Large Format/"Premium" Theaters (IMAX 15/70, Digital IMAX, XD, ETX, RPX, etc.)

[sandman slim]

Just noticed on our local chain's website, the Marvel 10th anniversary marathon is budget priced: $6 per seat instead of the usual $16.

https://www.malco.com/special.php

[ITDEFX101]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

I honestly don't remember the *blip* during the Airport tarmack battle scene at Airbus (Udvar Hazy) the whole scene to me was full 1.90 AR screen.

Ugh no it wasn't!!!! There can be no way the projectionist could have ****ed that up.

You can tell very easily when this happened. It wasn't AoE where Bay and his editors thought it was OK to alternating AR in the same scene...holy shit that was annoying and I saw that one at Tyson's AMC IMAX.

The Last Knight had better and longer control over the AR switches. So he listened to the fans this time around....That I saw in both Digital Regal IMAX and Udvar.

[benji888578]

Originally Posted by sandman slim

Just noticed on our local chain's website, the Marvel 10th anniversary marathon is budget priced: $6 per seat instead of the usual $16.

https://www.malco.com/special.php

not seeing anything yet at local IMAX, nor the one further away. :/

[MazeRunner]

wtf is Pandas? The IMAX I'm visiting this weekend has that from like 11pm-4pm and then Alpha at 5,8,10pm. And Alpha is 3D :/

[Creed]

Another nature documentary with a famous actor as a narrator, that's usually in IMAX or 3D.

[Poya]

Originally Posted by Creed

Another nature documentary with a famous actor as a narrator, that's usually in IMAX or 3D.

Bell’s well-known but “famous”?

[xbs2034]

Originally Posted by Creed

Another nature documentary with a famous actor as a narrator, that's usually in IMAX or 3D.

It's actually produced by IMAX themselves. I saw it back in April at the AMC Empire 25 IMAX (they gave it more of a limited release then, seems to be a wider release this weekend mixed in with showings of Mile 22 and Alpha), and it's a visually stunning and cute documentary, but barely anyone was there back then so don't seem how it would attract much of an audience now a few months later.

[Creed]

Originally Posted by xbs2034

It's actually produced by IMAX themselves. I saw it back in April at the AMC Empire 25 IMAX (they gave it more of a limited release then, seems to be a wider release this weekend mixed in with showings of Mile 22 and Alpha), and it's a visually stunning and cute documentary, but barely anyone was there back then so don't seem how it would attract much of an audience now a few months later.

Hm.....a lot of films this week. Mile 22 in IMAX caught me offguard, it should look and sound great (yeah, it's letterboxed).

Yeah, I don't see Pandas doing extremely well.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by Poya

Bell’s well-known but “famous”?

from 'Frozen' and NBC's 'The Good Place' ??

as to "Pandas" - it's a pretty decent doc short film, with great 3D and 15/70 photography.

Originally Posted by Creed

Another nature documentary with a famous actor as a narrator, that's usually in IMAX or 3D.

... or a DisneyNature feature film release.

[Agent Kay]

Barco escape returns
https://www.cineworld.co.uk/screenx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSBN...ature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3eh...ature=youtu.be

[xbs2034]

Originally Posted by Creed

Hm.....a lot of films this week. Mile 22 in IMAX caught me offguard, it should look and sound great (yeah, it's letterboxed).

Yeah, I don't see Pandas doing extremely well.

There are actually 4 IMAX releases this week. The Indian sports drama Gold started playing today in some U.S. locations as well.

[Creed]

Originally Posted by xbs2034

There are actually 4 IMAX releases this week. The Indian sports drama Gold started playing today in some U.S. locations as well.

Didn't expect that film to be released in IMAX.

[ITDEFX101]

Originally Posted by Creed

Didn't expect that film to be released in IMAX.

Studios are sure pushing to have their non IMAX films converted to be projected on a IMAX screen. Getting very annoyed.

[xbs2034]

Originally Posted by Creed

Didn't expect that film to be released in IMAX.

Yeah, though giving limited domestic releases to some foreign IMAX titles in quieter release periods has been something they've been doing for a while (for instance Wolf Warrior 2 played in IMAX this time last year)

[Dubstar]

probably no surprise, but Airbus/Udvar-Hazy has shown quite a few of the mega hit-big budget India IMAX releases due to the fact that Northern Virginia has a large Indian population

[ITDEFX101]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

probably no surprise, but Airbus/Udvar-Hazy has shown quite a few of the mega hit-big budget India IMAX releases due to the fact that Northern Virginia has a large Indian population

Not to sound racist but there is an over population of Middle Easterners. There are Hispanics and Koreans here as well yet I have yet to see one Hispanic made movie in the area. The only one I know that plays any Asian movies is Regal Fairfax Town center.

[Riddhi2011]

Originally Posted by xbs2034

There are actually 4 IMAX releases this week. The Indian sports drama Gold started playing today in some U.S. locations as well.

Indian filmmakers either have very little understanding of what IMAX really means or they intentionally keep their movies letterboxed for IMAX. They think it's just a big screen with remastered picture. They don't realise that IMAX was supposed to be a really, really large screen with a really large aspect ratio (LIEMAX is nothing but a flat AR). All Indian DMR IMAX movies are 2.40:1. Actually 99.9 % of Indian movies today are in 2.40:1. It's a waste watching such movies on IMAX. However, most LIEMAX screens are very small and bring shame to the IMAX brand name. But studios (Holly, Bolly) don't care. They see financial potential and go the DMR route.

[Predatorix38417]

Alpha appears to be showing in IMAX 3D. Most IMAX theaters are showing that over Mile 22, which is being shown in Dolby instead.

[ITDEFX101]

Originally Posted by Riddhi2011

Indian filmmakers either have very little understanding of what IMAX really means or they intentionally keep their movies letterboxed for IMAX. They think it's just a big screen with remastered picture. They don't realise that IMAX was supposed to be a really, really large screen with a really large aspect ratio (LIEMAX is nothing but a flat AR). All Indian DMR IMAX movies are 2.40:1. Actually 99.9 % of Indian movies today are in 2.40:1. It's a waste watching such movies on IMAX. However, most LIEMAX screens are very small and bring shame to the IMAX brand name. But studios (Holly, Bolly) don't care. They see financial potential and go the DMR route.

I never really follow Bollywood movies but what is the average budget for one of their movies? It can't be no where near what US Studios spend for their movies. To covert one of their movies to a DMR IMAX movie must be expensive.

[xbs2034]

Originally Posted by Predatorix38417

Alpha appears to be showing in IMAX 3D. Most IMAX theaters are showing that over Mile 22, which is being shown in Dolby instead.

Here 2/4 IMAXes are doing Mile 22, and then one (at a theater which also has a Dolby playing Mile 22) is doing Alpha, with Pandas mixed in with a couple show times at all three. The last IMAX is showing Gold only (no Pandas) and again Mile 22 in its Dolby.