--- title: Death Looms Larger Than Ever When New Line Cinema's Final Destination 5 Opens in IMAX 3D(R) publisher: "IMAX" description: "First Film in Final Destination Franchise to Open in IMAX is Set for Domestic and Select International Release in IMAX(R) Digital Theatres Starting August 12, 2011 LOS ANGELES, Aug 4, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Warner Bros." canonical: "https://www.imax.com/pr/death-looms-larger-ever-when-new-line-cinemas-final-destination" date: 2011-08-04 last_updated: 2011-08-04 --- Death Looms Larger Than Ever When New Line Cinema's Final Destination 5 Opens in IMAX 3D(R) =========================================================================================== Thu, Aug 4, 2011 **First Film in Final Destination Franchise to Open in IMAX is Set for Domestic and Select International Release in IMAX(R) Digital Theatres Starting August 12, 2011** LOS ANGELES, Aug 4, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the next installment in the popular Final Destination franchise, Final Destination 5, will be the first film in the horror series to open in IMAX. The film will be released in 223 domestic and select international IMAX(R) 3D digital theatres simultaneously with the film's worldwide release on Aug. 12, 2011. Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic Distribution Dan Fellman stated, "Seeing Final Destination 5 in IMAX 3D will make this an entirely new experience for even the most die-hard fan. With the sheer size of the screen and the added intensity of IMAX 3D, this won't be for the faint of heart. But for those who love a good scare, it's not to be missed." "Final Destination 5 is an exciting new addition to our 2011 slate and another example of our strong and enduring relationship with Warner Bros. Pictures," said Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "As the first film of the Final Destination franchise to be released in the immersive IMAX 3D format, we are certain that it will have audiences on the edge of their seats asking for more. The combination of Final Destination and Harry Potter is a great way to round out our summer movie season." About Final Destination 5 No matter where you run, no matter where you hide…you can't cheat death. Or can you? In "Final Destination 5," Death is just as omnipresent as ever, first revealing its menacing reality to a group of coworkers headed for a corporate retreat. During the bus ride, Sam (Nicholas D'Agosto) has a premonition in which he and most of his friends, as well as numerous others, die in a horrific bridge collapse. When his vision ends, events begin to mirror what he had seen, and he frantically ushers as many of his colleagues--including his friend, Peter (Miles Fisher), and girlfriend, Molly (Emma Bell)--away from the disaster before Death can claim them. But these unsuspecting souls were never supposed to survive and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group tries to discover a way to escape Death's sinister agenda. "Final Destination 5" was directed by Steven Quale, marking his feature film directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Eric Heisserer, based on characters created by Jeffrey Reddick. Producers Craig Perry and Warren Zide return for the fifth time, working with executive producers Richard Brener, Walter Hamada, Dave Neustadter, Erik Holmberg and Sheila Hanahan Taylor. New Line Cinema presents, a Practical Pictures/Zide Pictures production, "Final Destination 5." The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. The film has been rated R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, and