Ann Arbor 20 & IMAX
Ypsilanti · United StatesSingle source
PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room D, 27/100 — at the bottom of the premium range, 145 m² of lit picture. The projector rests on a dated source, so the score is indicative. Data read 21 September 2026.
4100 Carpenter Road & Ellsworth Avenue, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197 · Open in maps ↗
IMAX in name. Weigh it against the surcharge.
Spec sheet
- Projection
- IMAX Digital Xenon(as of 2021)
- Screen
- 16.7 m × 8.7 m (145 m²)
- Screen shape
- 1.92:1 — the fabric itself
- Picture shown
- 1.90:1
- 15/70mm film
- No
- Sound
- Not published
- Seats
- 422
- Screen type
- Not a dome — curvature not recorded
- Opened
- 2006
- Operator
The projector here comes from a 2021 industry listing that we haven't been able to re-confirm. IMAX has converted a lot of screens to laser since — where we could check, 100 venues listed as xenon had been upgraded. Treat the score as indicative.
Why IQ 27
How big, really?
Drawn to scale · figure = 1.7 m
- 1Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX · 38.8×21 m · picture 792 m², 3% never lit
- 2BFI IMAX · 26×20 m · picture 473 m², 9% never lit
- 3Ann Arbor 20 & IMAX · 16.7×8.7 m
- 4Typical multiplex screen · 12×5 m
Scale check
Familiar objects, same scale as the screen
1 double-decker bus fit on this screen (1 across × 1 up · 145 m² total)
What you actually see
Switch format — watch what lights up on this screen · why this matters
IMAX digital — what most “IMAX” showings actually are
- Screen
- 145 m²
- Picture
- 145 m²
- Screen used
- 100%
Worth travelling for?
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Where this comes from
Single sourceWe treat a figure as confirmed only when two independent sources agree.
- Screen dimensions
- single source
- · LF Examiner industry listing (2021)
- Projector
- single source
- · LF Examiner industry listing (2021)
- Operating status
- verified open
The projector here rests on a single source. It is the weakest field we hold across the network.
Showtimes
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