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HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, from Warner Bros. Pictures, will be digitally converted into An IMAX 3D Experience®. Using proprietary 2D to 3D conversion technology, the finale of the movie (approximately 20 minutes) will be converted into IMAX® 3D.

The movie is based on the best-selling J.K. Rowling book and is the fifth installment of the successful Harry Potter film series.

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE will be distributed exclusively by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 04-19-2007, 02:28 PM:
 
Damnit Warner Brothers...

Does ANYONE doubt that the next two Harry Potters will be released in IMAX and/or 3D? How about FILMING them in 3D????


 

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Posted by Sam King (Member # 4029) on 04-19-2007, 03:16 PM:
 
Great, the final 20 minutes. So we will be handing out the glasses when they enter and that gives the kids a good 2 hours to break them while they wait to put them on. Ya know the glasses are about 80 bucks a piece.
 

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Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 04-19-2007, 03:26 PM:
 
You'll use the regular IMAX glasses for this show? The IMAX theater in King of Prussia PA used regular 45/135 linear polarizers for Superman and handed out the cheap theme park throw away glasses.
 

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Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 04-19-2007, 03:29 PM:
 
WHY? Partial 3D is LAME. I did not go see Superman Returns in Imax because of this and I will not go see HP in Imax because of this. Shit or get off the 3D pot, WB.
 

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Posted by Sam King (Member # 4029) on 04-20-2007, 02:54 AM:
 
We used the nice glasses for Superman, but that didn't have kids. Maybe we will order some cheap ones for HP.
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 04-20-2007, 05:44 AM:
 
The partial 3D is more affordable, obviously, than full 3D. It's enough to get the gimmick. Two-and-a-half hours of 3D would be tiring for any viewer. Besides, the time it would take to convert the entire film, I imagine, would make day-and-date awfully improbable.

I'm all for FILMING in 3D ... maybe even IMAX 3D, but that's not likely to happen.

I'm not looking forward to all that black slug again ... and I doubt DKP is either!
 

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Posted by Richard Hamilton (Member # 321) on 04-20-2007, 07:22 AM:
 
What happens to all that "black slug"? I need some black leader for some theaters. just curious
 

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Posted by Matt Fields (Member # 3211) on 04-20-2007, 04:12 PM:
 
The final act of the book contains a "battle royale" of a dozen or so wizards, and a couple of wizarding duels (Voldemort vs. Dumbledore, Harry vs. Bellatrix).

These scenes would translate well into 3D, whereas most of the rest of the plot wouldn't.
 

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Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 04-21-2007, 01:13 AM:
 
Here's a tentative list of where the IMAX version of "Harry Potter" will play. The info is based on data gathered prior to the announcement of the 3-D thing, so it remains to be seen if the bookings will change as a result. Obviously, updates will follow as necessary.

The IMAX DMR Engagements Of "Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix"

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UNITED STATES

ALABAMA
Birmingham: McWayne Center IMAX

ARIZONA
Phoenix: AMC Deer Valley 30 IMAX

CALIFORNIA
Cathedral City: North American Desert IMAX
Dublin: Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 20 & IMAX
Fresno: Regal Edwards Fresno Stadium 21 & IMAX
Irvine: Regal Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21 & IMAX
Los Angeles: National Amusements The Bridge: Cinema de Lux IMAX
Ontario: Regal Edwards Ontario Palace Stadium 22 & IMAX
San Diego: Regal Edwards Mira Mesa Stadium 18 & IMAX
San Francisco: AMC Loews Metreon IMAX
Universal City: AMC Loews Universal Citywalk IMAX

COLORADO
Colorado Springs: Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Carefree Circle
Denver: Regal UA Colorado Center 9 & IMAX

CONNECTICUT
Manchester: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills IMAX

FLORIDA
Orlando: Regal Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 & IMAX
St. Augustine: World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX
St. Petersburg: Muvico Baywalk 20 IMAX
Tampa: Regal Channelside Cinemas & IMAX
West Palm Beach: Muvico Parisian 20 IMAX