some language. www.finaldestinationmovie.com Concurrently with its nationwide theatrical distribution, the film will be released in select IMAX theaters worldwide. The IMAX release of Final Destination 5 will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX 3D Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX DMR(R) (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. Final Destination 5 is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following domestic IMAX(R) 3D theatres beginning Friday, August 12: UNITED STATES   Alabama   Hoover -- Rave Patton Creek 15 + IMAX   Huntsville -- Rave Valley Bend 18 + IMAX   Tuscaloosa -- Cobb Hollywood 16 Cinemas + IMAX   Alaska   Anchorage -- Regal Tikahtnu Stadium 16 + IMAX   Fairbanks -- Regal Goldstream Stadium 16 + IMAX   Arizona   Glendale -- AMC Westgate 20 with IMAX   Mesa -- Dickinson Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre   Phoenix -- AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX   Phoenix -- AMC Desert Ridge 18 with IMAX   Tucson -- AMC Loews Foothills 15 with IMAX   Arkansas   Little Rock -- Dickinson Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre   California   Aliso Viejo -- Regal Aliso Viejo Stadium 20 +    IMAX   Arcadia -- AMC Santa Anita 16 with IMAX   Brentwood -- Rave Brentwood 14 + IMAX   Burbank -- AMC Burbank 16 with IMAX   Camarillo -- Regal Camarillo Palace Stadium 12 +    IMAX   Covina -- AMC Covina 30 with IMAX   Cupertino -- AMC Cupertino Square 16 with IMAX   Dublin -- Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 +    IMAX   El Cajon -- Regal Parkway Plaza Stadium 18 +    IMAX   El Dorado Hills -- Regal El Dorado Stadium 14 +    IMAX   Escondido -- Regal Escondido Stadium 16 + IMAX   Fairfield -- Regal Fairfield Stadium 16 + IMAX   Fresno -- Regal Fresno Stadium 22 + IMAX   Lancaster -- Cinemark 22 + IMAX   Long Beach -- Regal Long Beach Stadium 26 + IMAX   Los Angeles -- AMC Century City 15 with IMAX   National City -- AMC Plaza Bonita 14 with IMAX   Orange -- AMC 30 At The Block with IMAX   Riverside -- AMC Tyler Galleria 16 with IMAX   Rowland Heights -- AMC Puente Hills 20 with IMAX   San Diego -- AMC Mission Valley 20 with IMAX   San Diego -- AMC Palm Promenade 24 with IMAX   San Diego -- Regal Mira Mesa Stadium 18 + IMAX   San Jose -- AMC Eastridge 15 with IMAX   Santa Clara -- AMC Mercado 20 with IMAX   Santa Clarita -- Regal Valencia Stadium 12 +    IMAX   Simi Valley -- Regal Civic Center Stadium 16 +    IMAX   South Gate -- Regal South Gate Stadium 20 + IMAX   Stockton -- Regal City Centre Stadium 16 + IMAX   Temecula -- Regal Temecula Stadium15 + IMAX   Torrance -- AMC Del Amo 18 with IMAX   Woodland Hills -- AMC Promenade 16 with IMAX   Colorado   Colorado Springs -- Cinemark Carefree Circle +    IMAX   Denver -- Regal Colorado Center 9 + IMAX   Highlands Ranch -- AMC Highlands Ranch 24 + IMAX   Westminster -- AMC Orchard 12 with IMAX   Westminster -- AMC Westminster Promenade 24 with    IMAX   Connecticut   Manchester -- Rave Buckland Hills 18 + IMAX   Milford -- Rave Connecticut Post 14 + IMAX   Plainville -- AMC Loews Plainville 20 with IMAX   Florida   Altamonte Springs -- AMC Altamonte Mall 18 with    IMAX   Aventura -- AMC Aventura 24 with IMAX   Brandon -- AMC The Regency 20 with IMAX   Destin -- Rave Destin Commons 14 + IMAX   Fort Myers -- Regal Gulf Coast Town Center    Stadium 16 + IMAX   Jacksonville -- AMC Regency 24 with IMAX   Lakeland -- Cobb Lakeside 18 + IMAX   Merritt Island -- Cobb Merritt Square 16 + IMAX   Miami -- Cobb Dolphin 19 + IMAX   Oldsmar -- AMC Woodlands Square 20 with IMAX   Orange Park -- AMC Orange Park 