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In rec.arts.movies, nasadk@aix.rpi.edu (Kristopher Martin Nasadowski) writes:

> Any list of all *MAX theatres?

The folks at IMAX don't have access to rec.arts.movies (although they do get
rec.video).  I asked them to email a copy of their theatre summary, and it
appears below...
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Subject: Re:  List of IMAX theatres
From: dave@imax.imax.com (Dave Martindale)

Ok, here is the theatre list.  It is supposed to include all permanent
theatres presently open.  I omitted temporary theatres (e.g. Expo '92)
and theatres that are not yet open.
        Dave
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IMAX (and related systems) Theatres, as of January 1992

Theatres are sorted by country (somewhat random order) and city
(alphabetical).

Definitions of the film system names are given at the bottom of the list.

Theatre sizes are height x width for rectangular screens, diameter
for dome screens.  All dimensions in meters.  (For readers in the USA:
use "units" to convert to feet).

In some cases, I've listed the institution that the theatre is located
in, or the geographic area.  In other cases, you'll have to check local
advertising or phone directory listings.  Full address listings would
take too much space.


CANADA
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City            Province        System          Size            Seats

Edmonton        Alberta         IMAX            13 x 19.1       220
                                Edmonton Space & Science Centre

Hull            Quebec          IMAX/           18.9 x 26.5     295
                                OMNIMAX         23.2
                                Canadian Museum of Civilization
                                Note: dual-screen convertible theatre.
                                May also be IMAX/OMNIMAX HD by July 92.

Montreal        Quebec          IMAX            18.8 x 24.1     380

Niagara Falls   Ontario         IMAX            18.6 x 25       670

Regina          Saskatchewan    IMAX            15.8 x 21.9     159
                                Saskatchewan Science Centre

Toronto         Ontario         IMAX            18.3 x 24.4     752
                                Ontario Place

Vancouver       B.C.            IMAX 3D         15.8 x 21.8     495
                                Canada Harbour Place

Vancouver       B.C.            OMNIMAX         27              401

Winnipeg        Manitoba        IMAX            17.1 x 22       270
===========================================================================

USA
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City            State           System          Size            Seats

Alamogordo      New Mexico      OMNIMAX         12.2            92
                                Space Center

Baltimore       Maryland        IMAX            16.6 x 21.6     400
                                Maryland Science Center

Boston          Massachusetts   OMNIMAX         23.2            342
                                Boston Museum of Science

Charlotte       North Carolina  OMNIMAX         24.1            300
                                Discovery Place

Chicago         Illinois        OMNIMAX         23.2            342
                                Museum of Science and Industry

Cincinnati      Ohio            OMNIMAX         21.9            269
                                Museum Centre at Union Terminal

Dayton          Ohio            IMAX            18.6 x 24.4     486
                                Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Denver          Colorado        IMAX            13.4 x 20.1     441
                                Denver Museum of Natural History

Detroit         Michigan        OMNIMAX         20.6            238
                                Detroit Science Center
                                (Note: temporarily closed)

Fort Worth      Texas           OMNIMAX         24.4            356
                                Fort Worth Museum of Science & History

Gurnee          Illinois        IMAX 3D         21.5 x 29.3     980 (650 3D)
                                Six Flags Great America

Hampton         Virginia        IMAX            16.8 x 21.6     300
                                Virginia Air & Space Center

Honolulu        Hawaii          IMAX            16.2 x 22.3     407

Houston         Texas           IMAX            18 x 24.4       412
                                Houston Museum of Natural Science

Huntsville      Alabama         OMNIMAX         20.4            277
                                The Space & Rocket Center

Hutchinson      Kansas          OMNIMAX         13.4            107
                                Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center

Jersey City     New Jersey      OMNIMAX         27              420
                                Liberty Science Center

KSC             Florida         IMAX            15.8 x 21.3     436
                                Kennedy Space Center

Laie            Hawaii          IMAX            19.8 x 27.1     628
                                Polynesian Cultural Center

Las Vegas       Nevada          OMNIMAX         25              367
                                Caesar's Palace

Long Island     New York        OMNIMAX         24              318
                                Cradle of Aviation Museum

Los Angeles     California      IMAX            16.2 x 21.8     420
                                California Museum of Science & Industry

Louisville      Kentucky        IMAX            12.5 x 17.7     230
                                Museum of History & Science

New York        New York        IMAX            12.2 x 20.1     598
                                American Museum of Natural History

Norwalk         Connecticut     IMAX            17.4 x 22.3     328
                                The Maritime Center

Orlando         Florida         2 x OMNIMAX     24.4            NA
                                Back To The Future ride, Universal Studio

Orlando         Florida         2 x OMNIMAX     24.4            NA
                                Horizons Pavilion, EPCOT, Disney World

Philadelphia    Pennsylvania    OMNIMAX         24.1            350
                                Franklin Institute Science Museum

Pittsburgh      Pennsylvania    OMNIMAX         24.1            354
                                Carnegie Science Center

Portland        Oregon          OMNIMAX         24.1            315
                                Oregon Museum of Science & Industry

Richmond        Virginia        OMNIMAX         23.2            280
                                Science Museum of Virginia

San Antonio     Texas           IMAX            18.9 x 25.9     420
                                Rivercenter

San Diego       California      OMNIMAX         23.2            350
                                Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater

Sandusky        Ohio            IMAX            20.4 x 26.8     950
                                Cedar Point Amusement Park