GEORGIA
Buford: Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 & IMAX

IDAHO
Boise: Regal Edwards Boise Stadium 21 & IMAX

ILLINOIS
Batavia: Goodrich Randall 15 IMAX
Chicago: Navy Pier IMAX
Lincolnshire: Regal Lincolnshire Stadium 20 & IMAX
Woodridge: Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Seven Bridges

INDIANA
Evansville: Showplace Cinemas East 18 IMAX
Indianapolis: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 IMAX
Portage: Goodrich Portage 16 IMAX

IOWA
Cedar Rapids: McLeod/Busse IMAX Dome
Davenport: Putnam Museum IMAX
Des Moines: SCI Blank IMAX Dome

KANSAS
Olathe: AMC Studio 30 IMAX

KENTUCKY
Louisville: National Amusements Cinema de Lux 20: Stonybrook IMAX

LOUISIANA
Covington: O’Neil Holiday Square Cinema 12 & IMAX

MASSACHUSETTS
Natick: Comcast IMAX Theater at Jordan’s Furniture
Reading: Comcast IMAX Theater at Jordan’s Furniture

MICHIGAN
Dearborn: Henry Ford IMAX
Grand Rapids: Loeks Celebration! IMAX Grand Rapids North
Lansing: Loeks Celebration! IMAX Lansing
Sterling Heights: AMC Forum 30 IMAX
Ypsilanti: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor IMAX

MINNESOTA
Apple Valley: Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo
St. Michael: CineMagic Metropolitan IMAX

MISSOURI
Sappington: Wehrenberg Ronnies 20 Cine IMAX

NEVADA
Las Vegas: Brendan Theatres and IMAX at the Palms

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hooksett: Zyacorp Cinemagic Hooksett IMAX

NEW JERSEY
Atlantic City: IMAX Theatre at Tropicana

NEW YORK
Gates: Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Tinseltown USA
New Rochelle: Regal New Roc City 18 & IMAX
New York: AMC Loews Lincoln Square IMAX
West Nyack: IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center
White Plains: National Amusements City Center 15: Cinema de Lux IMAX
Williamsville: Regal Transit Center Stadium 18 & IMAX

NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh: Exploris IMAX

OHIO
Columbus: AMC Easton Town Center 30 IMAX
Springdale: National Amusements Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux IMAX

OKLAHOMA
Tulsa: Cinemark IMAX Theatre at The Tulsa

OREGON
Tigard: Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 & IMAX

PENNSYLVANIA
King of Prussia: Regal UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX
Tarentum: Cinemark IMAX Theatre at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills

TENNESSEE
Nashville: Regal Opry Mills Stadium 20 & IMAX

TEXAS
Colleyville: Metro Cinema IMAX + Indigo Grille
Dallas: Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17
Houston: Regal Edwards Marq*E Stadium 23 & IMAX
San Antonio: Santikos Palladium 19 IMAX

UTAH
Sandy: Megaplex 17 IMAX at Jordan Commons

VIRGINIA
Hampton: Virginia Air & Space Center IMAX

WASHINGTON
Seattle: Pacific Science Center Boeing & Eames IMAX
Spokane: Riverfront Park IMAX

WISCONSIN
Fitchburg: Star Cinemas IMAX

CANADA

ALBERTA
Calgary: Cineplex Paramount Chinook IMAX
Edmonton: Cineplex SilverCity West Edmonton Mall IMAX

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Langley: Cineplex Colossus Langley IMAX
Richmond: Cineplex SilverCity Riverport IMAX

NOVA SCOTIA
Halifax: Empire IMAX

ONTARIO
Mississauga: Cineplex Coliseum Mississauga IMAX
Ottawa: Cineplex SilverCity Gloucester IMAX
Toronto: Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
Vaughan: Cineplex Colossus Woodbridge IMAX

QUEBEC
Montreal: Cineplex Paramount Montreal IMAX
Quebec: IMAX des Galleries de la Capitale

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I hiked out to Madison for Superman Returns and was disappointed in the end result.

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I just don't get how people think that 3D is the future...

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Only if they want to lose a lot of money.

