--- title: The Spiderwick Chronicles: The IMAX Experience Opens February 14, 2008 publisher: "IMAX" description: "Film Opens in IMAX(R) Theatres Worldwide LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - IMAX Corporation and Paramount Pictures announced today that The Spiderwick Chronicles, a fantasy adventure based on the best-selling series of books, will open in IMAX(R) theatres on February 14th, 2008," canonical: "https://www.imax.com/pr/spiderwick-chronicles-imax-experience-opens-february-14-2008" date: 2008-02-13 last_updated: 2008-02-13 --- The Spiderwick Chronicles: The IMAX Experience Opens February 14, 2008 ====================================================================== Wed, Feb 13, 2008 Film Opens in IMAX(R) Theatres Worldwide LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - IMAX Corporation and Paramount Pictures announced today that The Spiderwick Chronicles, a fantasy adventure based on the best-selling series of books, will open in IMAX(R) theatres on February 14th, 2008, beginning with advance midnight shows in select IMAX theatres on the evening of February 13. Directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls, Freaky Friday), the Kennedy/Marshall (The Sixth Sense, Jurassic Park) and Mark Canton (300) production of The Spiderwick Chronicles has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) through IMAX's DMR(R) (Digital Re-Mastering) technology. "The Spiderwick Chronicles looks and sounds amazing in IMAX," said Mark Canton. "The grand scale and immersive nature of The IMAX Experience gives Spiderwick a brand new level of excitement. In IMAX theatres, fans will be drawn into the movie even further and feel as if they are actually part of the story." "We've had great success with Hollywood movies that are based on best-selling books, and we are excited to reach the millions of loyal Spiderwick fans with the first film-adapted adventure from this beloved series of books," added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "In IMAX theatres, audiences will feel as if they are actually inside the Spiderwick mansion as the magical adventures unfold around them." From the beloved best-selling series of books comes "The Spiderwick Chronicles," a fantasy adventure for the child in all of us. Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family (Jared, his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mom) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames Jared. When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what's really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it. Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present a Kennedy/Marshall and a Mark Canton Production of a Mark Waters film The Spiderwick Chronicles starring Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte with Joan Plowright and David Strathairn and the voices of Seth Rogen and Martin Short. The film is directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick and David Berenbaum and John Sayles, based on the books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The film is produced by Mark Canton, Larry Franco, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Karey Kirkpatrick. The executive producers are Julia Pistor, Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The director of photography is Caleb Deschanel, ASC. The production designer is James Bissell. The editor is Michael Kahn, A.C.E. The costumes are designed by Joanna Johnston. The music is by James Horner. The special visual effects are by Industrial Light & Magic. Visual effects by Tippett Studio. The Spiderwick Chronicles: The IMAX Experience is scheduled to play at the following IMAX(R) Theatres beginning February 14th. UNITED STATES Arizona Mesa - Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre Phoenix - IMAX Theatre at AMC Deer Valley 24 California Cathedral City - Desert IMAX Theatre Dublin - Regal Hacienda Crossings IMAX Fresno - Fresno Stadium Cinema & IMAX Irvine - Edwards Irvine Spectrum IMAX Los Angeles - Universal CityWalk IMAX Theatre Los Angeles - IMAX Theatre at The Bridge: cinema de lux Ontario - Edwards Ontario Palace IMAX San Diego - San Diego IMAX at Mira Mesa 18 San Francisco - AMC Loews IMAX Theatre at Metreon Colorado Colorado Springs - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark Carefree Circle Denver - UA Colorado Center IMAX Connecticut Manchester - IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills Florida Fort Lauderdale - AutoNation(R) IMAX(R) Theater at Museum of Discovery and Science Jacksonville - World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theatre Orlando - Pointe Orlando 20 & IMAX St. Petersburg - Muvico BayWalk 20 & IMAX Tampa - Channelside Cinemas IMAX West Palm Beach - Parisian 20 & IMAX Georgia Buford - Regal Mall of Georgia IMAX Idaho Boise - Edwards Boise Stadium IMAX Illinois Batavia - Randall 15 IMAX Chicago - Navy Pier IMAX Theatre Lincolnshire - Regal Lincolnshire IMAX Woodridge - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Seven Bridges Indiana Evansville - Showplace Cinemas IMAX Theatre Indianapolis - ShowPlace 16 IMAX Theatre Portage - Portage 16 IMAX Iowa Des Moines - Science Centre of Iowa Kansas Olathe - IMAX Theatre at AMC Studio 30 Kentucky Louisville - Cinema De Lux 20: Stonybrook IMAX Theatre Louisiana Covington - Holiday Squares IMAX Cinema Massachusetts Natick - Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture - Natick Reading - Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture - Reading Michigan Dearborn - The Henry Ford IMAX Theatre Grand Blanc - NGC Trillium IMAX Theatre Grand Rapids - IMAX Theatre at Celebration! Cinema Lansing - IMAX Theatre at Celebration! Cinema Sterling Heights - IMAX Theatre at AMC Forum 30 Ypsilanti - Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor 