LOS ANGELES, June 27, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX), and Paramount Pictures announced today that Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the highly anticipated third film in the blockbuster Transformers franchise, will be released in the immersive IMAX® 3D format as an early engagement starting Tuesday, June 28, on 146 domestic IMAX screens. The film will also open on at least 117 IMAX screens internationally – 105 of which will open during launch weekend - with additional international playdates expected to be confirmed in the coming days.
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon showcases the film's spectacular visual effects and Michael Bay's incredible attention to detail, offering fans the most immersive cinematic experience available in IMAX 3D," said Greg Foster, Chairman and President, Filmed Entertainment. "Our advance tickets sales have been very strong and it's clear that fans crave IMAX's event experience for such a full-throttle, sensory rush."
Transformers: Dark of the Moon: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology for presentation in IMAX 3D. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique immersive environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.
About Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. When a mysterious event from Earth's past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is the third film in the Transformers franchise and the first shot in 3D. It is directed by Michael Bay, written by Ehren Kruger and produced by Don Murphy & Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce. The executive producers are Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay, Brian Goldner and Mark Vahradian. The film has been rated PG-13.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon: An IMAX 3D Experience is scheduled to play at the following IMAX 3D theatres beginning Tuesday, June 28:
| UNITED STATES |
| Alabama |
| Hoover – Rave Patton Creek 15 + IMAX |
| Huntsville – Rave Valley Bend 18 + IMAX |
| Tuscaloosa – Cobb Hollywood 16 Cinemas + IMAX |
| Alaska |
| Anchorage – Regal Tikahtnu Stadium 16 + IMAX |
| Fairbanks – Regal Goldstream Stadium 16 + IMAX |
| Arizona |
| Phoenix – AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX |
| Tempe – Harkins Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX |
| Tucson – AMC Loews Foothills 15 with IMAX |
| Arkansas |
| Little Rock – Dickinson Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre |
| California |
| Alhambra – Regal Edwards Alhambra Renaissance Stadium 14 + IMAX |
| Arcadia – AMC Santa Anita 16 with IMAX |
| El Dorado Hills – Regal El Dorado Stadium 14 + IMAX |
| Escondido – Regal Escondido Stadium 16 + IMAX |
| Fairfield – Regal Fairfield Stadium 16 + IMAX |
| Fresno – Regal Fresno Stadium 22 + IMAX |
| Irvine – Regal Irvine Spectrum 21 + IMAX |
| Lancaster – Cinemark 22 + IMAX |
| Long Beach – Regal Long Beach Stadium 26 + IMAX |
| Los Angeles – AMC Century City 15 with IMAX |
| Los Angeles – AMC Universal Citywalk Stadium 19 with IMAX |
| Los Angeles – Rave 18 + IMAX |
| Ontario – Regal Ontario Palace Stadium 22 + IMAX |
| Orange – AMC 30 At The Block with IMAX |
| Rowland Heights – AMC Puente Hills 20 with IMAX |
| San Diego – AMC Mission Valley 20 with IMAX |
| San Diego – Regal Mira Mesa Stadium 18 + IMAX |
| San Francisco – AMC Loews Metreon 16 with IMAX |
| San Jose – AMC Eastridge 15 with IMAX |
| Santa Clara – AMC Mercado 20 with IMAX |
