Vue Manchester Printworks IMAX

Manchester · United KingdomConfirmed ×2

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this IMAX room S, 88/100 — one of the best rooms we have measured, 484 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.

IMAX here dates to the Printworks' November 2000 opening; a dual-4K IMAX with Laser GT system and new screen arrived November 2018, and it joined the worldwide 15/70 film roster (one of three UK venues) for The Odyssey in 2026.

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The Printworks - 27 Withy Grove, Manchester, M4 2BS · Open in maps ↗

IQ 88

Destination screen. Worth travelling for.

Spec sheet

Projection: IMAX GT Dual Laser
Screen: 26.3 m × 18.8 m (494 m²)
Screen shape: 1.40:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown: 1.43:1 — full IMAX frame
15/70mm film: Yes — confirmed, ran The Odyssey in 70mm
Sound: IMAX 12-channel
Seats: 345
Screen type: Curved
Opened: 2000
Operator: Vue

Why IQ 88

Screen size26/38

Projection36/36

Full 1.43 frame18/18

Sound8/8

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
3Vue Manchester Printworks IMAX · 26.3×18.8 m · picture 484 m², 2% never lit
4Typical multiplex screen · 12×5 m

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Scale check

Familiar objects, same scale as the screen

8 double-decker buss fit on this screen (2 across × 4 up · 494 m² total)

What you actually see

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

The full IMAX frame — the tallest picture that exists

Screen: 494 m²
Picture: 484 m²
Screen used: 98%

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.

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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 2 sources
Operating status: verified open

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