 mm film to provide wider projected images was explored in the processes of CinemaScope (1953) and VistaVision (1954), following multi-projector systems such as Cinerama (1952). While impressive, Cinerama was difficult to install.

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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Hailed as a ‘Once-In-A-Generation Masterpiece’

Coming Soon 03 Apr 2025
... IMAX film technology,” Universal said about the upcoming film. “The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.”.
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Tampa’s MOSI debuts new 8-story dome theater, second largest in country

Tampa Bay Times 02 Apr 2025
The tiny first grader from Forrest Hills Elementary School in Tampa was among the first kids to attend the first field trip at the Museum of Science and Industry’s former IMAX theater on Monday.
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Art house chic: Across the region, repertory cinema is cool once more

Press Telegram 02 Apr 2025
Sometimes, you need to go to the theater to dig yourself out of that rut ... Movie Hooky Club, on Tuesday afternoons in USC’s IMAX theater; and Wild Things on Wednesday nights at Alamo Drafthouse in downtown Los Angeles.
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A24’s Super Creepy ‘Bring Her Back’ Trailer Drops Sally Hawkins Into an Adoption Nightmare

The Wrap 01 Apr 2025
The sophomore feature from Danny and Michael Philippou, which re-teams them with A24, arrives in theaters on May 30 ... Earlier this year, A24 teamed with IMAX to screen “Talk to Me” on the very big screen.
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Weekend Box Office: A Working Man Takes Down Snow White

Rotten Tomatoes 01 Apr 2025
Movie theaters and Hollywood will be happy to put this month behind them ... It is just A24’s third film released into over 3,000 theaters ... GKids re-release Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke into 330 IMAX theaters this weekend and it grossed $4 million.
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Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner to Return for Lanterns Following Superman Debut

Coming Soon 31 Mar 2025
Photo Credit ... Fillion is set to star as Guy Gardner in James Gunn’s Superman, which releases in United States theaters this coming July ... Gunn’s Superman movie, meanwhile, hits United States theaters and IMAX on July 11, 2025, from Warner Bros. Pictures.
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A Minecraft Movie First Reactions Provide Mixed Response to Jack Black Comedy

Coming Soon 31 Mar 2025
[Image Credit. Warner Bros. / A Minecraft Movie on YouTube] ... The #MinecraftMovie is some of the hardest I’ve laughed in a theater in a while ... A Minecraft Movie will be released in United States theaters and IMAX on April 4, 2025, from Warner Bros ... .
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'Princess Mononoke' IMAX's Re-Release Scores Record Breaking Box Office

Collider 30 Mar 2025
Princess Mononoke recently had its IMAX debut in North American theaters, featuring the 4K restoration of the iconic Studio Ghibli film ... Since its IMAX release on ...
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‘A Working Man’ Subdues ‘Snow White’ With $15 Million Box Office Opening

The Wrap 30 Mar 2025
Farther down the charts, GKIDS’ 4K Imax re-release of Studio Ghibli’s classic “Princess Mononoke” has earned $4.1 million from 347 premium screens, giving it a per theater average of approximately $11,800.
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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey release date, cast, trailer, plot, and everything else we know

Games Radar 29 Mar 2025
Because this is Nolan we are talking about, it will arrive exclusively in theaters worldwide during the summer blockbuster season and the best way to watch it is at an IMAX screen, especially since ...
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The Odyssey Set Photos Show Matt Damon’s Ripped Odysseus Shirtless

Coming Soon 28 Mar 2025
“The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.” ... Nolan’s The Odyssey will be released in United States theaters and IMAX on July 17, 2026, from Universal Pictures.
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Check out the Las Vegas Valley’s independent movie theaters

Las Vegas Review-Journal 28 Mar 2025
“please watch movies in the theater.” ... The Beverly Theater ... Brenden Theaters ... Brenden Theaters is billed as a luxurious, movie-going experience, with reclining seats, IMAX experiences, lounge and bar.
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Leonardo DiCaprio is a gun-slinging ex-revolutionary on a mission in first trailer for Paul Thomas ...

Games Radar 28 Mar 2025
The film, which marks the first ever Anderson movie to be shown in IMAX, was ... One Battle After Another hits theaters and IMAX on September 26, having moved back from its initial August 8 release date.
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Trailer drops for Leonardo DiCaprio movie shot in San Juan Bautista, Humboldt County

Visalia Times Delta 28 Mar 2025
The film is set to be released in cinemas and IMAX theaters on Sept. 26 ...
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Leonardo DiCaprio loses One Battle After Another in first trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's latest

AV Club 28 Mar 2025
It sucks to forget your password, especially when you know you’re only, like, one character off ... that the director seems to have won ... The film premieres in theaters and IMAX on September 26. More from A.V. Club ... .
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