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I do not know how much would cost to blow up House of Wax. Kiss Me Kate always does very well when it is shown it London at the NFT in 3-D. Maybe they could circulate the print around the world. Inferno is a great film in 3-D, but then I do not know how it would look so magnified. I would be curious to see Dial M for Murder the IMAX 3-D experience
 

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Posted by Frank Angel (Member # 248) on 04-26-2007, 10:39 PM:
 
John, why do you think they would loose money? There would be no production costs except to convert to IMAX and if they needed to, to de-grain it. But given the fact that the big 50s 3D hits packed the house when they were shown at the 3D Expo, I would say there would be a big enough built-in interest in them to make the conversion profitable.

There is a pre-sale interest that would easily be tapped and with decent marketing, enhanced. There would be the baby-boomers who are quite familiar with those titles, not to mention the IMAX fans who love the format and especially the 3D IMAX fans who just wait for the 3D titles -- I know people who look religiously to see when the Lincoln Square IMAX is running a 3D title -- doesn't matter if they have seen it before either.

Then there are the 3D fans who will watch anything in 3D (me, for instance). Then each of the biggies (DIAL M FOR MURDER, HOUSE OF WAX, KISS ME KATE, IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE, CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON) have their own genre following -- Hitchcock fans for DIAL M, musical fans for KATE, SciFi fans for SPACE, scare-me-to-death fans for HOUSE and bad/funny horror fans for CREATURE. Given that there would be no production costs at all -- no points to pay any greedy actors, directors, etc. -- seems the profit margin would be well worth the effort for the owner studios and for IMAX. Nice thing is, these releases are full frame -- they would fit really nicely in the IMAX format not to mention showing off what can be done with REAL 3D photography with LIVE human being actors as opposed to pseudo-3D and cartoons.
 

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Posted by Scott Jentsch (Member # 1681) on 04-30-2007, 08:41 PM:
 

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I hiked out to Madison for Superman Returns and was disappointed in the end result.

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Did you happen to notice a missing low-end in the audio?

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I don't recall there being an issue with not having enough bass. It was almost a year ago, but if the bass was anemic, I think I would have noticed.

I walked in with my concessions (long line for popcorn) just as the initial credits were rolling and was down by the screen when Krypton exploded. Wasn't ready for that, and almost lost my popcorn!

I've seen several DMR'd films over the past couple of years, and I guess it's just not worth the drive to Madison or Lincolnshire (both are more than 1 hour away). Adding 3D to the mix doesn't help things any, in my book.

Perhaps when a real 3-D originated movie comes out, I'll change my mind about it.
 

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Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 05-01-2007, 12:02 PM:
 
Forget the 50s 3D stuff in IMAX. As much as I would love to see it, I don't think that will happen. But the studios would be stupid to not convert all of that stuff to digital 3D. I guess you could say that Disney kicked that off by converting Working For Peanuts to release with Meet The Robinsons.

Can anyone comment on the cost of DMRing two complete prints (eyes) versus DMRing one print (eye) and then artificially creating 20 minutes of the 2nd print (eye)?
 

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Posted by Sam King (Member # 4029) on 05-07-2007, 06:45 PM:
 
I can't believe Warner Bros couldn't get their Potter IMAX trailer on Spiderman. BIG MISTAKE
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 05-15-2007, 03:39 AM:
 
Like anyone who's been going to see IMAX DMR's doesn't know that Potter 5 will be in IMAX! We're not running the trailer, and I can guarantee that its opening weekend with us will beat out our Spiderman opening weekend, which was pretty impressive as it was. We didn't have a single non-sold-out show ... well, okay, the 6:30am show wasn't quite filled, but that was about it.
 

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Posted by Thomas Pitt (Member # 4322) on 06-07-2007, 03:18 PM:
 
I saw a trailer for the IMAX version of Harry Potter 5 today. For the trailer at least, it looks like they've taken the 35mm scope picture and digitally zoomed in (blown up) until the edges of the picture reach the edge of the IMAX screen. The film is still in its scope aspect ratio though, and is being shown on IMAX in letterboxed format.

