LOS ANGELES, March 24, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) today announced that How to Train Your Dragon, the upcoming 3D action-adventure from DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq:DWA), which features the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera and Jonah Hill, will open in 186 domestic IMAX®theatres simultaneously with the film's wide release on March 26, 2010. The film will also open in 38 IMAX theatres internationally this weekend, and ultimately should play in approximately 80 international IMAX theatres over the course of its run. The special IMAX® 3D release has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-Mastering) technology.
"Through the characters and worlds of How to Train Your Dragon, we hope to take audiences on a fantastic and adventure-filled journey," commented Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, Directors of How to Train Your Dragon. "The high-flying flight sequences and ultimately the heart-felt emotional connection between our hero, Hiccup, and his dragon, are heightened in IMAX 3D in ways that pull audiences even deeper into our story. We're very excited to share it with the world."
"How to Train Your Dragon reflects DreamWorks Animation's continued talent for delivering creative and immersive 3D content to audiences," said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. "This film is particularly well-suited to IMAX and fits nicely into our Spring lineup. We look forward to entertaining our growing audience throughout its run."
"DreamWorks Animation has a unique story-telling style that has consistently appealed to audiences around the world, and we're looking forward to transporting them into the film's exciting world of Vikings and fire-breathing dragons through The IMAX Experience," added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment.
From the studio that brought you Shrek, Madagascar, and Kung Fu Panda, comes How to Train Your Dragon. Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the book by Cressida Cowell, the action comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn't exactly fit in with his tribe's longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. Hiccup's world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges him and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.
How to Train Your Dragon is based on the book by Cressida Cowell and is directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois and produced by Bonnie Arnold. The film features the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson, TJ Miller and Kristen Wiig.
How to Train Your Dragon: An IMAX 3D Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following IMAX® Theatres beginning March 26th.
| UNITED STATES |
| Arizona |
| Glendale – AMC Westgate 20 with IMAX |
| Mesa – Dickinson Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre |
| Phoenix – AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX |
| Phoenix – AMC Desert Ridge 18 with IMAX |
| Tempe – Harkins Arizona Mills IMAX |
| Arkansas |
| Little Rock – Dickinson Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre |
| California |
| Alhambra – Edwards Renaissance Stadium 14 & IMAX |
| Aliso Viejo – Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20 & IMAX |
| Anaheim – CinemaFusion 14& IMAX |
| Arcadia – AMC Santa Anita 16 & IMAX |
| Burbank – AMC Burbank 30 & IMAX |
| Camarillo – Edwards Camarillo Palace Stadium 12 & IMAX |
| Cathedral City – Desert IMAX Theatre |
| Covina – AMC Covina 30 with IMAX |
| Cupertino – AMC Cupertino 16 & IMAX |
| Dublin – Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 & IMAX |
| El Dorado Hills – Regal Cinemas El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 & IMAX |
| Emeryville – AMC Bay Street 16 & IMAX |
| Escondido – Regal Escondido Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| Fairfield – Edwards Fairfield Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| Fresno – Fresno Stadium 21 & IMAX |
| Irvine – Edwards Irvine Spectrum IMAX |
| Long Beach – Edwards Long Beach 26 & IMAX |
| Los Angeles – AMC Century City 15 & IMAX |
| Los Angeles – IMAX Theatre at The Bridge: cinema de lux |
| Los Angeles – AMC Universal CityWalk Stadium 19 with IMAX |
