Studio's Latest Action-Adventure Comes to Life in a Magical IMAX(R) 3D Experience

LOS ANGELES, Mar 24, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) today announced that How to Train Your Dragon, the upcoming 3D action-adventure from DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq:DWA), which features the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera and Jonah Hill, will open in 186 domestic IMAX(R)theatres simultaneously with the film's wide release on March 26, 2010. The film will also open in 38 IMAX theatres internationally this weekend, and ultimately should play in approximately 80 international IMAX theatres over the course of its run. The special IMAX(R) 3D release has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-Mastering) technology.

"Through the characters and worlds of How to Train Your Dragon, we hope to take audiences on a fantastic and adventure-filled journey," commented Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, Directors of How to Train Your Dragon. "The high-flying flight sequences and ultimately the heart-felt emotional connection between our hero, Hiccup, and his dragon, are heightened in IMAX 3D in ways that pull audiences even deeper into our story. We're very excited to share it with the world."

"How to Train Your Dragon reflects DreamWorks Animation's continued talent for delivering creative and immersive 3D content to audiences," said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. "This film is particularly well-suited to IMAX and fits nicely into our Spring lineup. We look forward to entertaining our growing audience throughout its run."

"DreamWorks Animation has a unique story-telling style that has consistently appealed to audiences around the world, and we're looking forward to transporting them into the film's exciting world of Vikings and fire-breathing dragons through The IMAX Experience," added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment.

From the studio that brought you Shrek, Madagascar, and Kung Fu Panda, comes How to Train Your Dragon. Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the book by Cressida Cowell, the action comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn't exactly fit in with his tribe's longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. Hiccup's world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges him and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.

How to Train Your Dragon is based on the book by Cressida Cowell and is directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois and produced by Bonnie Arnold. The film features the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson, TJ Miller and Kristen Wiig.

How to Train Your Dragon: An IMAX 3D Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following IMAX(R) Theatres beginning March 26th.

