grim22 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 It's too late for Ender's Game. It already had its test, and it failed. It still had the legit IMAX screens. Now those are gone as well. Thor had the digital IMAX, it is losing those today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Like I said, right after TDKR a bunch of legit IMAX screens got switched. Sucks for anyone who usually goes to those screens and hopes to see Catching Fire's IMAX footage the way it was shot. We are sort of in a transition period waiting on all those screens to get the laser projectors. At that point hopefully they will be able to do a better job projecting IMAX film footage. Do you know when next year they'll start rolling out the laser projectors? Hopefully before the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 They probably will at the drive ins.Are not most Drive ins a thing of the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Are not most Drive ins a thing of the past? I guess most are. But there are several near me as well as an excessive number of movie theaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Lions Gate should have attached Enders to Catching Fire as a double feature like Disney does with their films. That's why John Carter increased when Avengers opened John Carter was a lot further into its run at that point. Enders is losing 1000 theaters this weekend, the double features would only help it so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) It still had the legit IMAX screens. Now those are gone as well. Thor had the digital IMAX, it is losing those today. Yeah, but its gonna just keep dropping like a rock. Edited November 22, 2013 by Fancyarcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spizzer Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 IMAX Midnights/Previews DH2 is at 2M - http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/15/potter.premiere/index.html?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ THG is at 1.3M - http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/hunger-games-racks-13m-imax-midnight-showings-36511 Unfortunately, no data for TDKR, which probably has the record, but DH2 is the highest figure I can find. If this was up 75% on THG, that's 2.28M from IMAX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Are they looking to do the same with the lieMax screens? Even so, don't they still lack the physical size of the 15/70 screens? They lack the size and aspect ratio. LieMAX screens have a similar aspect ratio to HDTV. The IMAX film format is a more square aspect ratio. The biggest LieMAX screen I've been to was around 70 feet wide and 40 feet tall. The real IMAX I've been to in Houston is around 80 feet wide and 60 feet tall. Here is a good image that shows the differences in not only screen height, but also aspect ratio: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLK Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Weak preview+midnight number. THG played in only 2000 theaters with shows starting at midnight and it still made $20 million. THG:CF had a much bigger release at 8 PM with IMAX and it has only managed $25 million. Don't quote me just yet but its matinees appear to be trailing THG at the couple of theaters I usually track. THG sold out every single show after 11 AM Friday in a theater I was tracking last year but THG:CF has no sellouts yet and it is 3:30 PM on the East Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Do you know when next year they'll start rolling out the laser projectors? Hopefully before the summer I heard mid to late 2014, but no clue if they will pull it off. I am hoping like hell that they can get it done by November when Interstellar comes out. Will be annoyed if Nolan shoots a bunch of that movie in IMAX and then 70% of the real IMAX screens show it letterboxed in the LieMAX format. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 LOL You nerds still talking about the tech specs for Imax? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandrew Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) They lack the size and aspect ratio. LieMAX screens have a similar aspect ratio to HDTV. The IMAX film format is a more square aspect ratio. The biggest LieMAX screen I've been to was around 70 feet wide and 40 feet tall. The real IMAX I've been to in Houston is around 80 feet wide and 60 feet tall. Here is a good image that shows the differences in not only screen height, but also aspect ratio: Yeah I felt a little ripped off when I saw Gravity. When you first walk in your like damnnnnn, but of course the movie didn't fill the entire screen. Then I saw Gravity again the next week on a regular screen and I couldn't tell the difference. Felt like money wasted IMO. I dont know when I'll do IMAX again, probably never? Depends. Edited November 22, 2013 by Jandrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spizzer Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) They lack the size and aspect ratio. LieMAX screens have a similar aspect ratio to HDTV. The IMAX film format is a more square aspect ratio. The biggest LieMAX screen I've been to was around 70 feet wide and 40 feet tall. The real IMAX I've been to in Houston is around 80 feet wide and 60 feet tall. Here is a good image that shows the differences in not only screen height, but also aspect ratio: What irks me is that all of my local lieMax screens charge higher prices than the 4 local 15/70 Smithsonian IMAX ones (All 72x96). It's complete BS. I've hitherto completely refused to set foot in a lieMax screen, so I'm not entirely justified in saying that this seems like a total ripoff, but this seems like a total ripoff. Edited November 22, 2013 by spizzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 It's a great number in a vaccuum but with four years of inflation, IMAX, and showings starting at 8, it's odd that it didn't at least hit the 28 million New Moon did. Hate being pessimistic but it's hard not to consider it slightly disappointing from a statistical perspective, IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 It's a great number in a vaccuum but with four years of inflation, IMAX, and showings starting at 8, it's odd that it didn't at least hit the 28 million New Moon did. Hate being pessimistic but it's hard not to consider it slightly disappointing from a statistical perspective, IMO. 4 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I saw The Hunger Games on IMAX and let me tell you... never again #shakycamdeath. THG in IMAX would've been a nightmare. Glad I didn't do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLK Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Gitesh is saying the same thing. Gitesh Pandya @giteshpandya 2m Source tells me #HungerGames #CatchingFire performing bit below lofty industry expectations so far today. Night shows key. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 4 years? New Moon was November 2009, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 New Moon was November 2009, right? Oh NM. Never mind. That's what I get for butting in. I got to learn to read, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I heard mid to late 2014, but no clue if they will pull it off. I am hoping like hell that they can get it done by November when Interstellar comes out. Will be annoyed if Nolan shoots a bunch of that movie in IMAX and then 70% of the real IMAX screens show it letterboxed in the LieMAX format. IMAX is notoriously conservative when it comes to rolling out new technology. They'll put laser projectors in a few theaters and see how they do, and then do a gradual rollout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
