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Not every IMAX
is created equal
Some “IMAX” screens are ten storeys of 15/70mm film. Some are a multiplex screen with the logo on the door. We track the real specs — screen size, projection system, aspect ratio — across IMAX, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, ScreenX and every chain's in-house big screen, so you know exactly what you're buying before you pay the surcharge.
Screen dimensions come from a specialist industry listing, and 417records are matched to IMAX’s official theatre roster — a match, not a lab check, and a different test from the 104 IMAX rooms whose dimensions two independent sources agree on. Where a projector rests on a listing from 2021 — IMAX has converted a lot of screens to laser since — or on nothing more specific than what a format promises, the score shows as provisional (~IQ) rather than pretending to a precision we don't have.
•Where should I go?
The nearest premium screen and the best one within reach are rarely the same cinema.
•Start here
Every figure below comes from the venue data
Where can I see a film in the full IMAX frame?
103 rooms worldwide can show 1.43:1 — everything else crops it to 1.90, which is roughly a quarter less picture.
See all of them →
Where is The Odyssey showing in 70mm?
41 cinemasran a 15/70mm print, confirmed against IMAX's own engagement list. The print puts up about a third more picture than the digital showing in the same room.
The 70mm list →
What is the biggest screen in the world?
Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX lights the largest picture we can measure — 792 m². Biggest screen and biggest picture are different questions, and often different rooms.
Both rankings →
Is my local IMAX any good?
It depends on the projector and the shape of the screen, not the logo. In the UK the best-rated is Vue Manchester Printworks IMAX. Search for it by name and the page will tell you what is in the room, and what we could not confirm.
Find your cinema →
IMAX or Dolby Cinema?
Different products. IMAX sells you a taller frame; Dolby sells contrast and brightness inside a conventional one. We track 313 Dolby Cinema screens and rank them on the same scale, but only IMAX goes past 1.90.
The comparison →
Is my local IMAX a real IMAX?
Every one is licensed, so nobody is lying — but the badge covers rooms that differ enormously. Only 103 can show the full frame, and some are narrower than a good multiplex screen.
How to check yours →
Why does one screen beat a bigger one?
Because the screen is not the picture. Two Glasgow cinemas about three miles apart put up almost identical pictures, even though one has 40% more screen — nearly a third of it is never lit.
The worked example →
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IMAX Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1CONFIRMED ×2
32m × 23m · 736 m² screen
AMC Lincoln Square 13 IMAX
New York, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1
30.8m × 23m · 708 m² screen
AMC Metreon 16 IMAX
San Francisco, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1
29.8m × 23m · 685 m² screen
CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall IMAX
Seoul, South Korea
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1SIZE ×2
31m × 22.4m · 694 m² screen
Kinepolis Brussels IMAX
Brussels, Belgium
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1
27.6m × 19.3m · 533 m² screen
IMAX Sydney (Darling Harbour)
Sydney, Australia
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1
29m × 24m · 588 m² lit picture
Liaoning Science and Technology Museum IMAX GT
Shenyang, China
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1
29m × 22m · 638 m² screen
Dongguan Wanda & IMAX
Dongguan, China
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1CONFIRMED ×2
28.6m × 21.9m · 626 m² screen
Miramar Cinemas IMAX (Dazhi)
Taipei, Taiwan
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1CONFIRMED ×2
28m × 21m · 588 m² screen
Vue Manchester Printworks IMAX
Manchester, United Kingdom
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1
26.3m × 18.8m · 494 m² screen
BFI IMAX
London, United Kingdom
IMAX Commercial LaserSIZE ×2
26m × 20m · 520 m² screen
Regal Opry Mills IMAX
Nashville, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
27.4m × 20m · 548 m² screen
Keong Emas IMAX Theatre
Jakarta, Indonesia
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1NO FEATURES
29.3m × 21.5m · 630 m² screen
China National Film Museum IMAX
Beijing, China
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1CONFIRMED ×2
27m × 21m · 510 m² lit picture
Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX
Leonberg, Germany
IMAX GT Dual LaserCONFIRMED ×2
38.8m × 21m · 815 m² screen
Regal Edwards Ontario Palace IMAX
Ontario, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
27.1m × 20.4m · 553 m² screen
Gujarat Science City
Ahmedabad, India
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1NO FEATURES
29m × 20.4m · 592 m² screen
Regal Irvine Spectrum IMAX
Irvine, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
26.8m × 20.6m · 552 m² screen
IMAX Theater at Tennessee Aquarium
Chattanooga, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1
