IMAX 20th Century

Nairobi · KenyaSingle source

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room D, 27/100 — at the bottom of the premium range, 150 m² of lit picture. The projector rests on a dated source, so the score is indicative. Data read 21 October 2026.

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Map position approximate (city centre)

~IQ 27provisional

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Spec sheet

Projection: IMAX Digital Xenon(as of 2021)
Screen: 16.9 m × 9.1 m (154 m²)
Screen shape: 1.86:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown: 1.90:1
15/70mm film: No
Sound: Not published
Seats: 279
Screen type: Not a dome — curvature not recorded
Opened: 2012
Operator

⚠ Still trading, but no longer an IMAX venue. IMAX 20th Century (Mama Ngina St CBD) shut down after auctioneers raided it over rent arrears, stayed dark about 2.5 years, then reopened in December 2022 as 'Anga CBD' with the IMAX sign removed. Anga Cinemas' own site lists only 2D/3D Digital formats. Caveat: Anga's current site shows only Diamond and Sky branches, so the CBD site's trading status should be spot-checked.

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, so a 2021 label is a 2021 state rather than a current one. Treat the score as indicative.

Why IQ 27

Screen size8/38

150 m² of lit picture · full marks at 700 m² · one source

Projection11/36

IMAX Digital Xenon · recorded 2021 · one source

Full 1.43 frame8/18

1.90:1 · the widest frame this room can show

Sound0/8

no sound specification published

How big, really?

Drawn to scale · figure = 1.7 m

1Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX · 38.8×21.0 m · picture 792 m², 3% never lit
2BFI IMAX · 26×20.0 m · picture 473 m², 9% never lit
3IMAX 20th Century · 16.9×9.1 m · picture 150 m², 2% never lit
4Typical multiplex screen · 12 m wide, height not published

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Scale check

Familiar objects, same scale as the screen

2 double-decker buses fit on this screen (1 across × 2 up · 154 m² total)

What you actually see

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Screen: 154 m²
Picture: 150 m²
Screen used: 98%

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

Single source

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Screen dimensions: single source
Projector: single source
Operating status: verified not-imax (2022)

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

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