DreamWorks Animation's Shrek: Forever After Opens in Record Number of IMAX(R) Theatres on May 21, 2010

World's Most Popular Ogre Makes IMAX and 3D Debut


LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq:DWA) today announced that its highly anticipated final chapter in the Shrek film series and the first in 3D, Shrek Forever After, will open in 194 IMAX® theatres domestically on May 21, 2010, simultaneous with the film's wide release. The movie will also open in 45 IMAX locations internationally starting on May 20. Shrek: Forever After has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with IMAX DMR® technology and will be presented in IMAX theatres in IMAX® 3D. The crystal-clear images coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.

About Shrek Forever After

After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws' kingdom, what's an ogre to do? Well, if you're Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. What's happened to this ogre's roar? Longing for the days when he felt like a "real ogre," Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met. Now, it's up to Shrek to undo all he's done in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love.

UNITED STATES
Arizona
Glendale – AMC Westgate 20 with IMAX 
Mesa – Dickinson Gateway 12 + IMAX
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 – Regal Aliso Viejo Stadium 20 + IMAX
Arcadia – AMC Santa Anita 16 with IMAX
Burbank – AMC Burbank 30 with IMAX
Camarillo – Regal Camarillo 12 + IMAX
Cathedral City – Desert IMAX Theatre
Century City – AMC Century City 15 with IMAX
Covina – AMC Covina 30 with IMAX
Cupertino – AMC Cupertino Square 16 with IMAX
Dublin – Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 20 + IMAX
El Dorado Hills – Regal El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 + IMAX
Emeryville – AMC Bay Street 16 with IMAX
Escondido – Regal Escondido Stadium 16 + IMAX
Fairfield – Regal Fairfield Stadium 16 + IMAX
Fresno – Regal Fresno Stadium 21 + IMAX
Irvine – Regal Irvine Spectrum 20 + IMAX
Long Beach – Regal Long Beach Stadium 26 + IMAX
National City – AMC Plaza Bonita 14 with IMAX
Ontario – Regal Ontario Palace Stadium 22 + IMAX
Riverside – AMC Tyler Galleria 16 with IMAX
Rowland Heights – AMC Puente Hills 20 with IMAX
Sacramento – Esquire IMAX
San Diego – AMC Palm Promenade 24 with IMAX
San Diego – Regal Mira Mesa Stadium 17 + IMAX
San Francisco – AMC Metreon 16 with IMAX
San Jose – AMC Eastridge Mall 15 with IMAX
Santa Clara – AMC Mercado 20 with IMAX
Simi Valley – Regal Civic Center Stadium 16 + IMAX
South Gate – Regal South Gate Stadium 20 + IMAX
Stockton – Regal Downtown Stockton 16 + IMAX
Temecula – Regal Temecula Stadium 15 + IMAX
Torrance – AMC Del Amo 18 with IMAX
Universal City – AMC Citywalk Stadium 19 with IMAX
Westchester – Bridge De Lux 18 IMAX
Woodland Hills – AMC Promenade 16 with IMAX
Colorado
Colorado Springs – Cinemark Carefree Circle 16 + IMAX
Denver – Regal Colorado Center + IMAX
Highlands Ranch – AMC Highlands Ranch 24 with IMAX
Westminster – AMC Orchard 12 with IMAX
Westminster – AMC Westminster 24 with IMAX
Connecticut
Manchester – Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills IMAX
Florida
Altamonte Springs – AMC Altamonte Mall 18 with IMAX
Aventura – AMC Aventura Mall 24 with IMAX
Fort Myers – Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 + IMAX
Ft. Lauderdale – Museum of Discovery & Science Autonation IMAX
Jacksonville – AMC Regency 24 with IMAX
Oldsmar – AMC Woodlands Square 20 with IMAX
Orange Park – AMC Orange Park 24 with IMAX
Orlando – AMC Loews Universal Cineplex 20 with IMAX
Orlando – Regal Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 + IMAX
Orlando – Regal Waterford Lakes Stadium 20 + IMAX
South Miami – AMC Sunset Place 24 with IMAX
St. Petersburg – Muvico Baywalk 19 + IMAX
Sunrise – Regal Sawgrass Stadium 23 + IMAX
Tallahassee – AMC Tallahassee Mall 20 with IMAX
Tampa – AMC Veterans 24 with 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 with IMAX
Morrow – AMC Southlake Pavilion 24 with IMAX
Hawaii
Honolulu – Regal Dole Cannery 08 + IMAX
Idaho
Boise – Edwards Boise Stadium 22 + IMAX
Illinois
Batavia – Goodrich Randall 14 + IMAX
Chicago – Navy Pier IMAX Theatre
Hodgkins – AMC Loews Quarry Cinemas 14 with IMAX
Lincolnshire – Regal Lincolnshire 21 + IMAX
South Barrington – AMC Barrington 30 with IMAX
Woodridge – Cinemark 16 + IMAX
Indiana
Evansville – Showplace East 18 + IMAX
Indianapolis – White River IMAX
Indianapolis – Showplace 16 + IMAX
Noblesville – Goodrich Hamilton 16 IMAX
Portage – Goodrich Portage 15 + IMAX
Iowa
Council Bluffs – Kerasotes Star Cinema 16 with IMAX
