LOS ANGELES, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox announced today that James Cameron's Oscar®-winning film, Titanic will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® 3D format and released for a limited engagement in 149 select IMAX® theatres worldwide. Titanic will open in 79 domestic IMAX theatres simultaneous with the film's wide release on April 4, 2012 and a total of 70 international IMAX theatres, 63 of which will open on April 4. Additional international playdates will be added as pending bookings are confirmed. Since its initial release on Dec. 19, 1997, Titanic has grossed $1.8 billion globally and remains the second-highest grossing film of all time.
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"James Cameron is a visionary filmmaker who masterfully harnesses the power of technology to elevate storytelling to another level," said Greg Foster, IMAX Chairman and President of Filmed Entertainment. "We're excited to work again with our partners at Fox, Lightstorm and Paramount as we present the next iteration of the Titanic story and transport audiences into this compelling tale like never before."
Titanic: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® through proprietary IMAX DMR® technology. With crystal-clear images, laser-aligned digital sound and theatre geometry that maximizes field of view, IMAX provides the world's most immersive movie experience.
Titanic: An IMAX 3D Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following IMAX theatres beginning April 4th:
UNITED STATES
Alabama
Huntsville – Rave Valley Bend 18 + IMAX
Arizona
Phoenix – AMC Desert Ridge 18 with IMAX
California
Aliso Viejo – Regal Aliso Viejo Stadium 20 + IMAX
Cupertino – AMC Cupertino Square 16 with IMAX
El Cajon – Regal Parkway Plaza Stadium 18 + IMAX
Fairfield – Regal Fairfield Stadium 16 + IMAX
Lancaster – Cinemark 22 + IMAX
Los Angeles – AMC Century City 15 with IMAX
Los Angeles – AMC Universal Citywalk Stadium 19 with IMAX
Riverside – AMC Tyler Galleria 16 with IMAX
San Diego – Regal Mira Mesa Stadium 18 + IMAX
San Francisco – AMC Loews Metreon 16 with IMAX
Santa Clara – AMC Mercado 20 with IMAX
Torrance – AMC Del Amo 18 with IMAX
Colorado
Highlands Ranch – AMC Highlands Ranch 24 + IMAX
Connecticut
Manchester – Rave Buckland Hills 18 + IMAX
Florida
Altamonte Springs – AMC Altamonte Mall 18 with IMAX
Brandon – AMC The Regency 20 with IMAX
Fort Myers – Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 + IMAX
Pensacola – Rave Pensacola Bayou 15 + IMAX
South Miami – AMC Sunset Place 24 with IMAX
Georgia
Cumming – AMC Avenue Forsyth 12 with IMAX
Hawaii
Honolulu – Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 + IMAX
Illinois
Naperville – AMC Showplace Naperville 16 with IMAX
Skokie – AMC Showplace Village Crossing 18 with IMAX
Indiana
Indianapolis – AMC Showplace Indianapolis 17 with IMAX
Portage – Goodrich Portage 16 IMAX
Kansas
Leawood – AMC Town Center 20 with IMAX
Kentucky
Louisville – Rave Stonybrook 20 + IMAX
Louisiana
Harahan – AMC Elmwood Palace 20 with IMAX
Slidell – The Grand 16 + IMAX – Slidell
Maryland
Columbia – AMC Columbia 14 with IMAX
Massachusetts
Boston – AMC Loews Boston Common 19 with IMAX
Danvers – AMC Loews Liberty Tree Mall 20 with IMAX
Michigan
Dearborn – Henry Ford IMAX
Grand Rapids – Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids North + IMAX
Livonia – AMC Livonia 20 with IMAX
Ypsilanti – Rave Ann Arbor 20 + IMAX
Minnesota
Edina – AMC Southdale 16 with IMAX
Missouri
Saint Louis – Wehrenberg Ronnies 20 Cine + IMAX
Springfield – ShowPlex Springfield 11 IMAX Theatre
Nevada
Henderson – Regal Sunset Station Stadium 13 + IMAX
Las Vegas – Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 + IMAX
New Jersey
Paramus – AMC Garden State 16 with IMAX
New York
Albany – Regal Crossgates Stadium 18 + IMAX
New York City – AMC Loews 34th Street 14 with IMAX
New York City – AMC Loews Kips Bay 15 with IMAX
Westbury – Regal UA Westbury Theatre Stadium 12 + IMAX
North Carolina
Durham – Stone Southpoint Cinemas + IMAX
Winston-Salem – The Grand 18 + IMAX – Winston-Salem
Ohio