| Temecula – Regal Temecula Stadium15 + IMAX |
| Colorado |
| Denver – Regal Colorado Center 9 + IMAX |
| Westminster – AMC Westminster Promenade 24 with IMAX |
| Connecticut |
| Manchester – Rave Buckland Hills 18 + IMAX |
| Florida |
| Aventura – AMC Aventura 24 with IMAX |
| Brandon – AMC The Regency 20 with IMAX |
| Cape Canaveral – Kennedy Space Center IMAX |
| Fort Lauderdale – Museum of Discovery + Science AutoNation IMAX |
| Fort Myers – Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 + IMAX |
| Miami – Cobb Dolphin 19 + IMAX |
| Orange Park – AMC Orange Park 24 with IMAX |
| Orlando – AMC Loews Universal Cineplex 20 with IMAX |
| Orlando – Regal Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 + IMAX |
| Pensacola – Rave Pensacola Bayou 15 + IMAX |
| St. Augustine – The World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater |
| Tallahassee – AMC Tallahassee Mall 20 with IMAX |
| Tampa – AMC Veterans 24 with IMAX |
| West Palm Beach – Muvico Parisian 20 + IMAX |
| Georgia |
| Atlanta – Regal Atlantic Station 16 + IMAX |
| Buford – Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 + IMAX |
| Kennesaw – AMC Barrett Commons 24 with IMAX |
| Lithonia – AMC Stonecrest 16 with IMAX |
| Macon – AmStar 16 + IMAX – Macon |
| Morrow – AMC Southlake Pavilion 24 with IMAX |
| Hawaii |
| Honolulu – Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 + IMAX |
| Illinois |
| Chicago – Navy Pier IMAX Theatre |
| Country Club Hills – AMC Loews Country Club Hills 16 with IMAX |
| Hodgkins – AMC Loews Quarry Cinemas 14 with IMAX |
| Naperville – AMC Showplace Naperville 16 with IMAX |
| Skokie – AMC Showplace Village Crossing 18 with IMAX |
| South Barrington – AMC South Barrington 30 with IMAX |
| Woodridge – Cinemark @ Seven Bridges + IMAX |
| Indiana |
| Evansville – Showplace Cinemas East 18 + IMAX |
| Indianapolis – AMC Showplace Indianapolis 17 with IMAX |
| Noblesville – Goodrich Hamilton 16 IMAX |
| Portage – Goodrich Portage 16 IMAX |
| Kansas |
| Olathe – AMC Studio 30 with IMAX |
| Wichita – 21st Street Warren IMAX |
| Kentucky |
| Newport – AMC Newport On The Levee 20 with IMAX |
| Louisiana |
| Baton Rouge – Rave Mall of Louisiana 15 + IMAX |
| Harahan – AMC Elmwood Palace 20 with IMAX |
| Slidell – The Grand 16 + IMAX – Slidell |
| Maine |
| Saco – The Cinemagic + IMAX in Saco |
| Maryland |
| Baltimore – AMC Loews White Marsh 16 with IMAX |
| Columbia – AMC Columbia 14 with IMAX |
| Silver Spring – Regal Majestic Stadium 20 + IMAX |
| Massachusetts |
| Boston – AMC Loews Boston Common 19 with IMAX |
| Randolph – Showcase Cinemas Randolph + IMAX |
| Michigan |
| Grand Blanc – NCG Trillium Cinema + IMAX |
| Lansing – Celebration! Cinema Lansing + IMAX |
| Livonia – AMC Livonia 20 with IMAX |
| Ypsilanti – Rave Ann Arbor 20 + IMAX |
| Minnesota |
| Edina – AMC Southdale 16 with IMAX |
| Roseville – AMC Rosedale 14 with IMAX |
| Missouri |
| Independence – AMC Independence Commons 20 with IMAX |
| Saint Louis – Wehrenberg Ronnies 20 Cine + IMAX |
| Nevada |
| Las Vegas – Brenden Theatres and IMAX at the Palms |
| Las Vegas – Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 + IMAX |
| New Jersey |
| Atlantic City – IMAX Theatre at Tropicana |
| Cherry Hill – AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24 with IMAX |
| Elizabeth – AMC Jersey Gardens 20 with IMAX |
| Hamilton – AMC Hamilton 24 with IMAX |
| Paramus – AMC Garden State 16 with IMAX |
| New York |
| Albany – Regal Crossgates Stadium 18 + IMAX |
| Brooklyn – Regal Sheepshead Bay 14 + IMAX |
