IMAX is a motion picture film format. It consists of a system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and film theatres. It was developed in Canada in the 1970s and IMAX  gives the viewer an immersive movie-watching experience with its large screens. IMAX theatre screens have a tall aspect ratio of 1.43:1 or 1.9:1

Witness IMAX’s remastering process, which fully transforms every frame of a film to produce the best possible version of a filmmaker’s vision. With dual projection, the image has the perfect balance of warmth and sharpness to draw you into something as close to reality as you have ever experienced.

IMAX auditoriums have also been equipped with a perfectly tuned integrated sound and speaker system for heart-pounding audio that will truly blow you away.

We currently have 26 IMAX-equipped cinemas across the UK.

IMAX with Laser has been designed from the ground-up exclusively for IMAX screens. The experience is set apart by its next-generation 4K laser projection system which features a new optical engine and a suite of proprietary IMAX technologies that deliver increased resolution, sharper and brighter images, deeper contrast as well as the most distinct, exotic colors ever available on-screen.

The new experience also features IMAX's 12-channel sound technology with new side and overhead channels that deliver greater dynamic range and precision for the ultimate in audio immersion.

IMAX with Laser - a groundbreaking, next-generation 4K laser projection and 12-channel sound system - is available in 9 of our 25 Cineworld IMAX cinemas:

Ashford
Barnsley
Belfast
Glasgow Silverburn
Leicester Square
Rushden Lakes
Sheffield
Watford
York

No, 3D IMAX glasses are included in the ticket price and will be provided upon entry into the IMAX auditorium by Cineworld staff and must be handed back after the film finishes.
 

IMAX screenings will have a slightly higher ticket price than a standard screening. All prices can be found on your local cinemas website.