MOVIX Kyoto Dolby Cinema

Kyoto · JapanSingle source

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this Dolby Cinema room B, 56/100 — a solid premium screen without being exceptional, 64 m² of lit picture. The projector rests on a dated source, so the score is indicative. Data read 21 September 2026.

Screen 10 converted to Dolby Cinema on 6 Mar 2020; 12.38 m x 5.18 m screen. Japanese name MOVIX京都; opened 6 Mar 2020, screen 12.38m x 5.18m.

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~IQ 56provisional

Genuinely big screen, strong presentation.

Spec sheet

Projection: Dolby Vision Dual Laser(as of 2021)
Screen: 12.38 m × 5.18 m (64 m²)
Screen shape: 2.39:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown: 2.39:1
15/70mm film: No
Sound: Dolby Atmos
Seats: 306
Screen type: Not a dome — curvature not recorded
Opened: 2020
Operator: Shochiku Multiplex Theatres

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 56

Screen size3/38

Projection33/36

Full 1.43 frame12/18

Sound8/8

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
3MOVIX Kyoto · 12.38×5.18 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 · 64 m² total)

What you actually see

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Screen: 64 m²
Picture: 64 m²
Screen used: 100%

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Where this comes from

Single source

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Projector: single source
Operating status: verified open

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