Harry Potter in IMAX 3D — Don’t Get Fooled by a Lie!
Harry Potter and friends are coming to IMAX in 3D on July 29th. If you saw the last film in IMAX 3D, you know that the experience is well worth the extra price of the ticket. Being absorbed into a film is now quite literal and a lot of fun. There is just one problem.
We’re all used to the IMAX brand meaning an extremely large screen. For those of you in New York, anyone that has gone to the Loews Lincoln Square on 68th and Broadway to see an IMAX film knows what an IMAX screen is meant to be. However, recently the IMAX corporation has decided to label much, much smaller screens as IMAX theaters. It is deceitful since you don’t actually get a real IMAX experience — but you will pay the extra price regardless.
Information on what is being called LIEMAX can be found in quite a few places. For example, here is a great comparison of the screen sizes: real IMAX is 76×97-feet while the LIEMAX is only a third the size at 28×58-feet. Most useful is the map below, setup by James Peach. Find out where the real IMAX screens are before you spend the extra cash. If you find this information useful, please return to this site and contribute to the Children’s Miracle Network in the name of your Harry Potter fandom.
View IMAX or LIEMAX? in a larger map