Since the resolution of IMAX is much higher than 35mm scope, it still looks better without having to move your head around a lot to see important details at the edges of the screen. Other DMR blow-ups I've seen (such as Night at the Museum) blew up the widescreen picture so it almost filled the IMAX screen - cropping a little off the left and right. It was clearly not designed with IMAX in mind - bad framing and camera shakiness were noticeable.

Whether the entire IMAX version of Harry Potter will be 'letterbox', or whether it'll suddenly go full-screen for the IMAX 3D bit, is unknown as yet.
 

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Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 06-08-2007, 07:09 AM:
 
A recent software update for the MPX allows for a 3D changeover. It is no longer necessary to build hours of black film for non 3D segments. The Left eye will automatically ramp up and begin playing at the proper time.
 

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Posted by Tim Rectanus (Member # 3282) on 06-12-2007, 12:48 PM:
 
The same or similar upgrade is being done for the SR systems as well, allowing the Left Eye to start up 2 hours (or so) into the movie and sync up to show the 3D ending.

I have a few concerns about this whole thing, mainly how a platter with only 20-25 minutes of film is going to act or react to startup on the QT, but am looking forward to seeing how it all comes together.
 

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Posted by Thomas Pitt (Member # 4322) on 06-13-2007, 01:30 AM:
 
I'm also concerned how the platter system will cope with such a long movie. For Night at the Museum, the film was too long to fit on a single platter. Therefore, the film was on two platters and was loaded into both projectors. Halfway through, the film changed over from the Right Eye projector to the Left Eye for the second half of the film.
It was just like an old-style changeover booth, except the changeover was done automatically and seamlessly.

What will happen with Potter 5? Will it changeover halfway through, allowing the projectionist to thread the Left Eye 3D film while the movie is running?

Or perhaps the finale will be tagged onto the end of the Left Eye 1st half of the movie. The film would stop at a certain point and change over to the Right Eye projector for the second half, then the Left Eye would come back on for the 3D finale.
 

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Posted by Dick Vaughan (Member # 540) on 06-13-2007, 03:03 AM:
 
Don't be concerned.

When we ran Night At The Museum we had a 5 deck QTRU with each level capable of running a 53" 75 minute platter. Therefore we could run up to 150 minutes of 2D by using the changeover method you described.

Just after Easter we closed for 2 weeks to upgrade our QTRU and extend our projection room to give us enough space to store larger platters.

The QTRU now has decks 2-5, the lower 4 decks, with extended arms each capable of holding a 72" 150 minute platter.

This gives us the capability to run 2 1/2 hours of 3D.

If the software upgrade that Tim describes is going to be widely avalable then it will save a lot of build time perhaps only 6 reels instead of the 40 or so for a full 2hrs 30 mins.

As for Tim's concern over how the QTRU will handle 20-25 mins of film it should be fine. We regularly run clips reels and trailer packs shorter than that.
 

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Posted by Tim Rectanus (Member # 3282) on 06-13-2007, 09:38 AM:
 
The thing with the changeover is that everything has to be set up before the show starts, you can't thread the second eye once you have started the show. In fact, I think if you tried to do anything to the eye that wasn't running, ie move it back from show position, the show would stop. We didn't try it but that is what we were told. So, for those theatres that haven't upgraded to accomodate the 72" platters, I don't see that the 3D finale would be a possibility. Unless you did an intermission but I don't know that IMAX would go for that, if it was their decision.

Yeah, the shorter build time generated from not having 2 hours of black film will be greatly appreciated on this end. From what I have heard, there are software upgrades for the MPX and SR systems, the GT's will be running the "mostly Black" second eye like Superman.

Dick, Congrats on the upgraded decks, it makes life easier in many ways. Do you run those shorter clips reels with clamps? O there were those long extender things for the clamps, is that what those are for?

Tickets go on sale here 1 week from today, this is gonna be great.
 

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Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 06-13-2007, 12:36 PM:
 
Was the "2nd (mostly black) eye" in Superman the left eye? I thought it was the right eye. Seems to me that the left eye was always treated as the "2D" eye throughout dual strip 3D movie history, but maybe I'm wrong on that.
 

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Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 06-13-2007, 03:29 PM:
 
The Brenden Palms is getting its software upgrade this week during their regular IMAX service call. Planning to have a look-see myself when Dave gets around to building and check screening the print.
 