Santa Clara     California      IMAX 3D         21.5 x 27.7     980
                                Great America

Scottsdale      Arizona         IMAX            18 x 24         340
                                Scottsdale Galleria

Seattle         Washington      OMNIMAX         15.8            229
                                Waterfront Park

Seattle         Washington      IMAX            10.5 x 17.7     382
                                Pacific Science Center

Shakopee        Minnesota       IMAX            18.3 x 24.7     498
                                Valleyfair Family Amusement Park

Spokane         Washington      IMAX            16.2 x 21       396
                                Riverfront Park

St. Louis       Missouri        OMNIMAX         24.1            326
                                St. Louis Science Center

St. Paul        Minnesota       OMNIMAX         23.2            335
                                The Science Museum of Minnesota

Tusayan         Arizona         IMAX            18.3 x 24.4     500
                                Grand Canyon IMAX Theatre

Washington      D.C.            IMAX            14.6 x 22.9     486
                                National Air and Space Museum
                                (Note: non-standard screen aspect ratio)
===========================================================================

AUSTRALIA
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City            Region          System          Size            Seats

Coomera         Queensland      IMAX            18.3 x 24.4     442
                                Dreamworld Productions

Perth           Western Australia OMNIMAX       17.7            200
                                Omni Theatre City West

Townsville      Queensland      OMNIMAX         17.7            190
                                Great Barrier Reef Wonderland
===========================================================================

MEXICO
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City            Region          System          Size            Seats

Monterrey       Nuevo Leon      OMNIMAX         23              300
                                Centro Cultural Alfa

Puebla          Puebla          OMNIMAX         23              271
                                Planetario Puebla

Tijuana         Baja California OMNIMAX         23              316
                                Centro Cultural Tijuana

Villahermosa    Tabasco         OMNIMAX         23              294
                                Planetario Tabasco 2000
===========================================================================

JAPAN
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City            Region          System          Size            Seats

Hamaoka                         OMNIMAX         18              160
                                Hamaoka Power Plant Visitor's Centre

Kagoshima                       OMNIMAX         23              284
                                Kagoshima Science Hall

Kitakyushu                      IMAX            21 x 28         602
                                Space World

Matsuyama                       OMNIMAX         23              274
                                Matsuyama Cultural Centre

Nagashima                       OMNIMAX         23              400
                                Nagashima Spaland

Nagoya                          IMAX            16.9 x 22       323
                                Nagoya Ocean Theatre

Omiya                           OMNIMAX         23              295
                                Omiya Culture & Information Centre

Osaka                           OMNIMAX         26.5            312
                                The Science Museum, Osaka

Osaka                           IMAX            13 x 19         272
                                Eizokan (Imax Theatre), Tennoji Park

Yokohama                        OMNIMAX         23              297
                                The Yokohama Science Centre
===========================================================================

All other countries
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Country         City            System          Size            Seats

Belgium         Brussels        IMAX            20.4 x 27.1     428
                                DECATRON

Denmark         Copenhagen      OMNIMAX         22.9            274
                                Tycho Brahe Planetarium

France          Paris           OMNIMAX         25.9            386
                                La Geode

France          Poitiers        IMAX            20.4 x 27.1     420
                Poitiers        OMNIMAX         25              330
                                Both: Parc du Futuroscope

Great Britain   Bradford        IMAX            15.9 x 18.9     349
                                National Museum of Photography, Film,
                                & Television

Hong Kong       Kowloon         OMNIMAX         23              318
                                Hong Kong Space Museum

Indonesia       Jakarta         IMAX            21.5 x 29.3     758

Netherlands     Rotterdam       IMAX            17.1 x 23.2     320

Netherlands     The Hague       OMNIMAX         23              300

Singapore       Singapore       OMNIMAX         23              280
                                Singapore Science Centre

South Korea     Seoul           IMAX            18 x 24         504

Taiwan          Taichung        OMNIMAX         23              304
                                National Museum of Natural Science
===========================================================================
===========================================================================

Names of film sytems used in this table:

IMAX:           basically rectangular screen; horizontal field of view for
                someone in the middle of the audience is about 90 degrees.

OMNIMAX (also called IMAX Dome): hemispherical screen; horizontal field
                of view is 180 degrees

IMAX 3D:        3D version of IMAX; audience wears polarized glasses

IMAX SOLIDO:    3D version of OMNIMAX; audience wears active liquid crystal
                glasses that provide alternate-eye viewing.

IMAX Magic Carpet: One screen in front of the audience like normal IMAX,
                another screen underneath the audience, seen through a
                floor with transparent panels.

IMAX HD:        48 FPS version of IMAX.  (non-HD systems are all 24 FPS).

All of the above systems use the 15-perforation 70mm IMAX film frame.  The
differences are in theatre geometry, taking and projection lenses, and frame
rate.  The generic name for all these systems is "IMAX".  (That's why we
want to change OMNIMAX to "IMAX Dome", so the name IMAX is common to all
variants).

All of the above film system names are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Imax Corporation.

Note that some IMAX films have been printed down into smaller formats -
8-perf 70mm or even 35mm.  Theatres showing these films will advertise these
as "filmed in IMAX" or "the IMAX film", even though the theatre doesn't have
an IMAX projector and isn't showing an IMAX print.  If you want the "IMAX
experience", please see the films in an IMAX theatre.  If you just want to
see the content of the film, go ahead and see a printdown, but please be
aware that you really didn't see IMAX as it was intended to be seen.

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