Transformers: Dark of the Moon: An IMAX 3D Experience to Debut in Select IMAX Theatres a Day Before Nationwide Release

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

  Perth -- Carousel Hoyts IMAX
  Sydney -- Entertainment Quarter Hoyts
   IMAX
  Sydney -- LG IMAX Theatre Sydney
  Austria
  Graz -- Cineplexx Graz IMAX
  Hohenems -- Cineplexx IMAX Hohenems
  Vienna --Apollo Das Kino Vienna IMAX
  Brazil
  Curitiba -- Dom Bosco IMAX Palladium
   Shopping Center
  Sao Paulo -- Espaço Unibanco
   Pompeia IMAX
  Bulgaria
  Sofia -- Mtel IMAX
  Colombia
  Bogota -- IMAX Plaza de las Americas
  Costa Rica
  San Jose -- Nova Cinemas de Repretel
   IMAX Avenida Escazú
  Croatia
  Zagreb -- CineStar Arena IMAX Zagreb
  Czech Republic
  Prague -- Oskar IMAX Palace Flora
  France
  Lyon -- Pathe Carre de Soie IMAX
  Paris -- Pathe Quai d'Ivry IMAX
  Paris -- Gaumont Disney Village IMAX
  Rouen -- Gaumont Rouen Grand Quevilly
   IMAX
  Toulouse -- Gaumont Toulouse Labege
   IMAX
  Germany
  Bremen -- CinemaxX Bremen
  Guatemala
  Guatemala City -- Circuito Alba IMAX
   Cines Pradera Concepción
  Hong Kong
  Hong Kong -- UA iSQUARE IMAX Theatre
  Hong Kong -- UA MegaBox BEA IMAX
   Theatre
  Hungary
  Budapest -- Cinema City Arena IMAX
   Hungary
  India
  Hyderabad -- Prasad IMAX Theatre
  Mumbai -- Big Cinemas IMAX Theatre
  Italy
  Milan -- UCI IMAX Pioltello Milano
  Japan
  Fukuoka -- United Cinemas Canal City 13
   IMAX**
  Kawasaki -- 109 Cinemas Kawasaki IMAX**
  Kiba -- 109 Cinemas Kiba IMAX**
  Kishiwada -- United Cinemas Kishiwada
   IMAX**
  Nagoya -- 109 Cinemas Nagoya IMAX**
  Osaka -- 109 Cinemas Minoh IMAX**
  Saitama -- 109 Cinemas Shobu IMAX**
  Saitama -- United Cinemas Urawa IMAX**
  Sapporo -- United Cinemas Sapporo
   IMAX**
  Tokyo -- 109 Cinemas Grandberry Mall
   IMAX**
  Toshimaen -- United Cinemas Toshimaen
   IMAX**
  Yamatokoriyama -- Cinema Sunshine
   IMAX**
  Kazakhstan
  Astana -- Kino Park Keruen IMAX
  Korea
  Daegu -- CGV Daegu IMAX
  Daejeon -- CGV Daejeon IMAX
  Gwangju -- CGV Gwangju IMAX
  Ilsan -- CGV Ilsan IMAX
  Incheon -- CGV Incheon IMAX
  Pusan -- CGV Seomyun IMAX
  Seoul -- CGV Sangam IMAX
  Seoul -- CGV Wangsimni IMAX
  Seoul -- CGV Yongsan IMAX
  Suwon -- CGV Suwon IMAX
  Kuwait
  Kuwait -- KNCC 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 -- Cinepolis Galerias Valle
   Oriente IMAX Theatre
  Toluca -- Cinepolis Galerias Metepec
   IMAX Theatre
  Netherlands
  Amsterdam -- Pathe Arena Amsterdam IMAX
  Eindhoven -- Pathe Eindhoven IMAX
  Rotterdam -- Pathe Schouwburgplein
   Rotterdam IMAX
  New Zealand
  Auckland -- SKYCITY IMAX Queen Street
  Philippines
  Cebu -- SM Cinema Cebu IMAX Theatre
  Manila -- SM Cinema North Edsa IMAX
   Theatre
  Manila -- SM Cinema Mall of Asia IMAX
   Theatre
  Poland
  Katowice -- Cinema City Orange IMAX
   Katowice Punkt 44
  Krakow -- Cinema City Orange IMAX
   Krakow
  Lodz -- Cinema City Orange IMAX
   Manufaktura
  Poznan -- Cinema City Orange Poznan
   IMAX
  Warsaw -- Cinema City Orange IMAX
   Sadyba
  Qatar
  Doha -- Villagio Shopping Mall IMAX
  Romania
  Bucharest -- Cinema City IMAX Bucharest
  Russia
  Krasnodar -- SBS/Monitor Megamall IMAX
  Moscow -- BFC IMAX Kinosfera
  Moscow -- Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar De
   Lux Khimki
  Moscow -- Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar De