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Posted by Tim Rectanus (Member # 3282) on 06-13-2007, 03:40 PM:
 
It was the Right Eye that was the "Mostly Black" print that included the 3D scenes for Superman, the Left Eye was the "2D" print and the Left projector had a polarizer upgrade that enabled the polarizer to move in and out of position using time cues.

For HP5, we are being asked to move the Polarizer upgrade from the Left Eye, where it had been for Superman, to the Right Eye. I think the Extended Play part of the program is setup to only allow the Left Eye to start up in the middle of a show so for HP5, the Right Eye will be the "2D" print and the Left Eye will be the "3D" print.

OK, I have pretty much confused myself now but I think that is right.
 

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Posted by Patrick Watkinson (Member # 4237) on 06-15-2007, 07:30 AM:
 
I hope this software upgrade also fixes our QTRU problems.
 

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Posted by Dick Vaughan (Member # 540) on 06-15-2007, 08:39 AM:
 
An upgrade to SR projector software isn't going to affect your QTRU. What problems are you experiencing?
 

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Posted by Patrick Watkinson (Member # 4237) on 06-17-2007, 11:01 PM:
 
communication problems between the qtru and the mpx. happens at start of show. QTRU appears to get a power spike of some kind, the selected platters unselect themselves and the system performs a controlled stop. We have a tech that will be coming in soon anyway.
 

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Posted by Dick Vaughan (Member # 540) on 06-21-2007, 07:29 PM:
 
The scariest thing about HP 5 is that GT theatres have the left eye as the main / master eye with the right eye running mainly black until the the 3D finale. For SR projectors, God bless them, the right eye is the master ,as per norm, while the left kicks in just before the 3D starts.

Just imagine someone accidentally sends a GT right eye with a SR left eye to a SR theatre.

For just under 2 hours the right projector runs black, with sound of course, then both eyes spring into life for the 3D ending.

A darker version of Derek Jarman's "Blue" with a surprise ending
 

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Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 06-22-2007, 09:01 AM:
 
Huh? Why is that?
 

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Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 06-22-2007, 09:17 AM:
 
I'd hope the operator would pick this up in plenty of time and that it'd never make it to the screen like that.

IMAX films are at theatres much earlier than their 35mm counterparts.
 

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Posted by Dick Vaughan (Member # 540) on 06-22-2007, 09:52 AM:
 

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I'd hope the operator would pick this up in plenty of time and that it'd never make it to the screen like that

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So would I.

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Warner Bros. Pictures' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to Open in Record Number of IMAX(R) Theatres

IMAX Audiences to Experience the Film's Final Scenes in IMAX(R) 3D

LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Warner Bros. Pictures' highly-anticipated next installment of the Harry Potter film series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, will cast its spell in IMAX when it opens in a record 126 IMAX(R) theatres worldwide today and throughout the weekend. Strong ticket pre-sales at many IMAX theatres across North America are resulting in sold out shows throughout the opening weekend and some theatres are adding additional shows to accommodate the high demand. The film is also scheduled to open in 17 additional international locations in the coming weeks. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) using IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-Mastering) technology.

In addition to being digitally re-mastered into IMAX's 2D format, the film's finale has been digitally converted into An IMAX 3D Experience(R) with IMAX Corporation's live-action 2D to 3D conversion technology. The combination of IMAX's unique theatre geometry and size, multi-channel digital surround sound and IMAX's powerful projector makes IMAX(R) 3D the most immersive cinematic 3D ever created.

"Releasing this Harry Potter film in a record number of North American theaters is a testament to our belief in this movie and the strength of this property," said Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix carries on the tradition of this amazing series and we are thrilled to be able to bring it to theatergoers in both conventional and IMAX theaters - with the special 3D finale."

"This is the largest simultaneous release in IMAX's 40-year history, and we are delighted to reach this milestone with our partners at Warner Bros. Pictures," said IMAX Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler. "Consumer demand for blockbusters in IMAX has contributed to the growth of the IMAX theatre network, and that growth enables us to share this next exciting installment of the Harry Potter film series with more moviegoers worldwide."

