--- title: The Polar Express in IMAX(R) 3D Returns This Holiday Season for an Exclusive IMAX-Only Engagement publisher: "IMAX" description: "Record-Breaking IMAX 3D Film Brought Back by Popular Demand - Tickets Are Now On Sale New Holiday Classic Generates Strong Advance Ticket Sales LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In recognition of its tremendous popularity around the world, The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience will" canonical: "https://www.imax.com/pr/polar-express-imaxr-3d-returns-holiday-season-exclusive-imax" date: 2005-11-22 last_updated: 2005-11-22 --- The Polar Express in IMAX(R) 3D Returns This Holiday Season for an Exclusive IMAX-Only Engagement ================================================================================================= Tue, Nov 22, 2005 Record-Breaking IMAX 3D Film Brought Back by Popular Demand - Tickets Are Now On Sale New Holiday Classic Generates Strong Advance Ticket Sales LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In recognition of its tremendous popularity around the world, The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience will be re-released by Warner Bros. Pictures beginning Wednesday, November 23rd for an exclusive IMAX-only encore engagement. As the first full- length feature film ever converted into IMAX(R) 3D, the record-breaking film opened last season to critical acclaim and unprecedented box-office success, cementing its place as highest-grossing IMAX digitally re-mastered film to date, generating $45 million on just 84 IMAX screens. The holiday film will be sharing its screen-time with the blockbuster hit Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The IMAX Experience at many IMAX theatres, and will play on a total of 83 screens. "When I saw the tests for The Polar Express in IMAX 3D, I was excited that audiences would be able to experience the movie this way," said director Robert Zemeckis. "The 3D adds incredible depth and allows the viewers to experience the visual splendor and amazing adventure of this classic story in a way which should create a really memorable experience, not only this holiday season but for years to come." IMAX 3D is the world's premiere 3D movie experience. As the innovator and leader in 3D entertainment for more than 20 years, IMAX is the only large- screen experience that completely immerses the audience into the 3D world, allowing objects to maintain lifelike size and be brought in front of the screen -- right into the audience's faces. Last holiday season, from New York to London to Mexico City to Malaysia, The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience became a 'must see' movie around the world. In its second run, IMAX Theatres have already recorded strong advanced ticket sales throughout North America -- and have posted strong early results in select cities in the United Kingdom, Spain and Mexico, where the film has already debuted. "Audiences responded with great enthusiasm to this movie when it opened in IMAX 3D last year," said Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. "We're very pleased to kick off the holiday season again this year with The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience, and hope that it continues to conjure up magic for families everywhere." IMAX 3D DMR is a process by which a conventional 2D, computer-generated film is converted into 3D and then digitally re-mastered into IMAX's larger than life format using IMAX DMR(R) technology. The proprietary IMAX DMR process creates a film format for The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience which is 10 times larger than its original. For audiences wearing special IMAX 3D glasses, the film will appear to have depth both beyond and in front of the screen. The sheer size, combined with the IMAX 3D projection technology, will provide moviegoers with an immersive, extraordinary, cinematic experience as they grasp at the falling snowflakes and duck as the train screeches to a halt in their lap. The Academy Award(R)-winning team of Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) reunited for this inspiring holiday adventure based on the classic Caldecott Medal-winning children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience will be playing at the following IMAX 3D Theatres, unless otherwise noted: Opening November 23 and 25, 2005 Arizona Tempe -- IMAX Theatre at Arizona Mills California Dublin -- Regal Hacienda Crossings IMAX Irvine -- Edwards Irvine Spectrum IMAX Los Angeles -- Universal CityWalk IMAX Theatre Ontario -- Edwards Ontario Palace IMAX Sacramento - Esquire IMAX Theatre San Francisco -- Loews IMAX Theatre at Metreon San Jose - Hackworth IMAX DOME Theater, The Tech Museum of Innovation \*\* Colorado Denver -- UA Colorado Center IMAX Theatre District of Columbia Washington -- Johnson IMAX Theater, National Museum of Natural History Florida Fort Lauderdale -- Blockbuster IMAX Theater at Museum of Discovery and Science St. Augustine -- World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theatre \* Tampa -- Channelside IMAX Georgia Atlanta -- Regal Mall of Georgia IMAX Illinois Chicago -- Navy Pier IMAX Theatre