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Melbourne · AustraliaConfirmed ×2

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room S, 100/100 — one of the best rooms we have measured, 716 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.

At Melbourne Museum; one of the world's largest 1.43 screens and the Southern Hemisphere's only IMAX 70mm film venue (also has GT dual laser).

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S
IQ 100

Destination screen. Worth travelling for.

Spec sheet

Projection
IMAX 15/70mm Film
Screen
32 m × 23 m (736 m²)
Screen shape
1.39:1 — 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
462
Screen type
Not a dome — curvature not recorded
Opened
1998
Operator
Independent

Why IQ 100

Screen size38/38
Projection36/36
Full 1.43 frame18/18
Sound8/8

How big, really?

1234

Drawn to scale · figure = 1.7 m

  • 1Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX · 38.8×21 m · picture 792 m², 3% never lit
  • 2IMAX Melbourne · 32×23 m · picture 716 m², 3% 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 · 736 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

Screen
736 m²
Picture
716 m²
Screen used
97%

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 2 sources
Operating status
verified open

Showtimes

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