"Harry Potter is truly a global phenomenon, and we are excited to offer to international audiences a new way to experience the series with the finale of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix presented in IMAX 3D," said Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

"We are very excited to offer fans of Harry Potter a chance to get transported directly into Hogwarts to experience the adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermione in a completely unique first-person way," added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "Through the magic of IMAX and the vision of David Yates and his crew, moviegoers will already feel as is if they are part of the movie, and we are thrilled to treat them to an even more immersive experience with the finale of the film converted into IMAX 3D."

UNITED STATES

Alabama
Birmingham - McWane Center IMAX(xx)
Huntsville - Spacedome IMAX Theatre(xx)

Arizona
Phoenix - AMC Deer Valley 30 IMAX Theatre

California
Cathedral City - Desert IMAX Theatre
Dublin - Regal Hacienda Crossings IMAX
Fresno - Edwards Fresno Stadium 22 & IMAX
Irvine - Edwards Irvine Spectrum IMAX
Los Angeles - The Bridge: Cinema de Lux IMAX Theatre
Los Angeles - Universal CityWalk IMAX Theatre
Ontario - Edwards Ontario Palace IMAX
San Diego - San Diego IMAX at Mira Mesa 18
San Francisco - AMC Loews IMAX Theatre at Metreon
San Jose - Hackworth IMAX Dome Theatre at The Tech Museum of
Innovation(xx)

Colorado
Colorado Springs - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark Carefree Circle
Denver - UA Colorado Center IMAX Theatre

Connecticut
Manchester - IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills

Florida
Fort Lauderdale - Blockbuster IMAX Theater at the Museum of Science &
Discovery
Jacksonville - World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theatre(x)
Orlando - Pointe Orlando 20 & IMAX
St. Petersburg - Muvico Baywalk 20 IMAX Theatre
Tampa - Channelside IMAX
West Palm Beach - Parisian 20 and IMAX

Georgia
Atlanta - Regal Mall of Georgia IMAX

Idaho
Boise - Edwards Boise IMAX

Iowa
Cedar Rapids - McLeod/Busse IMAX Theatre Science Station(xx)
Des Moines - Science Centre of Iowa(xx)

Illinois
Batavia - Goodrich Randall 16 & IMAX
Chicago - Navy Pier IMAX Theatre
Lincolnshire - Regal Lincolnshire IMAX
Woodridge - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Seven Bridges

Indiana
Evansville - IMAX Theatre at Showplace Cinemas East
Indianapolis - ShowPlace 16 IMAX Theatre
Portage - Portage 16 IMAX

Kansas
Olathe - IMAX Theatre at AMC Studio 29

Kentucky
Louisville - IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Stonybrook

Louisiana
Covington - Holiday Squares IMAX Cinema

Massachusetts
Natick - Comcast IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture
Reading - Comcast IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture

Michigan
Ann Arbor - Showcase Cinema, Ann Arbor
Dearborn - The Henry Ford IMAX Theatre
Grand Rapids - IMAX Theatre at Celebration! Cinema
Lansing - IMAX Theatre at Celebration! Cinema
Sterling Heights - IMAX Theatre at AMC Forum 30

Minnesota
Apple Valley - Great Clips IMAX Theatre
St. Michael - CineMagic Metropolitan IMAX Theatre

Missouri
St. Louis - Ronnies 20 Cine IMAX

Nevada
Las Vegas - Brenden Theatres and IMAX at the Palms Casino Resort

New Hampshire
Hooksett - CineMagic IMAX Theatre

New Jersey
Atlantic City - IMAX Theatre at Tropicana Casino

New York
Long Island - Leroy R. and Rose W. Grumman IMAX Dome Theater(xx)
New Rochelle - Regal New Roc City IMAX
New York - AMC Loews IMAX Theatre, Lincoln Square
Rochester - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Tinseltown
West Nyack - IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center
White Plains - City Center: Cinema de Lux IMAX Theatre
Williamsville - Regal Transit Center IMAX

North Carolina
Charlotte - Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome Theatre, Discovery Place(xx)
Raleigh - IMAX Theatre at Exploris

