4 premium screens
Washington
There are 4 premium screens in Washington, across Dolby Cinema, IMAX and 4DX. The biggest picture is at National Air and Space Museum — 278 m² of lit screen, 199% more than the next room.
No room here can show the full 1.43:1 IMAX frame. Every screen in Washington 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.
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 Washington
If you are choosing tonight
It is National Air and Space Museum against AMC Georgetown 14 & IMAX. 278 m² of lit picture against 93 m², 199% more — IMAX GT Dual Laser against IMAX Commercial Laser.
Screen you will be sold and never see
One room here advertises more screen than any film will light. National Air and Space Museum leaves 14% dark — 44 m² of fabric that never carries a picture.
Worth leaving Washington for
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is 21 mi away and beats everything in Washington — 198 m² more lit picture than the best room here.
How much of this is confirmed
Projector confirmed by two independent sources: 1 of 4. Single source: 1. No source: 2.
Not sure what separates these? The screen is not the picture →