  UNITED STATES
  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
  Tempe -- Harkins Arizona Mills IMAX
  Arkansas
  Little Rock -- Dickinson Chenal 9 IMAX
   Theatre
  California
  Alhambra -- Edwards Renaissance Stadium 14 &
   IMAX
  Aliso Viejo -- Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium
   20 & IMAX
  Anaheim -- CinemaFusion 14& IMAX
  Arcadia -- AMC Santa Anita 16 & IMAX
  Burbank -- AMC Burbank 30 & IMAX
  Camarillo -- Edwards Camarillo Palace
   Stadium 12 & IMAX
  Cathedral City -- Desert IMAX Theatre
  Covina -- AMC Covina 30 with IMAX
  Cupertino -- AMC Cupertino 16 & IMAX
  Dublin -- Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium
   21 & IMAX
  El Dorado Hills -- Regal Cinemas El Dorado
   Hills Stadium 14 & IMAX
  Emeryville -- AMC Bay Street 16 & IMAX
  Escondido -- Regal Escondido Stadium 16 &
   IMAX
  Fairfield -- Edwards Fairfield Stadium 16 &
   IMAX
  Fresno -- Fresno Stadium 21 & IMAX
  Irvine -- Edwards Irvine Spectrum IMAX
  Long Beach -- Edwards Long Beach 26 & IMAX
  Los Angeles -- AMC Century City 15 & IMAX
  Los Angeles -- IMAX Theatre at The Bridge:
   cinema de lux
  Los Angeles -- AMC Universal CityWalk
   Stadium 19 with IMAX
  National City -- AMC Plaza Bonita 14 & IMAX
  Ontario -- Edwards Ontario Palace 22 & IMAX
  Riverside - Tyler Galleria 16 with IMAX
  Rowland Heights -- AMC Puente Hills 20 with
   IMAX
  Sacramento -- Esquire IMAX
  San Diego -- AMC Palm Promenade 24 & IMAX
  San Diego -- Edwards Mira Mesa Stadium 18 &
   IMAX
  San Francisco -- Metreon 16 with IMAX
  San Jose -- AMC Eastridge Mall 15 & IMAX
  Santa Clara -- AMC Mercado 20 & IMAX
  Simi Valley -- Regal Civic Center Plaza 16 &
   IMAX
  South Gate -- Edwards South Gate Stadium 20
   & IMAX
  Stockton -- Regal City Centre Stadium 16 &
   IMAX
  Temecula -- Temecula Stadium15
  Torrance -- AMC Del Amo 18 & IMAX
  Woodland Hills -- AMC Promenade 16 & IMAX
  Colorado
  Colorado Springs -- Carefree Circle 16 &
   IMAX
  Denver -- UA Colorado Center Stadium 8 &
   IMAX
  Highlands Ranch -- AMC Highlands Ranch 24 &
   IMAX
  Westminster -- AMC Orchard 12 & IMAX
  Westminster -- AMC Westminster Promenade 24
   & IMAX
  Connecticut
  Manchester -- Showcase Cinemas Buckland
   Hills IMAX
  Florida
  Altamonte Springs -- AMC Altamonte Mall 18 &
   IMAX
  Aventura -- AMC Aventura 24 & IMAX
  Fort Lauderdale -- Regal Gulf Coast Town
   Center Stadium 16 & IMAX
  Fort Myers -- Regal Gulf Coast Town Center
   Stadium 16 & IMAX
  Jacksonville -- AMC Regency 24 & IMAX
  Oldsmar - Woodlands Square 20 with IMAX
  Orange Park -- AMC Orange Park 24 & IMAX
  Orlando - Loews Universal Cineplex 20 with
   IMAX
  Orlando -- Regal Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 &
   IMAX
  Orlando -- Regal Waterford Lakes Stadium 20
   & IMAX
  St. Petersburg -- Muvico Baywalk 19 & IMAX
  South Miami -- AMC Sunset Place 24 & IMAX
  Sunrise -- Regal Sawgrass Stadium 23 & IMAX
  Tallahassee -- AMC Tallahassee Mall 20 with
   IMAX
  Tampa -- AMC Veterans 24 & IMAX
  West Palm Beach -- Muvico Parisian 20 & IMAX
  Georgia
  Augusta -- Regal Augusta Exchange Stadium 20
   & IMAX
  Buford -- Regal Mall Of Georgia Stadium 20 &
   IMAX
  Kennesaw -- AMC Barrett Commons 24 & IMAX
  Morrow -- AMC Southlake Pavilion 24 & IMAX
  Hawaii
  Honolulu -- Regal Dole Cannery 18 & IMAX
  Idaho
  Boise -- Edwards Boise Stadium 22  & IMAX
  Illinois
  Batavia -- Randall 15 IMAX
  Chicago -- Navy Pier IMAX Theatre
  Hodgkins -- Loews Quarry Cinemas 14 with
   IMAX
  Lincolnshire -- Regal Lincolnshire Stadium
   20 & IMAX
  South Barrington -- AMC Barrington 30 with
   IMAX
  Woodridge -- Cinemark 16 & IMAX
  Indiana
  Evansville - Showplace East 18 & IMAX
  Indianapolis -- Indiana State Museum IMAX
   Theater
  Indianapolis -- Kerasotes Showplace 16 &
   IMAX
  Noblesville - Hamilton 16 IMAX
  Portage -- Portage 16 IMAX
  Iowa
  Council Bluffs -- Star Cinema 16 and IMAX
  Kansas
  Olathe -- AMC Studio 30 & IMAX
  Kentucky
  Louisville -- Cinema de Lux 20: Stonybrook
   IMAX
  Newport - Newport Levee 20 with IMAX
  Louisiana
  Harahan - Elmwood Palace 20 with IMAX
  Maine
  Saco -- Cinemagic & IMAX in Saco
  Maryland
  Baltimore -- AMC Loews White Marsh 16 & IMAX
  Columbia -- AMC Columbia 14 & IMAX
