Cinema Cineplex Forum & IMAX

Montreal · CanadaSingle source

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room D, 27/100 — at the bottom of the premium range, 144 m² of lit picture. Two independent sources agree on the projector. Data read 21 September 2026.

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IQ 27

IMAX in name. Weigh it against the surcharge.

Spec sheet

Projection: IMAX Digital Xenon
Screen: 16.8 m × 8.6 m (144 m²)
Screen shape: 1.95:1 — 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: 2011
Operator

Why IQ 27

Screen size8/38

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
3Cinema Cineplex Forum & IMAX · 16.8×8.6 m
4Typical multiplex screen · 12×5 m

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Scale check

Familiar objects, same scale as the screen

1 double-decker bus fit on this screen (1 across × 1 up · 144 m² total)

What you actually see

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IMAX digital — what most “IMAX” showings actually are

Screen: 144 m²
Picture: 144 m²
Screen used: 100%

Worth travelling for?

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

Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal IMAX

Montreal · 1.1 mi away

You'd get 222% more screen, real 15/70mm film.

Montreal Science Centre

Montreal · 1.8 mi away

You'd get 308% more screen, the full 1.43 frame.

Better screens within 75 mi

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Where this comes from

Single source

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

Screen dimensions: single source
Projector: confirmed by 2 sources
Operating status: verified open

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