Paramount Pictures' Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Lands in Select IMAX(R) Theatres This Tuesday
LOS ANGELES, Jun 27, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX), and Paramount Pictures announced today that Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the highly anticipated third film in the blockbuster Transformers franchise, will be released in the immersive IMAX(R) 3D format as an early engagement starting Tuesday, June 28, on 146 domestic IMAX screens. The film will also open on at least 117 IMAX screens internationally -- 105 of which will open during launch weekend - with additional international playdates expected to be confirmed in the coming days.
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon showcases the film's spectacular visual effects and Michael Bay's incredible attention to detail, offering fans the most immersive cinematic experience available in IMAX 3D," said Greg Foster, Chairman and President, Filmed Entertainment. "Our advance tickets sales have been very strong and it's clear that fans crave IMAX's event experience for such a full-throttle, sensory rush."
Transformers: Dark of the Moon: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-mastering) technology for presentation in IMAX 3D. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique immersive environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.
About Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. When a mysterious event from Earth's past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is the third film in the Transformers franchise and the first shot in 3D. It is directed by Michael Bay, written by Ehren Kruger and produced by Don Murphy & Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce. The executive producers are Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay, Brian Goldner and Mark Vahradian. The film has been rated PG-13.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon: An IMAX 3D Experience is scheduled to play at the following IMAX 3D theatres beginning Tuesday, June 28:
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 Phoenix -- AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX Tempe -- Harkins Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX Tucson -- AMC Loews Foothills 15 with IMAX Arkansas Little Rock -- Dickinson Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre California Alhambra -- Regal Edwards Alhambra Renaissance Stadium 14 + IMAX Arcadia -- AMC Santa Anita 16 with 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 Irvine -- Regal Irvine Spectrum 21 + IMAX Lancaster -- Cinemark 22 + IMAX Long Beach -- Regal Long Beach Stadium 26 + IMAX Los Angeles -- AMC Century City 15 with IMAX Los Angeles -- AMC Universal Citywalk Stadium 19 with IMAX Los Angeles -- Rave 18 + IMAX Ontario -- Regal Ontario Palace Stadium 22 + IMAX Orange -- AMC 30 At The Block with IMAX Rowland Heights -- AMC Puente Hills 20 with IMAX San Diego -- AMC Mission Valley 20 with IMAX San Diego -- Regal Mira Mesa Stadium 18 + IMAX San Francisco -- AMC Loews Metreon 16 with IMAX San Jose -- AMC Eastridge 15 with IMAX Santa Clara -- AMC Mercado 20 with IMAX Temecula -- Regal Temecula Stadium15 + IMAX Colorado Denver -- Regal Colorado Center 9 + IMAX Westminster -- AMC Westminster Promenade 24 with IMAX Connecticut Manchester -- Rave Buckland Hills 18 + IMAX Florida Aventura -- AMC Aventura 24 with IMAX Brandon -- AMC The Regency 20 with IMAX Cape Canaveral -- Kennedy Space Center IMAX Fort Lauderdale -- Museum of Discovery + Science AutoNation IMAX Fort Myers -- Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 + IMAX Miami -- Cobb Dolphin 19 + IMAX Orange Park -- AMC Orange Park 24 with IMAX Orlando -- AMC Loews Universal Cineplex 20 with IMAX Orlando -- Regal Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 + IMAX Pensacola -- Rave Pensacola Bayou 15 + IMAX St. Augustine -- The World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater 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 Buford -- Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 + 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 Illinois Chicago -- Navy Pier IMAX Theatre Country Club Hills -- AMC Loews Country Club Hills 16 with IMAX Hodgkins -- AMC Loews Quarry Cinemas 14 with IMAX Naperville -- AMC Showplace Naperville 16 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 Indianapolis -- AMC Showplace Indianapolis 17 with IMAX Noblesville -- Goodrich Hamilton 16 IMAX Portage -- Goodrich Portage 16 IMAX Kansas Olathe -- AMC Studio 30 with IMAX Wichita -- 21st Street Warren IMAX Kentucky Newport -- AMC Newport On The Levee 20 with IMAX Louisiana Baton Rouge -- Rave Mall of Louisiana 15 + 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 Silver Spring -- Regal Majestic Stadium 20 + IMAX Massachusetts Boston -- AMC Loews Boston Common 19 with IMAX Randolph -- Showcase Cinemas Randolph + IMAX Michigan Grand Blanc -- NCG Trillium Cinema + IMAX Lansing -- Celebration! Cinema Lansing + IMAX Livonia -- AMC Livonia 20 with IMAX Ypsilanti -- Rave Ann Arbor 20 + IMAX Minnesota Edina -- AMC Southdale 16 with IMAX Roseville -- AMC Rosedale 14 with IMAX Missouri Independence -- AMC Independence Commons 20 with IMAX Saint Louis -- Wehrenberg Ronnies 20 Cine + IMAX Nevada Las Vegas -- Brenden Theatres and IMAX at the Palms Las Vegas -- Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 + IMAX 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 Paramus -- AMC Garden State 16 with IMAX New York Albany -- Regal Crossgates Stadium 18 + IMAX Brooklyn -- Regal Sheepshead Bay 14 + IMAX New Rochelle -- Regal New Roc Stadium 18 + IMAX New York City -- AMC Loews 34th Street 14 with IMAX New York City -- AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX West Nyack -- IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center Westbury -- Regal UA Westbury Theatre Stadium 12 + IMAX White Plains -- National Amusements City Center 15 + IMAX: Cinema De Lux North Carolina 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 Oklahoma Oklahoma City -- AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 with IMAX Oregon Tigard -- Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 + IMAX
Pennsylvania Center Valley -- Rave Promenade 16 + IMAX King of Prussia -- Regal King of Prussia Stadium + IMAX Lititz -- Penn Cinema IMAX Reading -- R/C Reading Movies 11 + IMAX West Homestead -- AMC Loews Waterfront 22 with IMAX Rhode Island Providence -- Providence Place Cinemas 16 + IMAX South Carolina Charleston -- Southeast Cinemas Citadel Mall IMAX Stadium 16 Simpsonville -- Great Escape Simpsonville 14 IMAX Tennessee Hendersonville -- Regal Streets of Indian Lake Stadium 16 + IMAX Knoxville -- Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 + IMAX Texas Arlington -- AMC The Parks At Arlington 18 with IMAX Austin -- The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum IMAX Theatre Corpus Christi -- Cinemark Century 16 + IMAX Dallas -- AMC Northpark 15 with IMAX Dallas -- Cinemark 17 + IMAX Houston -- AMC Gulf Pointe 30 with IMAX Houston -- Regal Houston Marqe 23 + IMAX San Antonio -- Santikos Palladium IMAX Tomball -- Santikos Silverado 16 IMAX Utah Sandy -- Megaplex 17 + IMAX at Jordan Commons Virginia Alexandria -- AMC Hoffman Center 22 with IMAX Hampton -- VASC IMAX Theatre Manassas -- Regal Manassas Stadium 14 + IMAX McLean -- AMC Tysons Corner 16 with IMAX Virginia Beach -- AMC Lynnhaven 18 with IMAX Woodbridge -- AMC Potomac Mills 18 with IMAX Washington Bellevue -- Lincoln Square Cinemas IMAX Theatre Lacey -- Regal Martin Village Stadium 16 + IMAX Lynnwood -- AMC Alderwood 16 with IMAX Seattle -- Pacific Science Center Boeing IMAX Tukwila -- AMC Southcenter 16 with IMAX CANADA Alberta Calgary -- Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Chinook IMAX Edmonton -- Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton IMAX Manitoba Winnipeg -- Cineplex SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas IMAX Nova Scotia Halifax -- Empire Theatres Bayers Lake IMAX Ontario Mississauga -- AMC Courtney Park 16 with IMAX Toronto -- Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Toronto with IMAX Vaughan -- Cineplex Colossus Vaughan Cinemas IMAX Quebec Montreal -- Cineplex Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal IMAX INTERNATIONAL Argentina Buenos Aires -- IMAX Theatre Showcase at Center Norte Australia Melbourne -- Highpoint Hoyts IMAX Melbourne -- Melbourne Museum IMAX
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