26.6m × 21m · 495 m² lit picture
Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood IMAX
Universal City, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1
24.1m × 17.7m · 427 m² screen
IMAX Palác Flora (Cinema City)
Prague, Czech Republic
IMAX 15/70mm FilmSIZE ×2
23.9m × 18.5m · 442 m² screen
Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro IMAX
Tokyo, Japan
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1SIZE ×2
25.8m × 18.9m · 488 m² screen
IMAX Theatre at Indiana State Museum
Indianapolis, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
25.6m × 18.9m · 484 m² screen
IMAX: The Ronson Theatre, Science Museum
London, United Kingdom
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1SIZE ×2
23.3m × 16.8m · 391 m² screen
109 Cinemas Osaka Expocity IMAX
Suita, Japan
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1SIZE ×2
26m × 18m · 468 m² screen
Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal IMAX
Montreal, Canada
IMAX 15/70mm Film
24.9m × 18.7m · 466 m² screen
Shandong Science & Technology Museum
Jinan, Shandong Province, China
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1SIZE ×2
29m × 21m · 609 m² screen
Regal Mall of Georgia IMAX
Buford, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
24.8m × 18.1m · 449 m² screen
Apple Cinemas Providence Place IMAX
Providence, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
24.7m × 18.6m · 459 m² screen
Harkins Arizona Mills 25 IMAX
Tempe, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
24.4m × 18.3m · 447 m² screen
AutoNation IMAX, Museum of Discovery & Science
Fort Lauderdale, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1
24.4m × 18.3m · 447 m² screen
Harbin Tai Lai Era & IMAX
Harbin, China
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1
28.4m × 21m · 596 m² screen
Scotiabank Theatre Toronto IMAX
Toronto, Canada
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1
23.8m × 18.3m · 436 m² screen
Regal Hacienda Crossings IMAX
Dublin, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
23.3m × 17m · 396 m² screen
Montreal Science Centre
Montreal, Canada
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1NO FEATURES
27.7m × 21.3m · 590 m² screen
IMAX Theater
Los Angeles, United States
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1SIZE ×2
27.4m × 20.3m · 556 m² screen
Yuejie Cinema IMAX GT (Future Ark)
Guiyang, China
IMAX GT Dual LaserSIZE ×2
32.16m × 18.17m · 584 m² screen
Esquire IMAX Theatre
Sacramento, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
23.1m × 18m · 373 m² lit picture
Event Cinemas Queen Street & IMAX
Auckland, New Zealand
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1
27m × 19.9m · 537 m² screen
Futuroscope - Kinemax IMAX Theatre
Jaunay-Clan, France
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1
27.1m × 20.4m · 553 m² screen
Regal UA King of Prussia IMAX
King of Prussia, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
22.3m × 15.9m · 355 m² screen
Kramer IMAX, Saskatchewan Science Centre
Regina, Canada
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1
21.9m × 15.8m · 346 m² screen
Cineplex Cinemas Vaughan IMAX
Vaughan, Canada
IMAX 15/70mm Film
21.8m × 16.1m · 351 m² screen
Scotiabank Theatre Halifax IMAX
Halifax, Canada
IMAX 15/70mm Film
21.8m × 16.1m · 351 m² screen
Cinemark Dallas IMAX
Dallas, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
21.6m × 16.1m · 348 m² screen
Cineplex Cinemas Mississauga IMAX
Mississauga, Canada
IMAX 15/70mm Film
21.5m × 16.1m · 346 m² screen
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Chantilly, United States
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1
26.1m × 19m · 496 m² screen
AMC Rivercenter 11 IMAX
San Antonio, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
21.3m × 16.1m · 343 m² screen
Cinemark Carefree Circle IMAX
Colorado Springs, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1
21.3m × 16.1m · 343 m² screen
Cinemark Seven Bridges IMAX
Woodridge, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1SIZE ×2
21.3m × 15.2m · 324 m² screen
Cinemark Tinseltown Rochester IMAX
Rochester, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film1.43:1
21.3m × 16.1m · 343 m² screen
Celebration Cinema Grand Rapids North IMAX
Grand Rapids, United States
IMAX 15/70mm Film
21.3m × 16.1m · 343 m² screen
Scotiabank Theatre Chinook IMAX
Calgary, Canada
IMAX 15/70mm Film
21.3m × 16.2m · 345 m² screen
Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton IMAX
Edmonton, Canada
IMAX 15/70mm Film
21.3m × 16m · 341 m² screen
Cineplex Cinemas Langley IMAX
Langley, Canada
IMAX 15/70mm Film
21.3m × 16m · 341 m² screen
SilverCity Riverport Cinemas IMAX
Richmond, Canada
IMAX 15/70mm Film
21.3m × 16.1m · 343 m² screen
Sunbrella IMAX 3D Theater, Jordan's Furniture Reading
Reading, United States
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1
25.7m × 20m · 462 m² lit picture
Royal British Columbia Museum
Victoria, Canada
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1CONFIRMED ×2
25.6m × 18.7m · 479 m² screen
Branson's IMAX Entertainment Complex
Branson, United States
IMAX GT Dual Laser1.43:1
25.6m × 19m · 486 m² screen
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