   Lux Teply Stan
  Moscow -- Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar New
   York New York, Mega Belaya Dacha
  Moscow -- Karo October Cinema IMAX
  Novosibirsk -- Cinema Park Royal Park
   IMAX
  Perm -- Kristall IMAX
  Saratov -- Cinema Park Triumph Mall
   IMAX
  St. Petersburg -- Coca-Cola IMAX
   Kinostar City IMAX
  St. Petersburg -- IMAX Formula Kino
   Galeria
  St. Petersburg -- Karo IMAX
   Baikonurskiy
  Tumen -- Cinema Park IMAX Tumen
  Ufa -- Cinema Park Iskra IMAX Theatre
  Voronezh -- Cinema Park The Galereya
   Chizhova IMAX
  Yekaterinburg -- Cinema Park Star Light
   IMAX
  Singapore
  Singapore -- Shaw Lido Cineplex 11 IMAX
  Spain
  Leganes -- Cinesa IMAX Parquesur Madrid
  Palma de Mallorca -- Cinesa IMAX
   Festival Park Mallorca
  Taiwan
  Kaohsiung -- Vieshow Cinemas Kaohsiung
   IMAX
  Taipei -- Miramar IMAX Theatre
  Taipei -- Vieshow Cinemas Taipei Sun
   IMAX
  Thailand
  Bangkok -- KrungSri IMAX Paragon
   CinePlex
  Bangkok -- Major Cineplex IMAX Pinklao
  Bangkok -- Major Cineplex IMAX
   Ratchayothin
  Turkey
  Ankara -- Ankara AFM IMAX
  Istinye -- AFM IMAX Istinye Park
  Ukraine
  Kiev -- IMAX Theatre Kiev
  Odessa -- Planeta Kino IMAX
  United Arab Emirates
  Dubai -- Grand Megaplex 21 + IMAX
  United Kingdom
  Birmingham -- IMAX Cinema at Millennium
   Point
  Cardiff -- Odeon Cardiff Bay IMAX
  Gateshead -- Odeon Metrocentre IMAX
  Glasgow -- Glasgow Science Centre IMAX
   Cinema
  Greenwich -- Odeon Greenwich IMAX
  Kingston Upon Thames -- Odeon Kingston
   IMAX
  Liverpool -- Odeon Liverpool ONE IMAX
  London -- BFI IMAX London
  Manchester -- Odeon Manchester IMAX @
   The Printworks
  Norwich -- Odeon Norwich IMAX
  Renfrew -- Odeon Braehead IMAX
  Southampton -- Odeon Southampton IMAX
  Uxbridge -- Odeon Uxbridge IMAX
  Wimbledon -- Odeon Wimbledon IMAX

  Please check local listings or IMAX.com for final theatre listings, launch dates and showtimes.
  *denotes earlier launch **denotes later launch

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IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading entertainment and technology companies, specializing in the creation and delivery of premium, awe-inspiring entertainment experiences. With a growing suite of cutting-edge motion picture and sound technologies, and a globally recognized entertainment brand, IMAX is singularly situated at the convergence of the entertainment industry, innovation and the digital media world. The industry's top filmmakers and studios are utilizing IMAX theatres to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, and as such, the IMAX network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the globe. The Company's new digital projection and sound systems - combined with a growing blockbuster film slate - are fueling the rapid expansion of the IMAX network in established markets such as North America, Western Europe, and Japan, as well as emerging markets such as China and Russia. IMAX theatres deliver the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX(R), IMAX 3D(R), and IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-Mastering) technologies. IMAX DMR enables virtually any motion picture to be transformed into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R).

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