  Massachusetts
  Danvers -- AMC Liberty Tree Mall 20 & IMAX
  Methuen -- Loews Methuen 20 with IMAX
  Natick -- Jordan's Furniture IMAX 3D Theatre
  Reading -- Jordan's Furniture IMAX 3D
   Theatre
  Michigan
  Auburn Hills -- Star Great Lakes 25 with
   IMAX
  Grand Blanc -- NCG Trillium Cinema & IMAX
  Grand Rapids -- Celebration! Grand Rapids
   North 17 & IMAX
  Lansing -- Celebration! Lansing 19 & IMAX
  Livonia -- Livonia 20
  Sterling Heights -- AMC Forum 30 & IMAX
  Ypsilanti -- Showcase Ann Arbor 20 IMAX
  Minnesota
  Apple Valley - Great Clips Imation IMAX
  Edina -- AMC Southdale 16 with IMAX
  Roseville -- AMC Rosedale 14 & IMAX
  Missouri
  Independence -- AMC Independence Commons 20
   & IMAX
  Kansas City -- AMC BarryWoods 24 & IMAX
  St. Louis -- Wehrenberg Ronnies Cinemas 19 &
   IMAX
  Nevada
  Henderson -- Regal Sunset Station Stadium 13
   & IMAX
  Las Vegas -- Brenden Palms 13 & IMAX
  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
  Atlantic City -- IMAX Theatre at Tropicana
  Cherry Hill -- AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24 with
   IMAX
  Elizabeth -- AMC Jersey Gardens 20 with IMAX
  Hamilton -- AMC Hamilton 24 with IMAX
  New Brunswick -- Loews New Brunswick 18 with
   IMAX
  Paramus -- AMC Garden State 16 with IMAX
  Rockaway -- AMC Rockaway 16 with IMAX
  New York
  Albany -- Regal Crossgates Mall 18 & IMAX
  Brooklyn -- Regal Sheepshead Bay 14 & IMAX
  Deer Park - Deer Park Stadium 16 & IMAX
  New Rochelle -- Regal New Roc City Stadium
   18 & IMAX
  New York City -- AMC Empire 25 with IMAX
  New York City -- AMC Loews 34th Street 14
   with IMAX
  New York City -- AMC Loews Kips Bay 15 with
   IMAX
  New York City -- AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13
   with IMAX
  Rochester -- Cinemark Tinseltown 16 & IMAX
  Stony Brook -- AMC Stony Brook 17 with IMAX
  West Nyack -- IMAX Theatre at Palisades
   Center
  White Plains -- City Center 15 IMAX
  Williamsville -- Regal Transit Center
   Stadium 18 & IMAX
  North Carolina
  Charlotte -- Regal Stonecrest At Piper Glen
   Stadium 22 & IMAX
  Concord -- AMC Concord Mills 24 & IMAX
  Ohio
  Columbus -- AMC Easton Town Center 30 & IMAX
  Columbus -- AMC Lennox Town Center 24 with
   IMAX
  Springdale -- Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux
   IMAX
  Oklahoma
  Oklahoma City -- AMC Quail Springs 24
  Tulsa -- Cinemark 17 & IMAX
  Oregon
  Tigard -- Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium
   18 & IMAX
  Pennsylvania
  Bensalem -- AMC Neshaminy 24 & IMAX
  Homestead -- AMC Waterfront 22 & IMAX
  King of Prussia -- UA King of Prussia
   Stadium 16 & IMAX
  Reading -- RC Reading Movies 11 & IMAX
  Tarentum -- Cinemark Pittsburgh Mills Mall
   17 & IMAX
  Rhode Island
  Providence -- Providence Place Cinemas 16 &
   IMAX
  South Carolina
  Charleston -- Citadel Mall IMAX Stadium 16
  Tennessee
  Knoxville -- Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 at
   Turkey Creek
  Nashville -- Regal Opry Mills 20 & IMAX
  Texas
  Colleyville -- Colleyville Cinema Grille &
   IMAX
  Dallas -- Cinemark 17 & IMAX
  Frisco -- AMC Stonebriar 24 with IMAX
  Garland -- AMC Firewheel 18 & IMAX
  Houston -- AMC Gulf Pointe 30 & IMAX
  Houston -- Edwards Houston Marq*e 23 & IMAX
  Mesquite -- AMC Mesquite 30 & IMAX
  San Antonio -- Santikos Palladium 18 IMAX
   Theatre
  Sugar Land -- AMC First Colony 24 & IMAX
  Tomball -- Santikos Silverado 19 IMAX
  Utah
  Sandy -- Jordan Commons 16 & IMAX
  Virginia
  Alexandria -- AMC Hoffman Center 22 & IMAX
  Hampton -- AMC Hampton Towne Centre 24 with
   IMAX
  Hampton -- Virginia Air & Space Center IMAX
   Theatre
  McLean -- AMC Tysons Corner 16 with IMAX
  Midlothian -- Regal Commonwealth 20 & IMAX
  Virginia Beach -- AMC Lynnhaven 18 & IMAX
  Woodbridge -- AMC Potomac Mills 18 & IMAX
  Washington
  Bellevue -- Lincoln Square Cinemas IMAX
   Theatre
  Kent -- AMC Kent Station 14 with IMAX
  Lacey -- Regal Martin Village Stadium 16 &
   IMAX
  Lynnwood -- Loews Alderwood Mall 16 with
   IMAX*
  Seattle -- Regal Thornton Place Stadium 14 &
   IMAX
  Spokane -- AMC River Park Square 20 with
   IMAX
  Tukwila -- AMC Southcenter 16 & IMAX
  Wisconsin
  Fitchburg -- Star 18 and IMAX
  Wauwatosa -- Mayfair Mall 18 with IMAX

