Critically Acclaimed IMAX®3D Co-Production from Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX
Returns for a Special Limited Time Engagement
"Breathtaking, extraordinary and awe-inspiring!" - Access Hollywood
"'Hubble 3D' truly dazzles." - Associated Press
"An awesome 3D documentary." - Entertainment Weekly
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX)(TSX:IMX), and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Hubble 3D will expand to additional IMAX® theatres on August 20th and will play for a special limited time engagement. The film, which initially debuted on March 19th and has launched in 55 domestic and 15 international IMAX locations thus far, has received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. Hubble 3D has grossed more than $14 million in box office since it opened earlier this year.
"Thanks to our wonderful partners at Warner Bros. and NASA, Hubble 3D offered us the opportunity to take audiences on an astounding, immersive journey – from the thundering launch into space to witness first-hand the astronauts' mastery at performing 'brain surgery' on Hubble, all the way to the outer edges of our universe in groundbreaking flythroughs," said Producer/Director Toni Myers. "We are gratified that the film was so well received during its initial launch, and we are very excited that more people will have the opportunity to learn about Hubble's amazing discoveries."
"We are thrilled with the success of Hubble 3D and the positive response to the film from critics and movie-goers alike," said Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. "Based upon the initial reaction, we knew it was essential for us to bring the film to more movie-goers around the country. We're confident new audiences will also be awe-struck by these images and the immersive quality of IMAX 3D, and we anticipate this title will play well for years to come."
"This is the summer of Leonardo DiCaprio at IMAX theatres – with the enormous success of Inception and now the expansion of Hubble to additional sites across the country," said Greg Foster, President and Chairman, IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "We are fortunate he lent his tremendous talent as the narrator, and we are proud that Hubble 3D contributes to the great legacy of IMAX space films."
Through the power of IMAX 3D, Hubble 3D enables moviegoers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult and important tasks in NASA's history. The film offers an inspiring and unique look into the Hubble Space Telescope's legacy and highlights its profound impact on the way we view the universe and ourselves.
Narrated by three-time Academy Award® nominee Leonardo DiCaprio, the documentary adventure "Hubble 3D" reunites the "Space Station 3D" filmmaking team led by producer and director Toni Myers. Director of photography James Neihouse also served as the astronaut crew trainer. Graeme Ferguson, IMAX co-founder and pioneer producer of many IMAX space films, is the executive producer, and Judy Carroll, the film's associate producer. The music is composed by Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon. "Hubble 3D" is an IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures production, in cooperation with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Hubble 3D will also play in IMAX (2D) in various locations and will continue to debut at other IMAX locations in the months to come.
As of August 20th, the following IMAX theatres will feature Hubble 3D:
| UNITED STATES |
| Alabama |
| Huntsville – Spacedome IMAX at US Space and Rocket Center# |
| Alaska |
| Anchorage – Regal Tikahtnu Commons & IMAX |
| Fairbanks – Regal Goldstream Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| 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 |
| Arkansas |
| Little Rock – Dickinson Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre |
| California |
| Aliso Viejo – Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20 & IMAX |
| Arcadia – AMC Santa Anita 16 & IMAX |
