ODEON Blanchardstown IMAX

Dublin · IrelandSingle source

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room D, 31/100 — at the bottom of the premium range, 142 m² of lit picture. The projector rests on a dated source, so the score is indicative. Data read 21 September 2026.

The Republic of Ireland's ODEON IMAX, at Blanchardstown Centre (Screen 9, 164 recliner seats, opened December 2017, xenon digital).

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~IQ 31provisional

IMAX in name. Weigh it against the surcharge.

Spec sheet

Projection: IMAX Digital Xenon(as of 2021)
Screen: 16.4 m × 8.9 m (146 m²)
Screen shape: 1.84:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown: 1.90:1
15/70mm film: No
Sound: IMAX 6-channel
Seats: 164
Screen type: Not a dome — curvature not recorded
Opened: 2017
Operator: Odeon

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 31

Screen size8/38

Projection11/36

Full 1.43 frame8/18

Sound4/8

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
3ODEON Blanchardstown IMAX · 16.4×8.9 m · picture 142 m², 3% never lit
4Typical multiplex screen · 12×5 m

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Scale check

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2 double-decker buss fit on this screen (1 across × 2 up · 146 m² total)

What you actually see

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Screen: 146 m²
Picture: 142 m²
Screen used: 97%

Worth travelling for?

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Nothing materially better within 75 mi — this is your best option locally.

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Where this comes from

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Operating status: verified open

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