The Matrix Reloaded Just Got Bigger

LOS ANGELES, Jun 04, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Joel Silver and IMAX Corporation will open The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience exclusively in select IMAX(R) theatres across North America on June 6, 2003.

This will be a whole new way for Matrix fans to "Reload in IMAX" and experience one of the biggest films of the year on screens up to eight stories tall surrounded by 12,000 watts of pure digital surround sound. The Matrix Reloaded has been digitally re-mastered for the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R), using the revolutionary and proprietary IMAX(R) DMR(TM) (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience will be playing at the following theatres:

Opening June 6, 2003

United States
Addison, Illinois - Addison IMAX Theatre
Atlanta, Georgia - Regal Mall of Georgia 20 & IMAX
Boise, Idaho - Edwards Boise Stadium 21 & IMAX
Buffalo, New York - Regal Transit Center 18 & IMAX
Cathedral City, California - Desert IMAX Theatre
Colorado Springs, Colorado - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark Carefree
Circle
Columbus, Ohio - Marcus Crosswoods IMAX Theatre
Dallas, Texas - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17
Denver, Colorado - UA Colorado Center 9 & IMAX
Dublin, California - Regal Hacienda Crossings 20 & IMAX
Grand Rapids, Michigan - IMAX Theatre at Celebration! Cinema
Hampton, Virginia - Riverside IMAX Theatre at the Virginia Air & Space
Center
Honolulu, Hawaii - The IMAX Waikiki Theatre
Houston, Texas - Edwards Houston Marq*e 23 & IMAX
Irvine, California - Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21 & IMAX
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania - UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX
Lincolnshire, Illinois - Regal Lincolnshire 20 & IMAX
Los Angeles, California - IMAX Theatre at The Bridge
Los Angeles, California - Universal CityWalk IMAX Theatre
Nashville, Tennessee - Regal Opry Mills 20 & IMAX
New Orleans, Louisiana - Entergy IMAX Theatre at Audubon Aquarium of the
Americas
New Rochelle, New York - Regal New Roc City 18 & IMAX
New York, New York - Loews IMAX Theatre, Lincoln Square
Ontario, California - Edwards Ontario Palace 22 & IMAX
Rochester, New York - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Tinseltown USA
San Francisco, California - Loews IMAX Theatre at Metreon
Santa Clarita, California - Edwards Valencia 12 & IMAX
Spokane, Washington - IMAX Theatre at Riverfront Park
Tampa, Florida - Regal Channelside Cinemas 9 & IMAX
Tulsa, Oklahoma - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at The Tulsa
Woodridge, Illinois - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Seven Bridges

Canada
Calgary, Alberta - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players Paramount Chinook
Edmonton, Alberta - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players SilverCity West Edmonton
Mall
Halifax, Nova Scotia - Empire IMAX Theatre
Langley, British Columbia - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players Colossus Langley
Mississauga, Ontario - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players Coliseum Mississauga
Montreal, Quebec - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players Paramount Montreal
Toronto, Ontario - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players Paramount Toronto
Woodbridge, Ontario - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players Colossus Woodbridge

Opening June 20, 2003

United States
Dearborn, Michigan - IMAX Theatre at The Henry Ford
Miami, Florida - IMAX Theatre at Sunset Place
Natick, Massachusetts - Comcast IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture
Natick
San Antonio, Texas - IMAX Theatre San Antonio River Center
Seattle, Washington - Boeing IMAX Theater at Pacific Science Center

Watch for The Matrix Revolutions, the final chapter in the Wachowski Brothers' trilogy, to launch November 5, 2003 in 35mm theatres, and The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience to launch simultaneously in IMAX theatres. This will mark the first time ever that a Hollywood live-action event film is released concurrently in 35mm and IMAX's 15/70 format.

About Warner Bros. / The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded is being released worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

About IMAX Corporation

Founded in 1967, IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies. IMAX's businesses include the creation and delivery of the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX and IMAX(R) 3D technology, and the development of the highest quality digital production and presentation. IMAX theatres feature the highest quality film presentations on screens that are up to eight stories high and 120 feet wide surrounded by 12,000 watts of pure digital sound to create The IMAX Experience. In 2002, IMAX introduced its revolutionary, proprietary IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology, making it possible for virtually any 35mm live-action film to be transformed for the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience. The IMAX brand is recognized throughout the world for extraordinary and immersive family entertainment experiences. As of March 2003, there were more than 230 IMAX theatres operating in 34 countries.

IMAX(R), IMAX(R) 3D, IMAX(R)DMR(TM) and The IMAX Experience(R) are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information on the Company can be found at www.imax.com.

SOURCE IMAX Corporation

Entertainment Media - Jan Craft of Warner Bros.,
+1-818-954-2279, or jan.craft@warnerbros.com; or Los Angeles - Maggie Dunn,
+1-310-255-5585, or mdunn@imax.com, or New York - Romi Schutzer, Corporate
Communications, +1-212-821-0144, or rschutzer@imax.com, both of IMAX
Corporation; or Business Media - Whit Clay of Sloane & Company, New York,
+1-212-446-1864, or wclay@sloanepr.com, for IMAX Corporation
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