24 with IMAX   Orlando -- AMC Loews Universal Cineplex 20 with    IMAX   Orlando -- Regal Waterford Stadium 20 + IMAX   Panama City Beach -- The Grand 16 + IMAX Pier    Park -- Panama City   Pensacola -- Rave Pensacola Bayou 15 + IMAX   Sarasota -- AMC Sarasota 12 with IMAX   South Miami -- AMC Sunset Place 24 with IMAX   St. Petersburg -- Muvico Baywalk 20 + IMAX   Sunrise -- Regal Sawgrass Stadium 23 + IMAX   Tallahassee -- AMC Tallahassee Mall 20 with IMAX   Tampa -- AMC Veterans 24 with IMAX   West Palm Beach -- Muvico Parisian 20 + IMAX   Georgia   Atlanta -- Regal Atlantic Station 16 + IMAX   Augusta -- Regal Augusta Exchange Stadium 20 +    IMAX   Buford -- Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 +    IMAX   Cumming -- AMC Avenue Forsyth 12 with IMAX   Kennesaw -- AMC Barrett Commons 24 with IMAX   Lithonia -- AMC Stonecrest 16 with IMAX   Macon -- AmStar 16 + IMAX -- Macon   Morrow -- AMC Southlake Pavilion 24 with IMAX   Hawaii   Honolulu -- Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 + IMAX   Idaho   Boise -- Regal Boise Stadium 21 + IMAX   Illinois   Batavia -- Goodrich Randall 15 IMAX   Country Club Hills -- AMC Loews Country Club    Hills 16 with IMAX   Hodgkins -- AMC Loews Quarry Cinemas 14 with    IMAX   Lincolnshire -- Regal Lincolnshire Stadium 21 +    IMAX   Lombard -- AMC Yorktown 17 with IMAX   Naperville -- AMC Showplace Naperville 16 with    IMAX   New Lenox -- AMC Showplace New Lenox 14 with    IMAX   Peoria -- Rave Grand Prairie 18 + IMAX   Schaumburg -- AMC Loews Streets of Woodfield 20    with IMAX   Skokie -- AMC Showplace Village Crossing 18 with    IMAX   South Barrington -- AMC South Barrington 30 with    IMAX   Woodridge -- Cinemark @ Seven Bridges + IMAX   Indiana   Evansville -- Showplace Cinemas East 18 + IMAX   Fort Wayne -- Rave Jefferson Pointe 18 + IMAX   Indianapolis -- AMC Showplace Indianapolis 17    with IMAX   Noblesville -- Goodrich Hamilton 16 IMAX   Portage -- Goodrich Portage 16 IMAX   Iowa   Davenport -- Rave Davenport 53 + IMAX   Kansas   Leawood -- AMC Town Center 20 with IMAX   Olathe -- AMC Studio 30 with IMAX   Wichita -- 21st Street Warren IMAX   Kentucky   Louisville -- Rave Stonybrook 20 + IMAX   Newport -- AMC Newport On The Levee 20 with IMAX   Louisiana   Baton Rouge -- Rave Mall of Louisiana 15 + IMAX   Bossier City -- Regal Louisiana Boardwalk    Stadium 14 + IMAX   Harahan -- AMC Elmwood Palace 20 with IMAX   Slidell -- The Grand 16 + IMAX -- Slidell   Maine   Saco -- The Cinemagic + IMAX in Saco   Maryland   Baltimore -- AMC Loews White Marsh 16 with IMAX   Columbia -- AMC Columbia 14 with IMAX   Gaithersburg -- AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18 with    IMAX   Silver Spring -- Regal Majestic Stadium 20 +    IMAX   Massachusetts   Boston -- AMC Loews Boston Common 19 with IMAX   Danvers -- AMC Loews Liberty Tree Mall 20 with    IMAX   Methuen -- AMC Loews Methuen 20 with IMAX   Randolph -- Showcase Cinemas Randolph + IMAX   Michigan   Auburn Hills -- AMC Star Great Lakes 25 with    IMAX   Grand Blanc -- NCG Trillium Cinema + IMAX   Grand Rapids -- Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids    North + IMAX   Lansing -- Celebration! Cinema Lansing + IMAX   Livonia -- AMC Livonia 20 with IMAX   Sterling Heights -- AMC Forum 30 with IMAX   Ypsilanti -- Rave Ann Arbor 20 + IMAX   Minnesota   Eden Prairie -- AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18 with    IMAX   Edina -- AMC Southdale 16 with IMAX   Maple Grove -- AMC Arbor Lakes 16 with IMAX   Roseville -- AMC Rosedale 14 with IMAX   Missouri   Chesterfield -- AMC Chesterfield 14 with IMAX   