Lincolnshire -- Regal Lincolnshire IMAX Woodridge -- Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Seven Bridges Indiana Evansville -- Showplace Cinemas IMAX Theatre Indianapolis-IMAX Theatre at the Indiana State Museum Iowa Cedar Rapids -- McLeod/Busse IMAX Theatre Science Station \*\* Davenport -- Putnam Museum and IMAX Theatre Des Moines -- Science Centre of Iowa \* Kansas Kansas City -- AMC Studio 30 IMAX Theatre Kentucky Louisville -- IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Stonybrook Massachusetts Boston -- Simons IMAX Theatre, New England Aquarium Natick -- Comcast IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture Reading -- Comcast IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture Michigan Dearborn -- The Henry Ford IMAX Theatre Grand Rapids -- IMAX Theatre at Celebration! Cinema Lansing -- IMAX Theatre Celebration! Cinema Minnesota Apple Valley -- Imation IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo Missouri St. Louis -- Ronnies 20 Cine IMAX Nebraska Omaha -- Lozier IMAX Theater, Henry Doorly Zoo Nevada Las Vegas -- Brenden IMAX Theatre at the Palms Casino Resort New Jersey Atlantic City -- IMAX Theatre at Tropicana New York Buffalo -- Regal Transit Center IMAX New Rochelle -- Regal New Roc City IMAX New York -- Loews IMAX Theatre, Lincoln Square West Nyack -- IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center North Carolina Raleigh -- IMAX Theatre at Exploris Ohio Cincinnati -- IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Springdale Columbus -- AMC IMAX Theatre, Columbus Oklahoma Tulsa -- Cinemark IMAX Theatre at The Tulsa Oregon Portland -- OMSI OMNIMAX Dome Theatre \*\* Pennsylvania King of Prussia -- UA King of Prussia IMAX Pittsburgh -- Rangos OMNIMAX Theater at Carnegie Science Center \*\* Rhode Island Providence -- Feinstein IMAX Theatre South Carolina Charleston -- The Charleston IMAX Theatre at Aquarium Wharf Tennessee Chattanooga -- IMAX 3D Theater at Tennessee Aquarium Nashville -- Regal Opry Mills IMAX Texas Austin -- IMAX Theatre at The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum Dallas -- Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17 Fort Worth -- OMNI THEATRE, Fort Worth Museum of Science\*\* Houston -- Edwards Houston Marq\*E IMAX San Antonio -- IMAX Theatre San Antonio Rivercenter Utah Sandy -- Megaplex 17 at Jordan Commons Virginia Hampton -- Riverside 3D IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air & Space Center Richmond -- Ethyl IMAX Dome & Planetarium, Science Museum of Virginia\*\* Virginia Beach -- Virginia Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater Washington Seattle -- Pacific Science Center's Boeing IMAX Theater CANADA Alberta Calgary -- Cineplex Galaxy IMAX Theatre, Paramount Chinook British Columbia Vancouver -- CN Theatre at Canada Place Nova Scotia Halifax -- Empire IMAX Theatre Ontario Mississauga -- Cineplex Galaxy IMAX Theatre, Coliseum Mississauga Woodbridge -- Cineplex Galaxy IMAX Theatre, Colossus Woodbridge Quebec Quebec City -- IMAX Le Theatre, Les Galeries de la Capitale INTERNATIONAL Ecuador Guayaquil -- IMAX Theatre Malecon 2000 \*\* Poland Katowice -- IMAX Theatre Katowice Additional Opening Dates (check IMAX.com for launch date) INTERNATIONAL Australia Melbourne -- IMAX Melbourne at the Museum of Victoria Sydney -- LG IMAX Theatre Mexico Guadalajara -- Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Plaza Galerias Mexico City -- Megapantalla IMAX Theatre, Papalote Museo del Nino Monterrey -- Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Valle Oriente Russia Moscow -- Nescafe IMAX Theatre Slovakia Bratislava -- Metropolis Plus, S.R.O. Kino Orange IMAX Spain Barcelona -- IMAX Port Vell Madrid -- IMAX Madrid Malaga -- IMAX Plaza Mayor United Kingdom Birmingham -- Cinegrand Birmingham IMAX Theatre Bristol -- IMAX Theatre at Bristol London -- Science Museum IMAX Cinema London -- bfi London IMAX Cinema Manchester -- UCI IMAX Cinema at Printworks, Manchester \* IMAX 2D Theatre \*\* IMAX 2D Dome Theatre Check local listings or IMAX.com for additional theatres, showtimes and opening dates. About IMAX Corporation Founded in 1967, IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq: IMAX; TSX: IMAX) is the newest distribution platform for Hollywood content and one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies. IMAX delivers the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX 3D, and IMAX DMR technology. IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) makes it possible for virtually any 35mm film to be transformed into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience. The IMAX brand is recognized throughout the world for extraordinary and immersive entertainment experiences. As of September 30, 2005, there were 261 IMAX theatres operating in more than 38 countries. IMAX(R), IMAX(R) 3D, IMAX DMR(R) and The IMAX Experience(R) are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information on the Company can be found at http://www.imax.com. SOURCE IMAX Corporation CONTACT: Jan Craft of Warner Bros. Pictures, +1-818-954-2279, jan.craft@warnerbros.com; or Maggie Dunn of IMAX Corporation, +1-310-255-5585, mdunn@imax.com