--- title: COLUMBIA PICTURES’ THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN™ SWINGS INTO IMAX® 3D THEATRES ACROSS CHINA ON AUGUST 27 publisher: "IMAX" description: "Climax Features Expanded Aspect Ratio Designed to Maximize the IMAX Canvas   Los Angeles, CA – August 22, 2012 – IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and Columbia Pictures today announced that the highly anticipated 3D action-adventure, The Amazing Spider-Man ™, will be released in the immersive" canonical: "https://www.imax.com/pr/columbia-pictures-amazing-spider-mantm-swings-imaxr-3d-0" date: 2012-08-22 last_updated: 2012-08-22 --- COLUMBIA PICTURES’ THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN™ SWINGS INTO IMAX® 3D THEATRES ACROSS CHINA ON AUGUST 27 ================================================================================================== Wed, Aug 22, 2012 _Climax Features Expanded Aspect Ratio Designed to Maximize the IMAX Canvas_ Los Angeles, CA – August 22, 2012 – IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and Columbia Pictures today announced that the highly anticipated 3D action-adventure, _The Amazing Spider-Man_™, will be released in the immersive IMAX® 3D format across 74 IMAX® theatres in China on Monday, August 27.   To date, _The Amazing Spider-Man_™ has taken in nearly $700 million worldwide.  __Spider-Man 2_ and _Spider-Man 3__ were also released in IMAX. Director Marc Webb and the filmmakers have crafted the climactic finale of _The Amazing Spider-Man_ to feature a larger aspect ratio of 1.9:1 versus the traditional 2.39:1 ratio in order to take full advantage of the IMAX canvas and overall experience.  This aspect ratio, which is optimized to take advantage of the IMAX screen, will allow audiences to see more of the image and result in a full panorama of the action – allowing audiences to feel as if they were swinging alongside Spider-Man. The IMAX release of _The Amazing Spider-Man_ has been digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of An IMAX 3D Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images coupled with IMAX’s customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie. The film will also be released in 2D and other 3D formats. About _The Amazing Spider-Man_™ One of the world’s most popular characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man™. Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field. The film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by James Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves from a story by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing the 3D film in association with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures. The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero. [www.theamazingspiderman.com](http://www.theamazingspiderman.com) _The Amazing Spider-Man__:_ An IMAX 3D Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following IMAX theatres in China beginning August 27: **Baotou** Baotou Qingshan Wanda **Beijing** Beijing CBD Wanda Cinema Beijing Shijingshan Wanda Cinema Beijing Huaxing UME Cinema Beijing Tiantongyuan Wanda Cinema **Changchun** Changchun Chongqing Road Wanda Changchun Ouya Wanda Cinema Changchun Hongqi Road Wanda **Changsha** Changsha Wanda Cinema **Changzhou** Changzhou Xinbei Wanda **Chengdu** Chengdu Jinhua Wanda **Chengqing** ChongQing Jinyi Starlight Cinema Chongqing Lumiere Cinema **Dalian** Dalian Huafu Wanda **Daqing** Daqing Saertu Wanda **Fuzhou** Fuzhou Cangshan Wanda Fuzhou Financial Street Wanda Cinema Fuzhou Jinyi Baolong Cinema **Guangzhou** Guangzhou Wanda Cinema **Hangzhou** Hangzhou Broadway Cinema Zhejiang Xinyuan Cinema (Hangzhou Cinyo ) **Harbin** Harbin Central Avenue Wanda Harbin Hengshan Wanda **Hefei** Hefei Wanda Cinema Hefei Wanda Swan Lake Cinema **Huai‘an** Huai'an Wanda **Hohhot** Hohhot Wanda **Jinan** Jinan Wanda Cinema **Jinjiang** Jinjiang Wanda Cinema **Kunming** Kunming Broadway Cinema **Langfang** Langfang Wanda **Luoyang** Luoyang Wanda Cinema **Nanchang** Nanchang Bayi Wanda Nanchang Wanda Honggutan Cinema **Nanjing** Nanjing Hexi Wanda  Cinema **Ningbo** Ningbo Jiangbei Wanda Cinema Ningbo Yinzhou Wanda  Cinema **Ningde** Ningde Wanda Cinema **Qingdao** Qingdao Wanda Cinema(Yanji Road Branch) **Sanya** Sanya Haitang Bay Wanda **Shanghai** Shanghai Jiangqiao Wanda  Cinema Shanghai Peace Cinema Shanghai Super Brand Mall Stellar Shanghai Wujiaochang Wanda Shanghai Zhoupu Wanda Shanghai Baoshan Wanda Cinema   **Shaoxing**         Shaoxing Keqiao Wanda **Shenyang** Shenyang Tiexi Wanda Shenyang Jinyi Cloud Nine Cinema Shenyang Wanda Beiyi Road Cinema **Shenzhen** China Film Shenzhen OCTBAY Shenzhen UA KK Mall Cinema **Shijiazhuang** Shijiazhuang Yuhua Wanda **Suzhou** Suzhou Blue Ocean Cineplex Suzhou Jinyi Yixiang Cinema Suzhou Pingjiang Wanda Suzhou Culture & Art Centre **Taizhou** Taizhou Wanda **Tangshan** Tangshan Wanda **Tianjin** Tianjin China Film Cinema Tianjin CGV Xingxing Cinema Tianjin Hedong Wanda Tianjin Jinyi Aocheng Cinema **Wuhan** Wuhan Jingkai Wanda Wuhan Studio City Cinema **Wuxi** Wuxi Big World Cinema **Xiamen** Xiemen Huli Wanda Cinema **Xi’an** Xi'an Da Ming Palace Xi'an Jiefang Road Wanda **Xiangyang** Xiangyang Wanda **Yichang** Yichang Wanda **Yinchuan** Yinchuan Jinfeng Wanda **Zhenjiang** Zhenjiang Wanda Cinema **Zhengzhou** Zhengzhou Zhongyuan Wanda Please check local listings or IMAX.com for final theatre listings, launch dates and showtimes. About IMAX China IMAX China is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMAX Corporation, and is formed under the laws of the People's Republic of China. IMAX China was established by IMAX Corporation specifically to oversee the expansion of IMAX's business throughout Greater China. 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 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, Shanghai and Beijing.  As of June 30, 2012, there were 663 IMAX theatres (529 commercial multiplex, 20 commercial destination and 114 institutional) in 52 countries. IMAX®, IMAX® 3D, IMAX DMR®, Experience It In IMAX®, An IMAX 3D Experience®, The IMAX Experience® and IMAX Is Believing™ are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information about the Company can be found at www.imax.com. You may also connect with IMAX on Facebook ([www.facebook.com/imax](http://www.facebook.com/imax)), Twitter ([www.twitter.com/imax](http://www.twitter.com/imax)) and YouTube ([www.youtube.com/imaxmovies](http://www.youtube.com/imaxmovies)). ### This press release contains forward looking statements that are based on IMAX management's 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, but are not limited to, general economic, market or business conditions, including the length and severity of the current economic downturn, the performance of IMAX DMR films, the opportunities that may be presented to and pursued by IMAX, competitive actions by other companies, conditions in the in-home and out-of home entertainment industries, the signing of theatre system agreements, changes in law or regulations, conditions, changes and developments in the commercial exhibition industry, the failure to respond to changes and advancements in digital technology, the failure to convert theatre system backlog into revenue, new business initiatives, investments and operations in foreign jurisdictions and any future international expansion, the inability to protect IMAX’s intellectual property foreign currency fluctuations and IMAX’s prior restatements and the related litigation.  These factors and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in IMAX’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. 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