MOVIX Saitama Dolby Cinema
Saitama · JapanSingle source
PremiumCinemaIQ rates this Dolby Cinema room B, 57/100 — a solid premium screen without being exceptional, 81 m² of lit picture. The projector rests on a dated source, so the score is indicative. Data read 21 September 2026.
Screen 11 converted to Dolby Cinema on 26 Apr 2019; 13.92 m x 5.80 m screen is one of the few published Dolby Cinema screen sizes. Japanese name MOVIXさいたま; opened 26 Apr 2019, screen 13.92m x 5.8m, Shochiku's flagship Dolby auditorium.
Map position approximate (city centre)
Genuinely big screen, strong presentation.
Spec sheet
- Projection
- Dolby Vision Dual Laser(as of 2021)
- Screen
- 13.92 m × 5.8 m (81 m²)
- Screen shape
- 2.40:1 — the fabric itself
- Picture shown
- 2.39:1
- 15/70mm film
- No
- Sound
- Dolby Atmos
- Seats
- 292
- Screen type
- Not a dome — curvature not recorded
- Opened
- 2019
- 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 57
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 Saitama · 13.92×5.8 m
- 4Typical multiplex screen · 12×5 m
Scale check
Familiar objects, same scale as the screen
1 double-decker bus fit on this screen (1 across × 1 up · 81 m² total)
What you actually see
Switch format — watch what lights up on this screen · why this matters
IMAX digital — what most “IMAX” showings actually are
- Screen
- 81 m²
- Picture
- 81 m²
- Screen used
- 100%
Worth travelling for?
Your nearest premium screen isn't always the best one in reach
Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro IMAX
Tokyo · 10.0 mi away
You'd get 504% more screen.
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•Where to next
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Where this comes from
Single sourceWe treat a figure as confirmed only when two independent sources agree.
- Screen dimensions
- single source
- · LF Examiner industry listing (2021)
- Projector
- single source
- · LF Examiner industry listing (2021)
- Operating status
- verified open
The projector here rests on a single source. It is the weakest field we hold across the network.
Showtimes
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