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 Las Vegas - Red Rock Stadium 16 & IMAX New Hampshire Hooksett - Cinemagic IMAX Theatre New Jersey Atlantic City - IMAX Theatre at Tropicana Casino New York Garden City - Leroy R. and Rose W. Grumman IMAX Dome Theater New York City - AMC Loews IMAX Theatre, Lincoln Square New Rochelle - Regal New Roc City IMAX Rochester - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Tinseltown USA West Nyack - IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center White Plains - IMAX Theatre at City Center: Cinema de lux Williamsville - Regal Transit Center IMAX North Carolina Raleigh - Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum Ohio Cincinnati -Cinema De Lux 18: Springdale IMAX Theatre Columbus - IMAX Theatre at AMC Easton Town Center 30 Oklahoma Tulsa - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at The Tulsa Oregon Tigard - Portland IMAX at Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 Pennsylvania King of Prussia - UA King of Prussia IMAX Tarentum - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at the Galleria Pittsburgh Mills Rhode Island Providence - Feinstein IMAX Theatre Providence Place Tennessee Knoxville - Pinnacle 18 Complex at Turkey Creek Nashville - Regal Opry Mills IMAX Texas Dallas - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17 Houston - Edwards Marq(x)E IMAX Houston - Silverado Station 18 IMAX (opening February 22) San Antonio - Palladium IMAX Theatre Utah Sandy - Megaplex 17 IMAX at Jordan Commons Virginia Chantilly - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX Theater Hampton - Riverside 3D IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air & Space Center Washington Seattle - Pacific Science Center Boeing IMAX Theater Spokane - Riverfront Park IMAX Theatre Wisconsin Fitchburg - Star Cinema IMAX CANADA Alberta Calgary - Scotiabank Theatre Chinook Edmonton - Scotiabank Theatre West Edmonton Mall British Columbia Langley - Cineplex IMAX Theatre, Colossus Langley Richmond - Cineplex IMAX Theatre, SilverCity Riverport Nova Scotia Halifax - The Empire IMAX in Bayers Lake Ontario Mississauga - Cineplex IMAX Theatre, Coliseum Mississauga Ottawa - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, SilverCity Gloucester IMAX Theatre Toronto - Cineplex IMAX Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre Toronto Woodbridge - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, Colossus Woodbridge Quebec Montreal - Cineplex Entertainment IMAX Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre Montreal Quebec City - IMAX le Theatre INTERNATIONAL Australia Melbourne - IMAX Theatre, Melbourne Museum Ecuador Guayaquil - Malecon 2000 IMAX Hong Kong Kowloon - UA MegaBox IMAX Theatre Korea Incheon - CGV Incheon Seoul - CGV Yongsan India Ghaziabad - Aerens R IMAX at RAP Adlabs Hyderabad - PRASAD IMAX Theatre Israel Haifa - IMAX Theatre Mexico Guadalajara - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Galerias Guadalajara Monterrey - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Valle Oriente Perisur - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Perisur Universidad - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Universidad Netherlands Amsterdam - Pathe Arena New Zealand Auckland - SKYCITY IMAX Theatre Queen Street Philipines Manila - San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theatre UAE Dubai - Grand Megaplex 21 IMAX UK Birmingham - IMAX Theatre at Millennium Point Bradford - IMAX National Media Museum Glasgow - Glasgow Science Centre IMAX Cinema London - BFI London IMAX Cinema Manchester - ODEON IMAX Cinema Manchester @ The Printworks Additional theatres will be confirmed. Please check local listings or IMAX.com for final theatre listings, launch dates and showtimes. About IMAX Corporation IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading digital entertainment and technology companies. The worldwide IMAX network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event Hollywood films around the globe, with IMAX theatres delivering the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX 3D, and IMAX DMR technology. IMAX DMR is the Company's groundbreaking digital remastering technology that allows it to digitally transform virtually any conventional motion picture into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience. IMAX's renowned projectors and new digital systems display crystal-clear images on the world's biggest screens. The IMAX brand is recognized throughout the world for extraordinary and immersive entertainment experiences for consumers. As of September 30, 2007, there were 296 IMAX theatres operating in 40 countries. IMAX(R), IMAX(R) 3D, IMAX DMR(R), IMAX MPX(R), and The IMAX Experience(R) are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information on the Company can be found at www.imax.com. This press release contains forward looking statements that are based on 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 ongoing discussions with the SEC and OSC relating to their ongoing inquiries and the Company's financial reporting and accounting, the timing of theatre system deliveries, the mix of theatre systems shipped, the timing of the recognition of revenues and expenses on film production and distribution agreements, the performance of films, the viability of new businesses and products, risks arising from potential material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and fluctuations in foreign currency and in the large format and general commercial exhibition market. These factors and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006, as well as the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q/A and Form 10-Q. 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