Novo Cinemas & IMAX

Muharraq · BahrainSingle source

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room D, 28/100 — at the bottom of the premium range, 169 m² of lit picture. The projector rests on a dated source, so the score is indicative. Data read 21 September 2026.

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Map position approximate (city centre)

~IQ 28provisional

IMAX in name. Weigh it against the surcharge.

Spec sheet

Projection: IMAX Digital Xenon(as of 2021)
Screen: 17.9 m × 9.6 m (172 m²)
Screen shape: 1.86:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown: 1.90:1
15/70mm film: No
Sound: Not published
Seats: Not published
Screen type: Not a dome — curvature not recorded
Opened: 2015
Operator

⚠ We could not confirm this venue is still operating — check before travelling. Conflicting evidence, not resolved. Against: Bahrain's IMAX venues on imax.com are now Reel Cinemas & IMAX and VOX Cineco & IMAX (Novo absent); bh.novocinemas.com refuses connections while qa/uae subdomains work; no bookable 2025-26 showtimes found; r/Bahrain thread (Feb 2024) states 'Novo Cinema is closed'. For: Seef Mall Muharraq's own site still lists Novo Cinemas with 'IMAX with Laser' and Cin

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 28

Screen size9/38

Projection11/36

Full 1.43 frame8/18

Sound0/8

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
3Novo Cinemas & IMAX · 17.9×9.6 m · picture 169 m², 2% never lit
4Typical multiplex screen · 12×5 m

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Scale check

Familiar objects, same scale as the screen

2 double-decker buss fit on this screen (1 across × 2 up · 172 m² total)

What you actually see

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Screen: 172 m²
Picture: 169 m²
Screen used: 98%

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Where this comes from

Single source

We treat a figure as confirmed only when two independent sources agree.

Screen dimensions: single source
Projector: single source
Operating status: could not be confirmed

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

Showtimes

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