Scotiabank Theatre Halifax IMAX

Halifax · CanadaConfirmed ×2

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room A, 76/100 — a genuinely strong large-format room, 332 m² of lit picture, and it can show the full 1.43:1 frame. Two independent sources agree on the projector. Data read 21 September 2026.

Bayers Lake venue; the only IMAX 70mm film location in Atlantic Canada.

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190 Chain Lake Drive, Halifax, B3S 1C5 · Open in maps ↗

IQ 76

Excellent large-format presentation.

Spec sheet

Projection: IMAX 15/70mm Film
Screen: 21.8 m × 16.1 m (351 m²)
Screen shape: 1.35:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown: 1.90:1
15/70mm film: Yes — confirmed, ran The Odyssey in 70mm
Sound: IMAX 6-channel
Seats: 271
Screen type: Not a dome — curvature not recorded
Opened: 1998
Operator: Cineplex

Why IQ 76

Screen size18/38

Projection36/36

Full 1.43 frame18/18

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
3Scotiabank Theatre Halifax IMAX · 21.8×16.1 m · picture 332 m², 5% never lit
4Typical multiplex screen · 12×5 m

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Scale check

Familiar objects, same scale as the screen

3 double-decker buss fit on this screen (1 across × 3 up · 351 m² total)

What you actually see

Switch format — watch what lights up on this screen · why this matters

Only on a 15/70mm print here — the digital projector caps at 1.90, so the same film shows smaller on a digital night.

dark

Screen: 351 m²
Picture: 332 m²
Screen used: 95%

0.9 m of this screen — 5% of it — stays dark for a 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.

•Where to next

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Where this comes from

Confirmed ×2

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

Screen dimensions: confirmed by 2 sources
Projector: confirmed by 2 sources
15/70mm film: confirmed by 3 sources
Operating status: verified open

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