VOX Cinemas IMAX, Mall of the Emirates

Dubai · United Arab EmiratesSingle source

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room B, 63/100 — a solid premium screen without being exceptional, 278 m² of lit picture. The projector rests on a dated source, so the score is indicative. Data read 5 November 2026.

The Middle East's first IMAX with Laser and its flagship venue, relaunched in 2025 with the world's first IMAX Theatre Pods.

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~IQ 63provisional

Genuinely big screen, strong presentation.

Spec sheet

Projection: IMAX GT Dual Laser(as of 2021)
Screen: 23 m × 12.3 m (283 m²)
Screen shape: 1.87:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown: 1.90:1
15/70mm film: No
Sound: IMAX 12-channel
Seats: Not published
Screen type: Curved
Opened: 2015
Operator: VOX Cinemas

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, so a 2021 label is a 2021 state rather than a current one. Treat the score as indicative.

Why IQ 63

Screen size15/38

278 m² of lit picture · full marks at 700 m² · one source

Projection32/36

IMAX GT Dual Laser · recorded 2021 · one source

Full 1.43 frame8/18

1.90:1 · the widest frame this room can show

Sound8/8

IMAX 12-channel · as published

How big, really?

Drawn to scale · figure = 1.7 m

1Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX · 38.8×21.0 m · picture 792 m², 3% never lit
2BFI IMAX · 26×20.0 m · picture 473 m², 9% never lit
3VOX Cinemas IMAX, Mall of the Emirates · 23×12.3 m · picture 278 m², 2% never lit
4Typical multiplex screen · 12 m wide, height not published

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Scale check

Familiar objects, same scale as the screen

4 double-decker buses fit on this screen (2 across × 2 up · 283 m² total)

What you actually see

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Screen: 283 m²
Picture: 278 m²
Screen used: 98%

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

Single source

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Screen dimensions: single source
Projector: single source
Operating status: verified open

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

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