IMAX Box Office Almost Doubles For 2010

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• I wonder how much of this is due to IMAX relaxing their requirements on what qualifies as an official IMAX screen? A true IMAX screen 20 years ago used to be something like four stories tall… now not so much.

  http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/05/thats_not_the_imax_i_grew_up_w.html

  Comment by Ben — Wednesday December 29, 2010 @ 10:55am PST  Reply to this post

  • I have been to theaters where they had LIEmax screens. It says IMAX, but my barometer for what IMAX should look like is the Lincoln Square IMAX in NYC. None of these supposed IMAX theaters are the same size.

    But I have to say, they may not be as big, but the picture quality is excellent. The LIEmax theater at the City Center in White Plains NY is pretty big, clear, and comfortable.

    Comment by B- — Wednesday December 29, 2010 @ 3:46pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Probably quite a bit. It’s easier to scrap some seats rather than construct a monstrous screen. And not only that, but most of the IMAX moneymakers are upconverted films anyway. There’s a great inforgraphic about it all that really puts it into perspective here:
    http://www.theblackandblue.com/imax/

    Comment by David — Thursday December 30, 2010 @ 8:23am PST  Reply to this post

• If I’m not mistaken, that’s more than doubled isn’t it?

  Comment by Bryan — Wednesday December 29, 2010 @ 11:21am PST  Reply to this post

• Probably quite a bit. It’s easier to scrap some seats rather than construct a monstrous screen. and not only that but most of the IMAX moneymakers are upconverted films anyway

  There’s a great infographic about it all the really puts it into perspective here: http://www.theblackandblue.com/imax/

  Comment by David — Wednesday December 29, 2010 @ 10:28pm PST  Reply to this post