3 premium screens
Doha
There are 3 premium screens in Doha, IMAX. The biggest picture is at Novo Mall of Qatar & IMAX — 434 m² of lit screen, 82% more than the next room.
No room here can show the full 1.43:1 IMAX frame. Every screen in Doha crops to 1.90 or wider, so a film shot with IMAX cameras will be missing about a quarter of its picture wherever you see it.
Worth knowing before you book: IMAX 3D, Villagio Mall never lights 16% of its screen. The fabric is bigger than the picture, which is why the ranking here is by lit area rather than by the dimensions cinemas advertise.
Ranked
Scored on the picture each room actually lights, not the fabric it is painted on. A tilde means the projector rests on a single dated source.
Choosing in Doha
If you are choosing tonight
It is Novo Mall of Qatar & IMAX against IMAX 3D, Villagio Mall. 434 m² of lit picture against 239 m², 82% more — IMAX GT Dual Laser against IMAX Digital Xenon.
Screen you will be sold and never see
One room here advertises more screen than any film will light. IMAX 3D, Villagio Mall leaves 16% dark — 45 m² of fabric that never carries a picture.
How much of this is confirmed
Projector confirmed by two independent sources: 1 of 3. Single source: 2.
Not sure what separates these? The screen is not the picture →