| New Rochelle – Regal New Roc Stadium 18 + IMAX |
| New York City – AMC Loews 34th Street 14 with IMAX |
| New York City – AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX |
| West Nyack – IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center |
| Westbury – Regal UA Westbury Theatre Stadium 12 + IMAX |
| White Plains – National Amusements City Center 15 + IMAX: Cinema De Lux |
| North Carolina |
| Concord – AMC Concord Mills 24 with IMAX |
| Durham – Stone Southpoint Cinemas + IMAX |
| Winston-Salem – The Grand 18 + IMAX – Winston-Salem |
| Ohio |
| Beavercreek – Rave The Greene 14 + IMAX |
| Columbus – AMC Easton Town Center 30 with IMAX |
| Oklahoma |
| Oklahoma City – AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 with IMAX |
| Oregon |
| Tigard – Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 + IMAX |
| Pennsylvania |
| Center Valley – Rave Promenade 16 + IMAX |
| King of Prussia – Regal King of Prussia Stadium + IMAX |
| Lititz – Penn Cinema IMAX |
| Reading – R/C Reading Movies 11 + IMAX |
| West Homestead – AMC Loews Waterfront 22 with IMAX |
| Rhode Island |
| Providence – Providence Place Cinemas 16 + IMAX |
| South Carolina |
| Charleston – Southeast Cinemas Citadel Mall IMAX Stadium 16 |
| Simpsonville – Great Escape Simpsonville 14 IMAX |
| Tennessee |
| Hendersonville – Regal Streets of Indian Lake Stadium 16 + IMAX |
| Knoxville – Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 + IMAX |
| Texas |
| Arlington – AMC The Parks At Arlington 18 with IMAX |
| Austin – The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum IMAX Theatre |
| Corpus Christi – Cinemark Century 16 + IMAX |
| Dallas – AMC Northpark 15 with IMAX |
| Dallas – Cinemark 17 + IMAX |
| Houston – AMC Gulf Pointe 30 with IMAX |
| Houston – Regal Houston Marqe 23 + IMAX |
| San Antonio – Santikos Palladium IMAX |
| Tomball – Santikos Silverado 16 IMAX |
| Utah |
| Sandy – Megaplex 17 + IMAX at Jordan Commons |
| Virginia |
| Alexandria – AMC Hoffman Center 22 with IMAX |
| Hampton – VASC IMAX Theatre |
| Manassas – Regal Manassas Stadium 14 + IMAX |
| McLean – AMC Tysons Corner 16 with IMAX |
| Virginia Beach – AMC Lynnhaven 18 with IMAX |
| Woodbridge – AMC Potomac Mills 18 with IMAX |
| Washington |
| Bellevue – Lincoln Square Cinemas IMAX Theatre |
| Lacey – Regal Martin Village Stadium 16 + IMAX |
| Lynnwood – AMC Alderwood 16 with IMAX |
| Seattle – Pacific Science Center Boeing IMAX |
| Tukwila – AMC Southcenter 16 with IMAX |
| CANADA |
| Alberta |
| Calgary – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Chinook IMAX |
| Edmonton – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton IMAX |
| Manitoba |
| Winnipeg – Cineplex SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas IMAX |
| Nova Scotia |
| Halifax – Empire Theatres Bayers Lake IMAX |
| Ontario |
| Mississauga – AMC Courtney Park 16 with IMAX |
| Toronto – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Toronto with IMAX |
| Vaughan – Cineplex Colossus Vaughan Cinemas IMAX |
| Quebec |
| Montreal – Cineplex Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal IMAX |
| INTERNATIONAL |
| Argentina |
| Buenos Aires – IMAX Theatre Showcase at Center Norte |
| Australia |
| Melbourne – Highpoint Hoyts IMAX |
| Melbourne – Melbourne Museum IMAX |
| Perth – Carousel Hoyts IMAX |
| Sydney – Entertainment Quarter Hoyts IMAX |
| Sydney – LG IMAX Theatre Sydney |
| Austria |
| Graz – Cineplexx Graz IMAX |
| Hohenems – Cineplexx IMAX Hohenems |
