IMAX Screen questions?
Posted on January 28th, 2010 by admin
Ok, well I’ve been hearing this repeatedly from different people..
Are all IMAX screens the same size? People have told me some are smaller than others and I was in disbelief. If it’s IMAX, then it’s IMAX right?
The only IMAX theater I’ve been to within the past 5 years is the one on 42nd street (times square, NYC), the AMC Empire 25 theater.
Do IMAX screen size vary? And what about surround sound?
One last thing, if they do, which would be the biggest in New York?
AMC Loews at Lincoln Square?
Thank you!
No…not all IMAX screens are the same size. The older ones that have been around for several years are the giant screens. The 125′ x 75′ are greatness but now you have some new theaters (I believe AMC is doing this?) trying to squeeze in IMAX theaters into smaller properties. They can’t..so they have a new digital IMAX projector that doesn’t require the super size screen that the 70mm standard IMAX film used. Now the can use the same screen ratio but bring it down to 75′ x 50′ and the digital projector can adjust to whatever screen size they have. It is using IMAX footage but now it can be shown on a much smaller screen.
There is a debate going on right now in California – the public is trying to force the theaters to stop calling it IMAX when it is on a small screen. The theater chain says it is IMAX format so they can call it IMAX and charge $15-$20 ticket. A supporting actor from a TV show started a blog about it since he was the one that demanded his money back after he saw the size of the screen. They wouldn’t give him his money back and he just wanted the $7 premium charge that IMAX movies charge over seeing it in a regular theater.
Yes…the AMC Loews IMAX screen is the largest in your area.
January 28th, 2010 at 5:18 am
No…not all IMAX screens are the same size. The older ones that have been around for several years are the giant screens. The 125′ x 75′ are greatness but now you have some new theaters (I believe AMC is doing this?) trying to squeeze in IMAX theaters into smaller properties. They can’t..so they have a new digital IMAX projector that doesn’t require the super size screen that the 70mm standard IMAX film used. Now the can use the same screen ratio but bring it down to 75′ x 50′ and the digital projector can adjust to whatever screen size they have. It is using IMAX footage but now it can be shown on a much smaller screen.
There is a debate going on right now in California – the public is trying to force the theaters to stop calling it IMAX when it is on a small screen. The theater chain says it is IMAX format so they can call it IMAX and charge $15-$20 ticket. A supporting actor from a TV show started a blog about it since he was the one that demanded his money back after he saw the size of the screen. They wouldn’t give him his money back and he just wanted the $7 premium charge that IMAX movies charge over seeing it in a regular theater.
Yes…the AMC Loews IMAX screen is the largest in your area.
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