  CANADA
  Alberta
  Calgary -- Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre
   Chinook IMAX Theatre
  Edmonton -- Cineplex Scotiabank West
   Edmonton Mall IMAX Theatre
  British Columbia
  Langley -- Cineplex Colossus Langley IMAX
   Theatre
  Richmond -- Cineplex SilverCity Riverport
   IMAX Theatre
  Nova Scotia
  Halifax -- Empire 17 & IMAX Theatre
  Ontario
  Gloucester -- Cineplex SilverCity Gloucester
   IMAX Theatre
  Mississauga -- Cineplex Coliseum Mississauga
   IMAX Theatre
  Toronto -- Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre
   Toronto & IMAX
  Woodbridge -- Cineplex Colossus Woodbridge
   IMAX Theatre
  Quebec
  Montreal -- Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre
   Montreal IMAX Theatre
  Quebec City -- Galeries de la Capitale IMAX

  INTERNATIONAL
  Argentina
  Buenos Aires -- IMAX Showcase Norte^
  Australia
  Melbourne -- Highpoint Hoyts IMAX^
  Melbourne -- Melbourne Museum IMAX^
  Perth -- Carousel Hoyts IMAX^
  Sydney -- Entertainment Quarter Hoyts IMAX^
  Sydney -- LG IMAX Theatre Sydney^
  Austria
  Graz -- Cineplexx 8055 Graz
  Vienna -- Cineplexx Apollo Das Kino
  Brazil
  Curitiba -- Palladium Shopping Center IMAX
  Sao Paolo -- Bourbon Shopping Center
   Espaço Unibanco Pompéia IMAX
  Costa Rica
  San Jose -- Centro Comercial Avenida Escazu
   Cine IMAX
  Czech Republic
  Prague -- Oskar IMAX Palace Flora*
  Germany
  Berlin -- CineStar Potsdamer Platz IMAX 3D^
  Guatemala
  Guatemala City -- Pradera Concepcion
  Hong Kong
  Hong Kong SAR -- UA iSquare IMAX Theatre*
  India
  Hyderabad -- Prasad IMAX Theatre*
  Kuwait
  Kuwait -- Cinescape 360 IMAX^
  Mexico
  Guadalajara -- Cinepolis Galerias IMAX
   Theatre
  Juarez -- Cinepolis Las Misiones Cd. Juarez
   IMAX Theatre
  Mexico City -- Cinepolis Perisur IMAX
   Theatre
  Mexico City -- Cinepolis Universidad IMAX
   Theatre
  Monterrey -- Galerias Valle Oriente IMAX
   Theatre
  Toluca -- Cinepolis Galerias Metepec IMAX
   Theatre
  Netherlands
  Amsterdam -- Pathe Arena*
  Eindhoven -- Pathe Eindhoven*
  Rotterdam -- Pathe Schouwburgplein*
  Philippines
  Manila -- SM Mall of Asia IMAX Theatre^
  Poland
  Krakow -- Orange IMAX Krakow*
  Lodz -- Orange IMAX Manufaktura*
  Warsaw -- Orange IMAX Sabyda*
  Qatar
  Doha -- Villagio Shopping Mall IMAX^
  Russia
  Moscow -- KinoStar City @ Mega Belaya Dacha^
  Moscow -- KinoStar Teply Stan^
  Perm -- Kristall IMAX*
  St. Petersburg -- Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar
   City^
  Ufa -- ZAO Kompaniya Perspektiva Ufa IMAX
   Theatre^
  South Africa
  Durban -- Gateway IMAX
  Pretoria -- Menlyn IMAX
  Spain
  Barakaldo -- Yelmo Megapark IMAX*
  Malaga -- Yelmo Plaza Mayor IMAX*
  Oviedo -- Yelmo Los Prados IMAX*
  Taiwan
  Taipei -- Samsung IMAX Theatre Miramar
   Cinema
  Taipei -- Viewshow Cinemas Taipei Sun IMAX
  Thailand
  Bangkok -- KrungSri IMAX Siam Paragon
   CinePlex^
  Ukraine
  Kiev -- Utel IMAX Theatre^
  United Arab Emirates
  Dubai -- Grand Megaplex 21 & IMAX
  United Kingdom
  Birmingham -- Birmingham IMAX Millennium
   Point*
  Bradford -- National Media Museum IMAX
   Bradford*
  Cardiff -- Odeon Cardiff IMAX Cinema*
  Gateshead -- Odeon Metrocentre IMAX Cinema*
  Glasgow -- Glasgow Science Centre IMAX
   Cinema*
  Greenwich -- Odeon Greenwich IMAX Cinema*
  London -- BFI London IMAX Cinema*
  Manchester -- Manchester IMAX @ The
   Printworks*
  Southampton -- Odeon Southampton IMAX
   Cinema*
  Wimbledon -- Odeon Wimbledon IMAX Cinema*