Hazelwood -- Regal St. Louis Mills Stadium 18 +    IMAX   Independence -- AMC Independence Commons 20 with    IMAX   Kansas City -- AMC BarryWoods 24 with IMAX   Saint Louis -- Wehrenberg Ronnies 20 Cine + IMAX   Nebraska   Omaha -- AMC Oakview Plaza 24 with IMAX   Nevada   Henderson -- Regal Sunset Station Stadium 13 +    IMAX   Las Vegas -- Brenden Theatres and IMAX at the    Palms   Las Vegas -- Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 + IMAX   North Las Vegas -- Regal Aliante Stadium 16 +    IMAX   New Hampshire   Hooksett -- Cinemagic + IMAX in Hooksett   New Jersey   Cherry Hill -- AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24 with    IMAX   Elizabeth -- AMC Jersey Gardens 20 with IMAX   Hamilton -- AMC Hamilton 24 with IMAX   New Brunswick -- AMC Loews New Brunswick 18 with    IMAX   Paramus -- AMC Garden State 16 with IMAX   Rockaway -- AMC Rockaway 16 with IMAX   New York   Albany -- Regal Crossgates Stadium 18 + IMAX   Brooklyn -- Regal Sheepshead Bay 14 + IMAX   Deer Park -- Regal Deer Park Stadium 16 + IMAX   New Rochelle -- Regal New Roc Stadium 18 + IMAX   New York City -- AMC Loews 34th Street 14 with    IMAX   New York City -- AMC Loews Kips Bay 15 with IMAX   Port Chester -- AMC Loews Port Chester 14 with    IMAX   Rochester -- Cinemark Tinseltown USA + IMAX   Stony Brook -- AMC Loews Stony Brook 17 with    IMAX   Westbury -- Regal UA Westbury Theatre Stadium 12    + IMAX   White Plains -- National Amusements City Center    15 + IMAX: Cinema De Lux   Williamsville -- Regal Transit Center Stadium 18    + IMAX   North Carolina   Cary -- Regal Crossroads Stadium 20 + IMAX   Charlotte -- Regal Stonecrest Stadium 22 + IMAX   Concord -- AMC Concord Mills 24 with IMAX   Durham -- Stone Southpoint Cinemas + IMAX   Winston-Salem -- The Grand 18 + IMAX --    Winston-Salem   Ohio   Beavercreek -- Rave The Greene 14 + IMAX   Columbus -- AMC Easton Town Center 30 with IMAX   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   Oklahoma City -- AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 with    IMAX   Tulsa -- AMC Southroads 20 with IMAX   Tulsa -- Cinemark Tulsa + IMAX   Oregon   Eugene -- Regal Valley River Center Stadium 15 +    IMAX   Tigard -- Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 +    IMAX   Pennsylvania   Bensalem -- AMC Neshaminy 24 with IMAX   Center Valley -- Rave Promenade 16 + IMAX   Dickson City -- Great Escape Dickson City 14    IMAX   King of Prussia -- Regal King of Prussia Stadium    + IMAX   Lititz -- Penn Cinema IMAX   Philadelphia -- The Franklin Institute Tuttleman    IMAX Theater   Reading -- R/C Reading Movies 11 + IMAX   Tarentum -- Cinemark Galleria at Pittsburgh    Mills + IMAX   West Homestead -- AMC Loews Waterfront 22 with    IMAX   South Carolina   Charleston -- Southeast Cinemas Citadel Mall    IMAX Stadium 16   Simpsonville -- Great Escape Simpsonville 14    IMAX   Tennessee   Chattanooga -- Rave East Ridge 18 + IMAX   Hendersonville -- Regal Streets of Indian Lake    Stadium 16 + IMAX   Knoxville -- Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 + IMAX   Texas   Amarillo -- Regal Amarillo Star Stadium 14 +    IMAX   Arlington -- AMC The Parks At Arlington 18 with    IMAX   Corpus Christi -- Cinemark Century 16 + IMAX   Dallas -- AMC Northpark 15 with IMAX   Dallas -- Cinemark 17 + IMAX   Frisco -- AMC Stonebriar 24 with IMAX   Garland -- AMC Firewheel 18 with IMAX   Houston -- AMC Gulf Pointe 30 with IMAX   Mesquite -- AMC Mesquite 30 with IMAX   San Antonio -- Santikos Palladium IMAX   Sugar Land -- AMC First Colony 24 with IMAX   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