AMC Lincoln Square 13 IMAX

New York · United StatesConfirmed ×2

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room S, 98/100 — one of the best rooms we have measured, 663 m² of lit picture, and it can show the full 1.43:1 frame. Two independent sources agree on the projector. Data read 21 September 2026.

Largest true 1.43 IMAX screen in the United States (101 x 75.6 ft) and IMAX's US flagship; also has GT dual laser.

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1998 Broadway, New York, NY, 10023 · Open in maps ↗

IQ 98

Destination screen. Worth travelling for.

Spec sheet

Projection: IMAX 15/70mm Film
Screen: 30.8 m × 23 m (708 m²)
Screen shape: 1.34:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown: 1.43:1 — full IMAX frame
15/70mm film: Yes — confirmed, ran The Odyssey in 70mm
Sound: IMAX 12-channel
Seats: 600
Screen type: Not a dome — curvature not recorded
Opened: 1994
Operator: AMC

Why IQ 98

Screen size36/38

Projection36/36

Full 1.43 frame18/18

Sound8/8

How big, really?

Drawn to scale · figure = 1.7 m

1Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX · 38.8×21 m · picture 792 m², 3% never lit
2AMC Lincoln Square 13 IMAX · 30.8×23 m · picture 663 m², 6% never lit
3BFI IMAX · 26×20 m · picture 473 m², 9% never lit
4Typical multiplex screen · 12×5 m

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Scale check

Familiar objects, same scale as the screen

10 double-decker buss fit on this screen (2 across × 5 up · 708 m² total)

What you actually see

Switch format — watch what lights up on this screen · why this matters

The full IMAX frame — the tallest picture that exists

dark

Screen: 708 m²
Picture: 663 m²
Screen used: 94%

1.5 m of this screen — 6% of it — stays dark for a IMAX 1.43 showing.

Worth travelling for?

Your nearest premium screen isn't always the best one in reach

Nothing materially better within 75 mi — this is your best option locally.

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Where this comes from

Confirmed ×2

We treat a figure as confirmed only when two independent sources agree.

Screen dimensions: confirmed by 2 sources
Projector: confirmed by 2 sources
15/70mm film: confirmed by 3 sources
Operating status: verified open

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