  Note: Additional IMAX locations to be
   confirmed
  ^ denotes earlier launch
  *denotes later launch

  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 entertainment technology companies, specializing in immersive motion picture technologies. 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(R) technology. IMAX DMR is the Company's groundbreaking digital re-mastering technology that allows it to digitally transform virtually any conventional motion picture 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 for consumers. As of December 31, 2009, there were 430 IMAX theatres (309 commercial, 121 institutional) operating in 48 countries.

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About DreamWorks Animation

DreamWorks Animation creates high-quality entertainment, including CG animated feature films, television specials and series, live entertainment properties and online virtual worlds, meant for audiences around the world. The Company has world-class creative talent, a strong and experienced management team and advanced filmmaking technology and techniques. DreamWorks Animation has been named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by FORTUNE(R) Magazine for two consecutive years. In 2010, DreamWorks Animation ranks #6 on the list. All of DreamWorks Animation's feature films are now being produced in 3D. The Company has theatrically released a total of 18 animated feature films, including the franchise properties, Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda. DreamWorks Animation's three feature film releases in 2010 are How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek Forever After and Megamind.

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 accounting, the performance of films, the signing of theatre system agreements, the viability of new technologies, businesses and products, 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, risks arising from potential material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and fluctuations in foreign currency and in the large format, general commercial exhibition and out-of-home entertainment markets. These factors and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

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