| Vienna –Apollo Das Kino Vienna IMAX |
| Brazil |
| Curitiba – Dom Bosco IMAX Palladium Shopping Center |
| Sao Paulo – Espaço Unibanco Pompéia IMAX |
| Bulgaria |
| Sofia – Mtel IMAX |
| Colombia |
| Bogota – IMAX Plaza de las Americas |
| Costa Rica |
| San Jose – Nova Cinemas de Repretel IMAX Avenida Escazú |
| Croatia |
| Zagreb – CineStar Arena IMAX Zagreb |
| Czech Republic |
| Prague – Oskar IMAX Palace Flora |
| France |
| Lyon – Pathe Carre de Soie IMAX |
| Paris – Pathe Quai d'Ivry IMAX |
| Paris – Gaumont Disney Village IMAX |
| Rouen – Gaumont Rouen Grand Quevilly IMAX |
| Toulouse – Gaumont Toulouse Labege IMAX |
| Germany |
| Bremen – CinemaxX Bremen |
| Guatemala |
| Guatemala City – Circuito Alba IMAX Cines Pradera Concepción |
| Hong Kong |
| Hong Kong – UA iSQUARE IMAX Theatre |
| Hong Kong – UA MegaBox BEA IMAX Theatre |
| Hungary |
| Budapest – Cinema City Arena IMAX Hungary |
| India |
| Hyderabad – Prasad IMAX Theatre |
| Mumbai – Big Cinemas IMAX Theatre |
| Italy |
| Milan – UCI IMAX Pioltello Milano |
| Japan |
| Fukuoka – United Cinemas Canal City 13 IMAX** |
| Kawasaki – 109 Cinemas Kawasaki IMAX** |
| Kiba – 109 Cinemas Kiba IMAX** |
| Kishiwada – United Cinemas Kishiwada IMAX** |
| Nagoya – 109 Cinemas Nagoya IMAX** |
| Osaka – 109 Cinemas Minoh IMAX** |
| Saitama – 109 Cinemas Shobu IMAX** |
| Saitama – United Cinemas Urawa IMAX** |
| Sapporo – United Cinemas Sapporo IMAX** |
| Tokyo – 109 Cinemas Grandberry Mall IMAX** |
| Toshimaen – United Cinemas Toshimaen IMAX** |
| Yamatokoriyama – Cinema Sunshine IMAX** |
| Kazakhstan |
| Astana – Kino Park Keruen IMAX |
| Korea |
| Daegu – CGV Daegu IMAX |
| Daejeon – CGV Daejeon IMAX |
| Gwangju – CGV Gwangju IMAX |
| Ilsan – CGV Ilsan IMAX |
| Incheon – CGV Incheon IMAX |
| Pusan – CGV Seomyun IMAX |
| Seoul – CGV Sangam IMAX |
| Seoul – CGV Wangsimni IMAX |
| Seoul – CGV Yongsan IMAX |
| Suwon – CGV Suwon IMAX |
| Kuwait |
| Kuwait – KNCC Cinescape 360 IMAX |
| Mexico |
| Guadalajara – Cinepolis Galerias IMAX Theatre |
| Juarez – Cinepolis Las Misiones Cd. Juarez IMAX Theatre |
| Mexico City – Cinepolis Perisur IMAX Theatre |
| Mexico City – Cinepolis Universidad IMAX Theatre |
| Monterrey – Cinepolis Galerias Valle Oriente IMAX Theatre |
| Toluca – Cinepolis Galerias Metepec IMAX Theatre |
| Netherlands |
| Amsterdam – Pathe Arena Amsterdam IMAX |
| Eindhoven – Pathe Eindhoven IMAX |
| Rotterdam – Pathe Schouwburgplein Rotterdam IMAX |
| New Zealand |
| Auckland – SKYCITY IMAX Queen Street |
| Philippines |
| Cebu – SM Cinema Cebu IMAX Theatre |
| Manila – SM Cinema North Edsa IMAX Theatre |
| Manila – SM Cinema Mall of Asia IMAX Theatre |
| Poland |
| Katowice – Cinema City Orange IMAX Katowice Punkt 44 |
| Krakow – Cinema City Orange IMAX Krakow |
| Lodz – Cinema City Orange IMAX Manufaktura |
| Poznan – Cinema City Orange Poznan IMAX |
| Warsaw – Cinema City Orange IMAX Sadyba |
| Qatar |
| Doha – Villagio Shopping Mall IMAX |
| Romania |
| Bucharest – Cinema City IMAX Bucharest |
| Russia |
| Krasnodar – SBS/Monitor Megamall IMAX |
| Moscow – BFC IMAX Kinosfera |
| Moscow – Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar De Lux Khimki |
| Moscow – Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar De Lux Teply Stan |
| Moscow – Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar New York New York, Mega Belaya Dacha |
| Moscow – Karo October Cinema IMAX |
| Novosibirsk – Cinema Park Royal Park IMAX |
| Perm – Kristall IMAX |
| Saratov – Cinema Park Triumph Mall IMAX |
