5 premium screens
Bangkok
There are 5 premium screens in Bangkok, IMAX. The biggest picture is at Krungsri IMAX, Paragon Cineplex — 413 m² of lit screen, 19% more than the next room.
No room here can show the full 1.43:1 IMAX frame. Every screen in Bangkok 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: Krungsri IMAX, Paragon Cineplex never lights 30% 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.
- Krungsri IMAX, Paragon CineplexIMAX Commercial Laser28 × 21 m413 m² lit pictureB
- IMAX Quartier Cine-ArtIMAX Commercial Laser25.7 × 13.7 m348 m² lit pictureB
- Major Cineplex M Lifestore BangkapiIMAX Laser XT22.5 × 11.9 m266 m² lit pictureC
- Major Cineplex Central PinklaoIMAX Laser XT17 × 9 m152 m² lit pictureC
- Major Cineplex Icon Siam BangkokProjector not established24.4 × 14.1 m313 m² lit pictureC
Choosing in Bangkok
If you are choosing tonight
It is Krungsri IMAX, Paragon Cineplex against IMAX Quartier Cine-Art. 413 m² of lit picture against 348 m², 19% more.
Screen you will be sold and never see
One room here advertises more screen than any film will light. Krungsri IMAX, Paragon Cineplex leaves 30% dark — 175 m² of fabric that never carries a picture.
How much of this is confirmed
Projector confirmed by two independent sources: 0 of 5. Single source: 5. Generation never established: 1.
Not sure what separates these? The screen is not the picture →