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IMAX Sydney

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IMAX Sydney
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Former namesPanasonic IMAX
Address35 Wheat Road
Sydney
Australia
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Construction
Opened1996
Closed2016
Reopened2023
Website
https://www.eventcinemas.com.au/Cinema/IMAX-Sydney

IMAX Sydney is an IMAX movie theatre in Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia. It is the second largest IMAX theatre in the Southern Hemisphere,[a] and the third largest in the world.[b] It is operated by Event Cinemas and is located within The Ribbon. It features IMAX's dual laser projector.[1]

History

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In 1995, after 18 months of negotiations with the Darling Harbour Authority, Cinema Plus Pty Ltd received approval to construct an IMAX theatre in Sydney. The cinema featured a Grand Theatre screen with the capacity to seat 540 people, and its construction cost $18 million AUD.[2]

IMAX Sydney opened on 26 September 1996.[3][4] At the time of opening, it featured a 40m x 30m[5] screen, as well as an IMAX 15/70 projector. The cinema opened with a party that was attended by 700 guests who viewed a screening of the film The Living Sea.[4][5]

In 2012, a new 29.7m x 35.7m screen was installed at a cost of $250,000.[6]

On 25 September 2016, the cinema was demolished in order to make way for a new complex called The Ribbon that was planned to open in 2019.[7]

On 11 October 2023, after 4 years of delays, the cinema reopened with a screening of Avatar: The Way of Water.[8][1] After its reopening, the cinema featured 325 seats and IMAX dual laser projection system, as well as a 12 Channel sound system and a 29m x 24m screen.[9][10][11]

Comparison to other IMAX theatres in Australia

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Currently, there are three other IMAX theatres in Australia, which are IMAX Melbourne, Canberra, and Gold Coast. Compared to IMAX Melbourne, IMAX Sydney is smaller in both capacity and screen size, and also lacks a 15/70 projector which IMAX Melbourne has. However, IMAX currently has plans to open up to 40 more theatres in Australia,[12][13][14] with two of those locations in Canberra[15][16][17] and Gold Coast[18][19] opened in December 2024. Hoyts locations in Melbourne Central, Chadstone (both Victoria), Carousel (Western Australia), and Blacktown (New South Wales) have been announced to support IMAX projection by the end of 2025.[20][21][22][23]

Notes

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  1. ^ The largest IMAX theatre in the Southern Hemisphere is IMAX Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.
  2. ^ The largest IMAX theatre in the world is located in Leonberg, Germany.

References

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  1. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Eight-storey cinema for Darling Harbour Australian Financial Review 29 August 1995 page 39
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  4. ^ a b Larger than life Australian Financial Review 4 October 1996 page 14
  5. ^ a b World's largest screen gives cinemagoers B-I-G picture Sydney Morning Herald 11 September 1996 page 7
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