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May 12, 2016—On May 15, 2016, the New Mexico Museum of Space History's Clyde W. Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater and Planetarium will temporarily close for the installation of the world’s first Spitz Scidome 4k Laser fulldome planetarium projection system. It will replace the existing IMAX projector and the “starball." The grand re-opening of the theater is scheduled for July 1, 2016, with a new name—the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium, after the NASA spacecraft that recently flew by Pluto. Read the full KRWG.org article about the [...]

May 2, 2016—Family and friends remembered Craig Blower, Reuben H. Fleet COO,  during a celebration of life on May 1, and San Diego officially proclaimed May 1, 2016, Craig Blower Day. See the full news report on San Diego's CW6 here.

April 29, 2016—IMAX and the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas, have announced an agreement to install IMAX’s next-generation digital laser projection system—IMAX® with Laser—at its IMAX® theatre. The groundbreaking new laser technology will replace the Museum’s current IMAX xenon digital projection system and further enhance The IMAX Experience® for visitors. IMAX with Laser represents a quantum leap forward in cinema technology—providing audiences with the sharpest, brightest, clearest and most vivid digital images ever, combined with a whole new level of immersive audio. The [...]

April 29, 2016—To capture images of the planet for the new IMAX film A Beautiful Planet, as well as the daily lives of the astronaut teams stationed at the ISS, crews rocketed into Earth’s orbit and joined the space station with a digital 4K Canon Cinema EOS C500 video camera and a Canon EOS-1D C DSLR, which they used to take still images and get video footage of specific points on the planet below. Using a semi-formal shot-list of specific earthly targets to capture, the astronauts [...]

HIGHLIGHTS Adjusted EPS of $0.22, up 214% over prior-year period, attributable to robust global box office growth and operating expense leverage Global Box Office of $272 million, up 64% from Q1 2015, driven by strong growth domestically and continued strength in international markets. Revenues increased 48% from prior-year period to $92.1 million, primarily due to strong box office Adjusted EBITDA grew 97% year-over-year to $31.5 million, resulting in adjusted EBITDA margins of 37.4%, up over 1,000 basis points from Q1 2015 Signings growth of 71%, with 36 new signings up [...]

April 27, 2016—Giant Screen Films (GSF) is excited to announce that Mysteries of China, a dramatic tour of an ancient empire, will launch on October 7, 2016, in IMAX and museum cinemas worldwide. Through the lens of one of the great archaeological events of the modern age—the discovery of the Terracotta Warriors and the First Emperor’s Tomb—Mysteries of China reveals the underlying story of how this world superpower came to be. This immersive cinema spectacle will premiere for industry buyers at GSF’s Film Forum in June. The film’s trailer and [...]

April 19, 2016—IMAX Corporation has announced the test launch of IMAXShift, an immersive group cycling concept built around the primary components of The IMAX Experience®. IMAXShift combines key elements of IMAX technology with industry-leading instructors to immerse participants—from beginners to serious athletes—in a state-of-the-art indoor, audio-visual group cycling experience. The test studio, which is located in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, will open April 28.   IMAXShift will reinvent the indoor cycling experience by offering an immersive, thrilling and effective workout, led by some of the industry's [...]

April 19, 2016—On Monday, April 11, CinemaCon awarded Phil Groves from IMAX the CinemaCon Passepartout Award during the International Day luncheon at the annual trade show in Las Vegas. The award is presented each year to an industry executive who has proven their “dedication and commitment to the international marketplace." Click here to read the Celluloid Junkie interview with Phil Groves.

April 19, 2016—In September, the Daniel M. Soref National Geographic Dome Theater & Planetarium (Dome Theater) at the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) will replace their giant screen 15/70 film system with a new 8K Digistar 5 immersive digital cinema/digital planetarium system from Evans & Sutherland. This ultra-high resolution digital system uses five 4K Christie video projectors that produce 30,000 lumens each, for a total brightness of 180,000 lumens across the entire dome hemisphere. Through E&S’ own auto-alignment and auto-blending systems, the five projectors precisely align and [...]

April 14, 2016—The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) will put James Neihouse, ASC in the spotlight to discuss his experience making the IMAX film A Beautiful Planet. The panel, moderated by journalist David Heuring, is part of the Creative Master Series at The National Associations of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas. It will be held on Monday, April 18, from 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. in room S220 at the convention center. Neihouse will reveal his multi-year preparations and last-minute adaptations for this IMAX-NASA collaboration, which will [...]