Ohio
Cincinnati - IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Springdale
Columbus - IMAX Theatre at AMC Easton Town Center 30

Oklahoma
Tulsa - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at The Tulsa

Oregon
Tigard - Portland IMAX at Bridgeport Village 18

Pennsylvania
Harrisburg - Select Medical IMAX Theater at Whitaker Center
Philadelphia - UA King of Prussia IMAX
Pittsburgh - Cinemark at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills

South Carolina
Charleston - The Charleston IMAX Theatre at Aquarium Wharf

Tennessee
Nashville - Regal Opry Mills IMAX

Texas
Austin - The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museaum IMAX Theatre
Colleyville - Metro Cinema of Colleyville IMAX Theatre
Dallas - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17
Fort Worth - Fort Worth Museum Omni Theater(xx)
Houston - Edwards Houston Marq(x)E IMAX
San Antonio - Santikos Palladium IMAX

Utah
Salt Lake City - Cricket IMAX at Jordan Commons

Virginia
Chantilly - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX Theater(x)
Hampton - Riverside 3D IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air & Space Center
Richmond - Science Museum of Virginia's Ethyl IMAX Dome and
Planetarium(xx)
Virginia Beach - The Virginia Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater

Washington
Seattle - Pacific Science Center's Boeing IMAX Theater
Spokane - Riverfront Park IMAX Theatre(x)

Wisconsin
Fitchburg - Star Cinema IMAX

CANADA

Alberta
Calgary - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, Paramount Chinook
Edmonton - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, SilverCity West Edmonton
Mall

British Columbia
Langley - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, Colossus Langley
Richmond - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, Riverport

Nova Scotia
Halifax - Empire IMAX Theatre

Ontario
Mississauga - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, Coliseum Mississauga
Ottawa - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, Odeon Silver City
Toronto - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
Woodbridge - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, Colossus Woodbridge

Quebec
Montreal - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, Paramount Montreal

INTERNATIONAL

Argentina
Buenos Aires - IMAX Center Norte

Australia
Melbourne - The Museum of Victoria IMAX Theatre
Sydney - LG IMAX Theatre Sydney

Czech Republic
Prague - Oskar IMAX

Ecuador
Guayaquil - Malecon 2000 IMAX(x)

England
Bradford - IMAX Cinema at National Media Museum
Birmingham - IMAX Cinema at Millennium Point
London - BFI London IMAX Cinema
Manchester - UCI IMAX Cinema at Printworks

France
Paris - Gaumont Disney Village IMAX

Germany
Berlin - Berlin Cinestar IMAX

Guatemala
Guatemala City - IMAX Pradera Concepcion

Hong Kong
Hong Kong - UA Megabox IMAX Theatre

India
Hyderabad - Prasad IMAX Theatre

Korea
Incheon - CGV IMAX Theatre Incheon
Pusan - CGV IMAX Theatre Seomyon
Seoul - CGV IMAX Theatre Goyangsi - Ilsan
Yongsan - CGV IMAX Theatre Yongsan

Mexico
Cuernavaca - Cinema Diana IMAX Theater
Guadalajara - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Galerias
Mexicali - IMAX Theatre Sol de Nino
Mexico City - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Zentrika Santa Fe
Mexico City - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Universidad
Mexico City - Cinepolis Perisur IMAX Theatre
Monterrey - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Galerias Valle Oriente
Veracruz - Acuario De Veracruz IMAX

Netherlands
Amsterdam - Pathe IMAX Theatre

Philippines
Manila - IMAX Theatre Manila

Poland
Katowice - Orange IMAX Katowice
Krakow - Orange IMAX Krakow
Lodz - Orange IMAX Lodz
Poznan - Cinema Park IMAX Theatre
Warsaw - Panasonic IMAX Theatre

Russia
Kazan - IMAX Theatre Kazan
Moscow - NESCAFE IMAX Theatre
St. Petersburg - Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar City

Scotland
Glasgow - Glasgow Science Centre IMAX

South Africa
Durban - Gateway IMAX Theatre(x)
Pretoria - Menlyn IMAX Theatre(x)

