Moody Gardens IMAX

Galveston · United StatesSingle source

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room A, 72/100 — a genuinely strong large-format room, 406 m² of lit picture, and it can show the full 1.43:1 frame. 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 72provisional

Excellent large-format presentation.

Spec sheet

Projection: IMAX GT Dual Laser(as of 2021)
Screen: 24.1 m × 18.3 m (441 m²)
Screen shape: 1.32:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown: 1.43:1 — full IMAX frame
15/70mm film: No
Sound: Not published
Seats: 400
Screen type: Not a dome — curvature not recorded
Opened: 1993
Operator

⚠ Still trading, but no longer an IMAX venue. Own site brands it 'MG3D Theater' with 4K 6-primary laser projection and a 2026 film schedule; no IMAX mention. De-branding year not documented (name in use by 2012).

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 72

Screen size22/38

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

Projection32/36

IMAX GT Dual Laser · recorded 2021 · one source

Full 1.43 frame18/18

1.43:1 · 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
3Moody Gardens · 24.1×18.3 m · picture 406 m², 8% never lit
4Typical multiplex screen · 12 m wide, height not published

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Scale check

Familiar objects, same scale as the screen

8 double-decker buses fit on this screen (2 across × 4 up · 441 m² total)

What you actually see

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The full IMAX frame — the tallest picture that exists

dark

Screen: 441 m²
Picture: 406 m²
Screen used: 92%

1.4 m of this screen's height — 8% of it — stays dark for an IMAX 1.43 showing.

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

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

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