Chengdu Wanda 205 IMAX

Chengdu · ChinaSingle source

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room D, 26/100 — at the bottom of the premium range, 138 m² of lit picture. The projector rests on a dated source, so the score is indicative. Data read 21 September 2026.

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Map position approximate (city centre)

~IQ 26provisional

IMAX in name. Weigh it against the surcharge.

Spec sheet

Projection: IMAX Digital Xenon(as of 2021)
Screen: 16.2 m × 9.1 m (147 m²)
Screen shape: 1.78:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown: 1.90:1
15/70mm film: No
Sound: Not published
Seats: Not published
Screen type: Not a dome — curvature not recorded
Opened: 2018
Operator

⚠ We could not confirm this venue is still operating — check before travelling. '205' is a Wanda internal project number; multiple Chengdu Wanda IMAX sites listed but could not disambiguate

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 26

Screen size7/38

Projection11/36

Full 1.43 frame8/18

Sound0/8

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
3Chengdu Wanda 205 · 16.2×9.1 m · picture 138 m², 6% never lit
4Typical multiplex screen · 12×5 m

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Scale check

Familiar objects, same scale as the screen

2 double-decker buss fit on this screen (1 across × 2 up · 147 m² total)

What you actually see

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dark

Screen: 147 m²
Picture: 138 m²
Screen used: 94%

0.6 m of this screen — 6% of it — stays dark for a IMAX 1.90 showing. The projector here can't produce the full 1.43 frame, so the top and bottom of the screen are never used at all.

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Where this comes from

Single source

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Screen dimensions: single source
Projector: single source
Operating status: could not be confirmed

The projector here rests on a single source. It is the weakest field we hold across the network.

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