Spain
Barakaldo - IMAX Yelmo Cineplex, Megapark
Malaga - IMAX Yelmo Cineplex, Plaza Mayor
Oviedo - IMAX Yelmo Cineplex, Los Prados

Taiwan
Taipei - Samsung IMAX Miramar Cinemas

Thailand
Bangkok - Krungsri IMAX Theatre

Turkey
Ankara - AFM Ankara IMAX
Istanbul - AFM IMAX Istinye Park

United Arab Emirates
Dubai - Gulf Film IMAX Cinema

About IMAX Corporation
IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies, specializing in digital and film-based motion picture technologies. The worldwide IMAX network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event Hollywood films around the globe, with IMAX theatres delivering the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX 3D, and IMAX DMR technology. IMAX DMR is the Company's groundbreaking digital remastering technology that allows it to digitally transform virtually any conventional motion picture into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R). IMAX's renowned projectors display crystal-clear images on the world's biggest screens, and the IMAX brand is recognized throughout the world for extraordinary and immersive entertainment experiences for consumers. As of September 30, 2006, there were 280 IMAX theatres operating in 40 countries.

IMAX(R), IMAX(R) 3D, IMAX DMR(R), IMAX MPX(R) and The IMAX Experience(R) are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information on the Company can be found at www.imax.com.

This press release contains forward looking statements that are based on management assumptions and existing information and involve certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Important factors that could affect these statements include the timing of theatre system deliveries, the mix of theatre systems shipped, the timing of the recognition of revenues and expenses on film production and distribution agreements, the performance of films, the viability of new businesses and products, the outcome of the Company's current accounting review, risks arising from potential material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, the ability to satisfy the reporting covenant by the amended filing deadlines, the extent and impact of the restatement of our financial statements, the outcome of the appeal of the NASDAQ Staff Determination letter and fluctuations in foreign currency and in the large format and general commercial exhibition market. These factors and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

SOURCE IMAX Corporation

Media: IMAX Corporation, New York, Sarah Gormley, (212) 821-0155, sgormley@imax.com; Entertainment Media: Newman & Company, Los Angeles, Al Newman, (310) 278-1560, asn@newman-co.com; Investors: Integrated Corporate Relations, Amanda Mullin, (203) 682-8243; Business Media: Sloane & Company, New York, Whit Clay, (212) 446-1864, wclay@sloanepr.com

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Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 07-12-2007, 05:49 AM:
 
So, is the 3D as crappy as Superman Returns or has it improved?
 

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Posted by Bob Brown (Member # 1205) on 07-12-2007, 02:22 PM:
 
Hey John,

I am impressed with this one. The 3D is really well done and looks great on screen. There are a couple scenes that look visually out-of-sync, but these come and go so fast, unless you have a trained eye, you wouldn't notice it.
 

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Posted by Erica Peterson (Member # 1784) on 07-15-2007, 08:32 PM:
 
I saw this in Toronto today - there were a few parts where the characters looked shadowed, like the 3-D conversion hadn't been done quite right. Most of it was excellent though
 

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Posted by Chad M Calpito (Member # 3736) on 07-18-2007, 03:24 PM:
 
Just saw the 9:30am showing at the Edwards Mira Mesa 18 in IMAX and all I can say is "Incredible". This is the first time that I have ever seen an actual movie in the IMAX Format.
 

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Posted by Frank Angel (Member # 248) on 08-02-2007, 01:55 PM:
 

quote: Chad M Calpito

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Just saw the 9:30am showing at the Edwards Mira Mesa 18 in IMAX and all I can say is "Incredible". This is the first time that I have ever seen an actual movie in the IMAX Format.

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quote: Frank Angel

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if you think this is incredible, wait till you see a REAL IMAX movie -- one shot with IMAX cameras and 70mm negative. THAT's what IMAX can REALLY do, not this wussy, half-assed commercial sell-out, up-converting 35mm material through a computer just so they can cash in on blockbuster movies.

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Agreed

IMAX really shines when shown using the entire process.

These MPX systems that are being installed on undersized, retrofitted screens just don't do the format justice.
 

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