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 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 using IMAX DMR (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 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 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
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