| National City – AMC Plaza Bonita 14 & IMAX |
| Ontario – Edwards Ontario Palace 22 & IMAX |
| Riverside - Tyler Galleria 16 with IMAX |
| Rowland Heights – AMC Puente Hills 20 with IMAX |
| Sacramento – Esquire IMAX |
| San Diego – AMC Palm Promenade 24 & IMAX |
| San Diego – Edwards Mira Mesa Stadium 18 & IMAX |
| San Francisco – Metreon 16 with IMAX |
| San Jose – AMC Eastridge Mall 15 & IMAX |
| Santa Clara – AMC Mercado 20 & IMAX |
| Simi Valley – Regal Civic Center Plaza 16 & IMAX |
| South Gate – Edwards South Gate Stadium 20 & IMAX |
| Stockton – Regal City Centre Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| Temecula – Temecula Stadium15 |
| Torrance – AMC Del Amo 18 & IMAX |
| Woodland Hills – AMC Promenade 16 & IMAX |
| Colorado |
| Colorado Springs – Carefree Circle 16 & IMAX |
| Denver – UA Colorado Center Stadium 8 & IMAX |
| Highlands Ranch – AMC Highlands Ranch 24 & IMAX |
| Westminster – AMC Orchard 12 & IMAX |
| Westminster – AMC Westminster Promenade 24 & IMAX |
| Connecticut |
| Manchester – Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills IMAX |
| Florida |
| Altamonte Springs – AMC Altamonte Mall 18 & IMAX |
| Aventura – AMC Aventura 24 & IMAX |
| Fort Lauderdale – Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| Fort Myers – Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| Jacksonville – AMC Regency 24 & IMAX |
| Oldsmar - Woodlands Square 20 with IMAX |
| Orange Park – AMC Orange Park 24 & IMAX |
| Orlando - Loews Universal Cineplex 20 with IMAX |
| Orlando – Regal Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 & IMAX |
| Orlando – Regal Waterford Lakes Stadium 20 & IMAX |
| St. Petersburg – Muvico Baywalk 19 & IMAX |
| South Miami – AMC Sunset Place 24 & IMAX |
| Sunrise – Regal Sawgrass Stadium 23 & IMAX |
| Tallahassee – AMC Tallahassee Mall 20 with IMAX |
| Tampa – AMC Veterans 24 & IMAX |
| West Palm Beach – Muvico Parisian 20 & IMAX |
| Georgia |
| Augusta – Regal Augusta Exchange Stadium 20 & IMAX |
| Buford – Regal Mall Of Georgia Stadium 20 & IMAX |
| Kennesaw – AMC Barrett Commons 24 & IMAX |
| Morrow – AMC Southlake Pavilion 24 & IMAX |
| Hawaii |
| Honolulu – Regal Dole Cannery 18 & IMAX |
| Idaho |
| Boise – Edwards Boise Stadium 22 & IMAX |
| Illinois |
| Batavia – Randall 15 IMAX |
| Chicago – Navy Pier IMAX Theatre |
| Hodgkins – Loews Quarry Cinemas 14 with IMAX |
| Lincolnshire – Regal Lincolnshire Stadium 20 & IMAX |
| South Barrington – AMC Barrington 30 with IMAX |
| Woodridge – Cinemark 16 & IMAX |
| Indiana |
| Evansville - Showplace East 18 & IMAX |
| Indianapolis – Indiana State Museum IMAX Theater |
| Indianapolis – Kerasotes Showplace 16 & IMAX |
| Noblesville - Hamilton 16 IMAX |
| Portage – Portage 16 IMAX |
| Iowa |
| Council Bluffs – Star Cinema 16 and IMAX |
| Kansas |
| Olathe – AMC Studio 30 & IMAX |
| Kentucky |
| Louisville – Cinema de Lux 20: Stonybrook IMAX |
| Newport - Newport Levee 20 with IMAX |
| Louisiana |
| Harahan - Elmwood Palace 20 with IMAX |
| Maine |
| Saco – Cinemagic & IMAX in Saco |
| Maryland |
| Baltimore – AMC Loews White Marsh 16 & IMAX |
| Columbia – AMC Columbia 14 & IMAX |
| Massachusetts |
| Danvers – AMC Liberty Tree Mall 20 & IMAX |
| Methuen – Loews Methuen 20 with IMAX |
| Natick – Jordan's Furniture IMAX 3D Theatre |
| Reading – Jordan's Furniture IMAX 3D Theatre |
| Michigan |
| Auburn Hills – Star Great Lakes 25 with IMAX |
| Grand Blanc – NCG Trillium Cinema & IMAX |
| Grand Rapids – Celebration! Grand Rapids North 17 & IMAX |
| Lansing – Celebration! Lansing 19 & IMAX |
| Livonia – Livonia 20 |
| Sterling Heights – AMC Forum 30 & IMAX |
| Ypsilanti – Showcase Ann Arbor 20 IMAX |
| Minnesota |
| Apple Valley - Great Clips Imation IMAX |
| Edina – AMC Southdale 16 with IMAX |
| Roseville – AMC Rosedale 14 & IMAX |
| Missouri |
| Independence – AMC Independence Commons 20 & IMAX |
| Kansas City – AMC BarryWoods 24 & IMAX |
| St. Louis – Wehrenberg Ronnies Cinemas 19 & IMAX |
| Nevada |
| Henderson – Regal Sunset Station Stadium 13 & IMAX |
| Las Vegas – Brenden Palms 13 & IMAX |
| Las Vegas – Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| North Las Vegas – Regal Aliante Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| New Hampshire |
| Hooksett – Cinemagic & IMAX in Hooksett |