Davenport – Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre
Kansas
Olathe – AMC Studio 30 with IMAX
Kentucky
Louisville – Cinema de Lux 20: Stonybrook IMAX
Newport – AMC Newport Levee 20 with IMAX
Louisiana
Harahan – AMC Elmwood Palace 20 with IMAX
Massachusetts
Boston – AMC Loews Boston Common 19 with IMAX
Danvers – AMC Liberty Tree 20 with IMAX
Methuen – AMC Loews Methuen 20 with IMAX
Natick – Verizon IMAX 3D Theatre at Jordan's Furniture
Reading – Verizon IMAX 3D Theatre at Jordan's Furniture
Maryland
Baltimore – AMC White Marsh 16 with IMAX
Baltimore – Maryland IMAX Science Center 
Columbia – AMC Columbia 14 with IMAX
Maine
Saco – Cinemagic Saco 12 with IMAX
Michigan 
Auburn Hills – AMC Star Great Lakes 25 with IMAX
Dearborn – Henry Ford IMAX
Grand Blanc – NCG Trillium Cinema + IMAX
Grand Rapids – Celebration Grand Rapids North 17 + IMAX
Lansing – Celebration – Lansing 19 + IMAX
Livonia – AMC Livonia 20 with IMAX
Sterling Heights – AMC Forum 30 with IMAX
Ypsilanti – Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor IMAX
Minnesota
Apple Valley – Great Clips Imation IMAX
Edina – AMC Southdale 16 with IMAX
Roseville – AMC Rosedale 14 with IMAX
Missouri
Independence – AMC Independence 20 with IMAX
Kansas City – AMC Barrywoods 24 with IMAX
St. Louis – Wehrenberg Ronnies 20 Cine IMAX
Nevada
Henderson – Regal Sunset Station Stadium 13 + IMAX
Las Vegas – Brenden Theatres & IMAX at the Palms
Las Vegas – Regal Red Rock Stadium 15 + IMAX
North Las Vegas – Regal Aliante Station 16 + IMAX
New Hampshire
Hooksett – Cinemagic Hooksett + IMAX
New Jersey
Atlantic City – IMAX Theatre at Tropicana
Cherry Hill – AMC Cherry Hill 24 with IMAX
Elizabeth – AMC Jersey Gardens 20 with IMAX
Hamilton – AMC Hamilton 24 with IMAX
New Brunswick – AMC 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 – Regal Deer Park Stadium 19 + IMAX
New Rochelle – Regal New Roc City Stadium 18 + IMAX
New York – AMC Empire 25 with IMAX
New York – AMC Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX
New York – AMC Loews 34th Street 14 with IMAX
New York – Loews Kips Bay 15 with IMAX
Rochester – Cinemark Tinseltown 16 + IMAX
Stony Brook – AMC Stony Brook 17 with IMAX
West Nyack – Palisades Center IMAX Theatre
White Plains – NAM City Center 15 IMAX
Williamsville – Regal Transit Center 18 + IMAX
North Carolina
Charlotte – Stonecrest At Piper Glen Stadium 22 + IMAX
Concord – AMC Concord Mills 24 with IMAX
Raleigh – Wachovia IMAX Theatre
Ohio
Columbus – AMC Easton Town Center 30 with IMAX
Columbus – AMC Lennox Town Center 24 with IMAX
Springdale – Showcase Springdale 18 IMAX
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City – AMC Quail Springs 24 with IMAX
Tulsa – Cinemark 17 + IMAX
Oregon
Tigard – Regal Cinemas Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 + IMAX
Pennsylvania
Bensalem – AMC Neshaminy 24 with IMAX
Harrisburg – The Whitaker Center for Science & the Arts IMAX
Homestead – AMC Waterfront 22 with IMAX
King of Prussia – Regal King of Prussia Stadium + IMAX
Reading – RC Reading Movies 11 and IMAX
Tarentum – Cinemark Pittsburgh Mills Mall 17 + IMAX
Rhode Island
Providence – NAM Providence Place IMAX
South Carolina
Charleston – Citadel Mall Stadium 16 with IMAX
Simpsonville – Great Escape 14 & IMAX
Tennessee
Knoxville – Regal Pinnacle Stadium Cinemas 17 + IMAX
Texas
Austin – IMAX Theatre at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Colleyville – Colleyville Cinema + Grille IMAX
Dallas – Cinemark 17 + IMAX
Frisco – AMC Stonebriar 24 with IMAX
Garland – AMC Firewheel 18 with IMAX
Houston – AMC Gulf Pointe 30 with IMAX
Houston – Regal Houston Marq*e Stadium 22 + IMAX
Mesquite – AMC Mesquite 30 with IMAX
San Antonio  - Rivercenter 3D IMAX
San Antonio – Santikos Palladium 18 + IMAX
Sugar Land – AMC First Colony 24 with IMAX
Tomball – Santikos Silverado 19 IMAX
Utah
Sandy – Jordan Commons 16 + IMAX
Virginia
Alexandria – AMC Hoffman 22 with IMAX
Hampton – AMC Hampton Towne Centre 224 with IMAX
Hampton – VASC IMAX Theatre
McLean – AMC Tysons Corner 16 with IMAX
Midlothian – Regal Commonwealth Stadium 20 + IMAX
Virginia Beach – AMC Lynnhaven 18 with IMAX
Woodbridge – AMC Potomac Mills 18 with IMAX
Washington
Bellevue – Lincoln Square Cinema 16 with IMAX
Kent – AMC Kent Station 14 with IMAX
Lacey – Lacey Martin Village Stadium 16 + IMAX
Lynnwood – AMC Loews Alderwood Mall 16 with IMAX
Seattle – Pacific Science Center Boeing IMAX
Seattle – Regal Thorton Place Stadium 14 + IMAX
Spokane – AMC River Park Square 20 with IMAX
Tukwila – AMC Southcenter 16 with IMAX
Wisconsin
Fitchburg – Kerasotes Star 18 with IMAX
Wauwatosa – AMC Mayfair Mall 18 with IMAX
 