Columbus – AMC Lennox Town Center 24 with IMAX
Springdale – National Amusements Springdale 18 + IMAX: Cinema de Lux
Westlake – Regal Crocker Park Stadium 16 + IMAX
Oklahoma
Moore – Warren 14 + IMAX
Oregon
Eugene – Regal Valley River Center Stadium 15 + IMAX
Portland – Regal Lloyd Center 10 + IMAX
Pennsylvania
Bensalem – AMC Neshaminy 24 with IMAX
King of Prussia – Regal King of Prussia Stadium + IMAX
Tarentum – Cinemark Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills + IMAX
Rhode Island
Providence – Providence Place Cinemas 16 + IMAX
Tennessee
Knoxville – Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 + IMAX
Texas
Amarillo – Regal Amarillo Star Stadium 14 + IMAX
Austin – AMC Barton Creek Square 14 with IMAX
Corpus Christi – Cinemark Century 16 + IMAX
Dallas – AMC Northpark 15 with IMAX
Sugar Land – AMC First Colony 24 with IMAX
Utah
Sandy – Megaplex 17 + IMAX at Jordan Commons
Virginia
Manassas – Regal Manassas Stadium 14 + IMAX
McLean – AMC Tysons Corner 16 with IMAX
Midlothian – Regal Commonwealth Stadium 20 + IMAX
Virginia Beach – AMC Lynnhaven 18 with IMAX
Washington
Bellevue – Lincoln Square Cinemas IMAX Theatre
Kent – AMC Kent Station 14 with IMAX
CANADA
Alberta
Edmonton – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton IMAX
British Columbia
Langley – Cineplex Colossus Langley Cinemas IMAX
Manitoba
Winnipeg – Cineplex SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas IMAX
Nova Scotia
Halifax – Empire Theatres Bayers Lake IMAX
Ontario
Mississauga – Cineplex Coliseum Mississauga Cinemas IMAX
Toronto – AMC Yonge + Dundas 24 with IMAX
INTERNATIONAL
Australia
Melbourne – Highpoint Hoyts 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**
Rio de Janeiro – UCI 18 Cinemas New York City Center IMAX**
Bulgaria
Sofia – Mtel IMAX
Croatia
Zagreb – CineStar Arena IMAX Zagreb
Czech Republic
Prague – Oskar IMAX Palace Flora
Hungary
Budapest – Cinema City Arena IMAX Hungary
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
Shonan – 109 Cinemas Shonan IMAX
Tokyo – 109 Cinemas Grandberry Mall IMAX
Toshimaen – United Cinemas Toshimaen IMAX
Yamatokoriyama – Cinema Sunshine IMAX
Kazakhstan
Astana – Kino Park Keruen IMAX
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**
Russia
Astrakhan – Kinomax Vokzalnaya Square IMAX
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 – Formula Kino IMAX Sapphire
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
Volgograd – Cinema Park Volgograd Europa City Mall IMAX
Voronezh – Cinema Park The Galereya Chizhova IMAX
Yekaterinburg – Cinema Park Star Light IMAX
Singapore
Singapore – Shaw Theatres Jcube + IMAX+
Singapore – Shaw Lido Cineplex 11 IMAX
Thailand
Bangkok – Major Cineplex IMAX Pinklao
Bangkok – Major Cineplex IMAX Ratchayothin
United Kingdom
Cardiff – Odeon Cardiff Bay IMAX
Crawley – Cineworld IMAX Crawley
Edinburgh – Cineworld IMAX Edinburgh
Gateshead – Odeon Metrocentre IMAX
Greenwich – Odeon Greenwich IMAX
Kingston Upon Thames – Odeon Kingston IMAX
Liverpool – Odeon Liverpool ONE IMAX
London – BFI IMAX London
London – Odeon Swiss Cottage IMAX
Norwich – Odeon Norwich IMAX
Renfrew – Odeon Braehead IMAX
Sheffield – Cineworld IMAX Sheffield
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 + denotes new theatre
About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.
About Twentieth Century Fox
One of the world's largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, Fox Filmed Entertainment produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world. These motion pictures are produced or acquired by the following units of FFE: Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Fox International Productions.
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 delivers 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, Shanghai and Beijing. As of December 31, 2011, there were 634 IMAX theatres (497 commercial multiplex, 20 commercial destination and 117 institutional) in 50 countries.
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For additional information please contact:
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