| St. Petersburg – Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar City IMAX |
| St. Petersburg – IMAX Formula Kino Galeria |
| St. Petersburg – Karo IMAX Baikonurskiy |
| Tumen – Cinema Park IMAX Tumen |
| Ufa – Cinema Park Iskra IMAX Theatre |
| Voronezh – Cinema Park The Galereya Chizhova IMAX |
| Yekaterinburg – Cinema Park Star Light IMAX |
| Singapore |
| Singapore – Shaw Lido Cineplex 11 IMAX |
| Spain |
| Leganes – Cinesa IMAX Parquesur Madrid |
| Palma de Mallorca – Cinesa IMAX Festival Park Mallorca |
| Taiwan |
| Kaohsiung – Vieshow Cinemas Kaohsiung IMAX |
| Taipei – Miramar IMAX Theatre |
| Taipei – Vieshow Cinemas Taipei Sun IMAX |
| Thailand |
| Bangkok – KrungSri IMAX Paragon CinePlex |
| Bangkok – Major Cineplex IMAX Pinklao |
| Bangkok – Major Cineplex IMAX Ratchayothin |
| Turkey |
| Ankara – Ankara AFM IMAX |
| Istinye – AFM IMAX Istinye Park |
| Ukraine |
| Kiev – IMAX Theatre Kiev |
| Odessa – Planeta Kino IMAX |
| United Arab Emirates |
| Dubai – Grand Megaplex 21 + IMAX |
| United Kingdom |
| Birmingham – IMAX Cinema at Millennium Point |
| Cardiff – Odeon Cardiff Bay IMAX |
| Gateshead – Odeon Metrocentre IMAX |
| Glasgow – Glasgow Science Centre IMAX Cinema |
| Greenwich – Odeon Greenwich IMAX |
| Kingston Upon Thames – Odeon Kingston IMAX |
| Liverpool – Odeon Liverpool ONE IMAX |
| London – BFI IMAX London |
| Manchester – Odeon Manchester IMAX @ The Printworks |
| Norwich – Odeon Norwich IMAX |
| Renfrew – Odeon Braehead IMAX |
| Southampton – Odeon Southampton IMAX |
| Uxbridge – Odeon Uxbridge IMAX |
| Wimbledon – Odeon Wimbledon IMAX |
| Please check local listings or IMAX.com for final theatre listings, launch dates and showtimes. | ||
| *denotes earlier launch **denotes later launch |
About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. The company's labels include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., Paramount Studio Group, and Worldwide Television Distribution.
About IMAX Corporation
IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading entertainment and technology companies, specializing in the creation and delivery of premium, awe-inspiring entertainment experiences. With a growing suite of cutting-edge motion picture and sound technologies, and a globally recognized entertainment brand, IMAX is singularly situated at the convergence of the entertainment industry, innovation and the digital media world. The industry's top filmmakers and studios are utilizing IMAX theatres to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, and as such, the IMAX network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the globe. The Company's new digital projection and sound systems - combined with a growing blockbuster film slate - are fueling the rapid expansion of the IMAX network in established markets such as North America, Western Europe, and Japan, as well as emerging markets such as China and Russia. IMAX theatres deliver the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX®, IMAX 3D®, and IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-Mastering) technologies. IMAX DMR enables virtually any motion picture to be transformed into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience®.
IMAX is headquartered in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles, with offices in London, Tokyo and Shanghai. As of March 31, 2011, there were 528 IMAX theatres (408 commercial, 120 institutional) operating in 46 countries.
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