| 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 |
| New Brunswick – Loews New Brunswick 18 with IMAX |
| Paramus – AMC Garden State 16 with IMAX |
| Rockaway – AMC Rockaway 16 with IMAX |
| New York |
| Albany – Regal Crossgates Mall 18 & IMAX |
| Brooklyn – Regal Sheepshead Bay 14 & IMAX |
| Deer Park - Deer Park Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| New Rochelle – Regal New Roc City Stadium 18 & IMAX |
| New York City – AMC Empire 25 with IMAX |
| New York City – AMC Loews 34th Street 14 with IMAX |
| New York City – AMC Loews Kips Bay 15 with IMAX |
| New York City – AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX |
| Rochester – Cinemark Tinseltown 16 & IMAX |
| Stony Brook – AMC Stony Brook 17 with IMAX |
| West Nyack – IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center |
| White Plains – City Center 15 IMAX |
| Williamsville – Regal Transit Center Stadium 18 & IMAX |
| North Carolina |
| Charlotte – Regal Stonecrest At Piper Glen Stadium 22 & IMAX |
| Concord – AMC Concord Mills 24 & IMAX |
| Ohio |
| Columbus – AMC Easton Town Center 30 & IMAX |
| Columbus – AMC Lennox Town Center 24 with IMAX |
| Springdale – Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux IMAX |
| Oklahoma |
| Oklahoma City – AMC Quail Springs 24 |
| Tulsa – Cinemark 17 & IMAX |
| Oregon |
| Tigard – Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 & IMAX |
| Pennsylvania |
| Bensalem – AMC Neshaminy 24 & IMAX |
| Homestead – AMC Waterfront 22 & IMAX |
| King of Prussia – UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| Reading – RC Reading Movies 11 & IMAX |
| Tarentum – Cinemark Pittsburgh Mills Mall 17 & IMAX |
| Rhode Island |
| Providence – Providence Place Cinemas 16 & IMAX |
| South Carolina |
| Charleston – Citadel Mall IMAX Stadium 16 |
| Tennessee |
| Knoxville – Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 at Turkey Creek |
| Nashville – Regal Opry Mills 20 & IMAX |
| Texas |
| Colleyville – Colleyville Cinema Grille & IMAX |
| Dallas – Cinemark 17 & IMAX |
| Frisco – AMC Stonebriar 24 with IMAX |
| Garland – AMC Firewheel 18 & IMAX |
| Houston – AMC Gulf Pointe 30 & IMAX |
| Houston – Edwards Houston Marq*e 23 & IMAX |
| Mesquite – AMC Mesquite 30 & IMAX |
| San Antonio – Santikos Palladium 18 IMAX Theatre |
| Sugar Land – AMC First Colony 24 & IMAX |
| Tomball – Santikos Silverado 19 IMAX |
| Utah |
| Sandy – Jordan Commons 16 & IMAX |
| Virginia |
| Alexandria – AMC Hoffman Center 22 & IMAX |
| Hampton – AMC Hampton Towne Centre 24 with IMAX |
| Hampton – Virginia Air & Space Center IMAX Theatre |
| McLean – AMC Tysons Corner 16 with IMAX |
| Midlothian – Regal Commonwealth 20 & IMAX |
| Virginia Beach – AMC Lynnhaven 18 & IMAX |
| Woodbridge – AMC Potomac Mills 18 & IMAX |
| Washington |
| Bellevue – Lincoln Square Cinemas IMAX Theatre |
| Kent – AMC Kent Station 14 with IMAX |
| Lacey – Regal Martin Village Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| Lynnwood – Loews Alderwood Mall 16 with IMAX* |
| Seattle – Regal Thornton Place Stadium 14 & IMAX |
| Spokane – AMC River Park Square 20 with IMAX |
| Tukwila – AMC Southcenter 16 & IMAX |
| Wisconsin |
| Fitchburg – Star 18 and IMAX |
| Wauwatosa – Mayfair Mall 18 with IMAX |
| CANADA |
| Alberta |
| Calgary – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Chinook IMAX Theatre |
| Edmonton – Cineplex Scotiabank West Edmonton Mall IMAX Theatre |
| British Columbia |
| Langley – Cineplex Colossus Langley IMAX Theatre |
| Richmond – Cineplex SilverCity Riverport IMAX Theatre |
| Nova Scotia |
| Halifax – Empire 17 & IMAX Theatre |
| Ontario |
| Gloucester – Cineplex SilverCity Gloucester IMAX Theatre |
| Mississauga – Cineplex Coliseum Mississauga IMAX Theatre |
| Toronto – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Toronto & IMAX |
| Woodbridge – Cineplex Colossus Woodbridge IMAX Theatre |
| Quebec |
| Montreal – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Montreal IMAX Theatre |
| Quebec City – Galeries de la Capitale IMAX |
| INTERNATIONAL |
| Argentina |
| Buenos Aires – IMAX Showcase 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 8055 Graz |
| Vienna – Cineplexx Apollo Das Kino |
| Brazil |
| Curitiba – Palladium Shopping Center IMAX |