CANADA
Alberta
Calgary – Scotiabank Theatre Chinook 16 + IMAX
Edmonton – Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton + IMAX
British Columbia
Langley – Colossus Langley + IMAX
Richmond – SilverCity Riverport + IMAX
Nova Scotia
Halifax – Empire 18 Cinemas + IMAX
Ontario
Gloucester – Silvercity Gloucester + IMAX
Mississauga – Coliseum Mississauga + IMAX
Toronto – Scotiabank Theatre Toronto + IMAX
Vaughan – Colossus Toronto + IMAX
Quebec
Montreal – Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal + IMAX
Quebec City – Galeries de la Capitale IMAX
 
INTERNATIONAL
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 – Apollo Das Kino Vienna*
Bulgaria 
Sofia – Mtel IMAX*
Czech Republic
Prague – Oskar IMAX – Palace Flora*
France
Paris – Cinema Pathe Quai d'Ivry*
Paris – Gaumont Disney Village IMAX*
Hungary 
Budapest – Cinema City Arena IMAX Hungary*
India
Mumbai – Big Cinemas IMAX Theatre
Kuwait
Kuwait – Cinescape 360 IMAX*
The Netherlands
Amsterdam – Pathe Arena IMAX*
Eindhoven – Pathe Eindhoven IMAX*
Rotterdam – Pathe Schouwburgplein IMAX*
Philippines
Manila – San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theatre**
Manila – SM City North Edsa Mall IMAX**
Qatar
Doha – Villagio Shopping Mall IMAX*
Romania
Bucharest – Cinema city IMAX Bucharest*
Russia
Moscow – Coca-Cola IMAX KinoStar De Lux Teply Stan**
Moscow – Kinostar de Lux mega Belaya Dacha IMAX**
Perm – Kristall IMAX**
St. Petersburg – Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar City**
Ufa – IMAX Iskra Theatre**
Thailand
Bangkok – KrungSri IMAX Paragon CinePlex**
Taiwan
Kaohsiung – Viewshow Cinemas Kaohsiung IMAX*
Taipei – Viewshow Cinemas Taipei Sun IMAX*
Taipei – Samsung IMAX Theatre Miramar Cinemas*
Turkey
Ankara – Ankara AFM IMAX*
Istinye – AFM IMAX Istinye Park*
Ukraine
Kiev - Utel IMAX**
United Arab Emirates
Dubai – Grand Megaplex 21 + IMAX*
United Kingdom
Birmingham – IMAX Cinema at Millennium Point*
Bradford – National Media Museum IMAX Bradford*
Bristol – Blue Reef Aquarium Bristol & IMAX Cinema*
Cardiff – Odeon Cardiff IMAX*
Gateshead – Odeon Metrocentre IMAX*
Glasgow – Glasgow Science Centre IMAX Cinema*
Greenwich – Odeon Greenwich IMAX*
London – BFI IMAX London*
Manchester – Odeon Manchester IMAX @ The Printworks*
Southampton – Odeon Southampton IMAX*
Wimbledon – Odeon Wimbledon IMAX*
 
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

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About DreamWorks Animation SKG

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®Magazinefor 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 19 animated feature films, including the franchise properties of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon. DreamWorks Animation's upcoming feature film releases for 2010 are Shrek Forever After and Megamind.

This document includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company's plans, prospects, strategies, proposals and our beliefs and expectations concerning performance of our current and future releases and anticipated talent, directors and storyline for our upcoming films and other projects, constitute forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry in which we operate and management's beliefs and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein due to changes in economic, business, competitive, technological and/or regulatory factors, and other risks and uncertainties affecting the operation of the business of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. These risks and uncertainties include: audience acceptance of our films, our dependence on the success of a limited number of releases each year, the increasing cost of producing and marketing feature films, piracy of motion pictures, the effect of rapid technological change or alternative forms of entertainment and our need to protect our proprietary technology and enhance or develop new technology. In addition, due to the uncertainties and risks involved in the development and production of animated feature projects, the release dates for the projects described in this document may be delayed. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and our most recent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. DreamWorks Animation is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.



            

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