| Sao Paolo – Bourbon Shopping Center Espaço Unibanco Pompéia IMAX |
| Costa Rica |
| San Jose – Centro Comercial Avenida Escazu Cine IMAX |
| Czech Republic |
| Prague – Oskar IMAX Palace Flora* |
| Germany |
| Berlin – CineStar Potsdamer Platz IMAX 3D^ |
| Guatemala |
| Guatemala City – Pradera Concepcion |
| Hong Kong |
| Hong Kong SAR – UA iSquare IMAX Theatre* |
| India |
| Hyderabad – Prasad IMAX Theatre* |
| Kuwait |
| Kuwait – 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 – Galerias Valle Oriente IMAX Theatre |
| Toluca – Cinepolis Galerias Metepec IMAX Theatre |
| Netherlands |
| Amsterdam – Pathe Arena* |
| Eindhoven – Pathe Eindhoven* |
| Rotterdam – Pathe Schouwburgplein* |
| Philippines |
| Manila – SM Mall of Asia IMAX Theatre^ |
| Poland |
| Krakow – Orange IMAX Krakow* |
| Lodz – Orange IMAX Manufaktura* |
| Warsaw – Orange IMAX Sabyda* |
| Qatar |
| Doha – Villagio Shopping Mall IMAX^ |
| Russia |
| Moscow – KinoStar City @ Mega Belaya Dacha^ |
| Moscow – KinoStar Teply Stan^ |
| Perm – Kristall IMAX* |
| St. Petersburg – Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar City^ |
| Ufa – ZAO Kompaniya Perspektiva Ufa IMAX Theatre^ |
| South Africa |
| Durban – Gateway IMAX |
| Pretoria – Menlyn IMAX |
| Spain |
| Barakaldo – Yelmo Megapark IMAX* |
| Malaga – Yelmo Plaza Mayor IMAX* |
| Oviedo – Yelmo Los Prados IMAX* |
| Taiwan |
| Taipei – Samsung IMAX Theatre Miramar Cinema |
| Taipei – Viewshow Cinemas Taipei Sun IMAX |
| Thailand |
| Bangkok – KrungSri IMAX Siam Paragon CinePlex^ |
| Ukraine |
| Kiev – Utel IMAX Theatre^ |
| United Arab Emirates |
| Dubai – Grand Megaplex 21 & IMAX |
| United Kingdom |
| Birmingham – Birmingham IMAX Millennium Point* |
| Bradford – National Media Museum IMAX Bradford* |
| Cardiff – Odeon Cardiff IMAX Cinema* |
| Gateshead – Odeon Metrocentre IMAX Cinema* |
| Glasgow – Glasgow Science Centre IMAX Cinema* |
| Greenwich – Odeon Greenwich IMAX Cinema* |
| London – BFI London IMAX Cinema* |
| Manchester – Manchester IMAX @ The Printworks* |
| Southampton – Odeon Southampton IMAX Cinema* |
| Wimbledon – Odeon Wimbledon IMAX Cinema* |
| Note: Additional IMAX locations to be confirmed |
| ^ denotes earlier launch |
| *denotes later launch |
| Additional theatres will be confirmed. Please check local listings or IMAX.com for final theatre listings, launch dates and showtimes. |
About IMAX Corporation
IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies, specializing in immersive motion picture technologies. The worldwide IMAX network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event Hollywood films around the globe, with IMAX theatres delivering the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX 3D, and IMAX DMR® technology. IMAX DMR is the Company's groundbreaking digital re-mastering technology that allows it to digitally transform virtually any conventional motion picture into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience. The IMAX brand is recognized throughout the world for extraordinary and immersive entertainment experiences for consumers. As of December 31, 2009, there were 430 IMAX theatres (309 commercial, 121 institutional) operating in 48 countries.
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About DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation creates high-quality entertainment, including CG animated feature films, television specials and series, live entertainment properties and online virtual worlds, meant for audiences around the world. The Company has world-class creative talent, a strong and experienced management team and advanced filmmaking technology and techniques. DreamWorks Animation has been named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by FORTUNE® Magazine for two consecutive years. In 2010, DreamWorks Animation ranks #6 on the list. All of DreamWorks Animation's feature films are now being produced in 3D. The Company has theatrically released a total of 18 animated feature films, including the franchise properties, Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda. DreamWorks Animation's three feature film releases in 2010 are How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek Forever After and Megamind.
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