| Burbank – AMC Burbank 30 & IMAX |
| Camarillo – Edwards Camarillo Palace Stadium 12 & IMAX |
| Covina – AMC Covina 30 with 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 |
| Long Beach – Edwards Long Beach 26 & IMAX |
| Los Angeles – California Science Center IMAX Theater |
| Riverside – AMC Tyler Galleria 16 with IMAX |
| Rowland Heights – AMC Puente Hills 20 with IMAX |
| Sacramento – Esquire IMAX Theatre |
| San Diego – Reuben H. Fleet Science Center# |
| San Jose – Hackworth IMAX Dome# |
| Simi Valley – Regal Civic Center Plaza 16 & IMAX |
| Stockton – Regal City Centre Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| Temecula – Edwards Temecula Stadium15 & IMAX |
| Torrance – AMC Del Amo 18 & IMAX |
| Orange – AMC 30 At The Block with IMAX |
| Woodland Hills – AMC Promenade 16 & IMAX |
| Colorado |
| Denver – Denver Museum of Nature & Science IMAX# |
| Highlands Ranch – AMC Highlands Ranch 24 & IMAX |
| Westminster – AMC Orchard 12 & IMAX |
| Westminster – AMC Westminster Promenade 24 & IMAX |
| Connecticut |
| Norwalk – IMAX Theatre at The Maritime Aquarium# |
| Plainville – AMC Plainville with IMAX |
| District of Columbia |
| Washington – Lockheed Martin IMAX Theatre at National Air & Space Museum |
| Florida |
| Fort Myers – Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| Ft. Lauderdale – MODS AutoNation IMAX |
| Kennedy Space Center – IMAX Theater at Kennedy Space Center |
| Orange Park – AMC Orange Park 24 & IMAX |
| Pensacola – IMAX Naval Aviation Memorial Theatre# |
| St. Augustine – World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theatre# |
| South Miami – AMC Sunset Place 24 & IMAX |
| Tallahassee – Challenger Learning Center IMAX# |
| Tampa – IMAX Dome Theatre at MOSI# |
| West Palm Beach – Muvico Parisian 20 & IMAX |
| Georgia |
| Augusta – Regal Augusta Exchange Stadium 20 & IMAX |
| Buford – Regal Mall Of Georgia Stadium 20 & IMAX |
| Columbus – IMAX Theatre at Patriot Park |
| Kennesaw – AMC Barrett Commons 24 & IMAX |
| Hawaii |
| Honolulu – Regal Dole Cannery 18 & IMAX |
| Illinois |
| Batavia – Goodrich Randall 15 IMAX |
| Chicago – Henry Crown Space Center OMNIMAX Theatre# |
| Chicago – Navy Pier IMAX Theatre |
| Hodgkins – Loews Quarry Cinemas 14 with IMAX |
| South Barrington – AMC Barrington 30 with IMAX |
| Indiana |
| Evansville – Showplace East 18 & IMAX |
| Indianapolis – AMC Showplace 16 & IMAX |
| Indianapolis – IMAX Theatre at the Indiana State Museum |
| Noblesville – Goodrich Hamilton 16 IMAX |
| Portage – Goodrich Portage 16 IMAX |
| Iowa |
| Davenport – Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre |
| Des Moines – Science Center of Iowa & Blank IMAX Dome Theater# |
| Kansas |
| Hutchinson – Kansas Cosmosphere IMAX Theatre# |
| Olathe – AMC Studio 30 & IMAX |
| Kentucky |
| Louisville – Louisville Science Center IMAX# |
| Louisiana |
| Harahan – Elmwood Palace 20 with IMAX |
| Shreveport – IMAX at Sci-Port Discovery Center* |
| Maine |
| Saco – Cinemagic & IMAX in Saco |
| Maryland |
| Baltimore – Maryland Science Center IMAX Theater |
| Massachusetts |
| Boston – New England Aquarium's Simons IMAX Theatre |
| Danvers – AMC Liberty Tree Mall 20 & IMAX |
| Methuen – Loews Methuen 20 with IMAX |
| Michigan |
| Auburn Hills – AMC Star Great Lakes 25 with IMAX |
| Dearborn – The Henry Ford IMAX Theatre |
| Detroit – Detroit Science Center IMAX Theatre# |
| 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 |
| Minnesota |
| Apple Valley – Great Clips IMAX Theatre |
| Eden Prairie – AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18 with IMAX |
| Edina – AMC Southdale 16 with IMAX |
| Roseville – AMC Rosedale 14 & IMAX |
| St. Paul – Science Museum of Minnesota Omnitheater* |
| Missouri |
| Branson – Branson's IMAX# |
| Independence – AMC Independence Commons 20 & IMAX |
| Kansas City – AMC BarryWoods 24 & IMAX |
| St. Louis – St. Louis Science Center OMNIMAX Theater# |
| Nevada |
| Henderson – Regal Sunset Station Stadium 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 |
| Hamilton – AMC Hamilton 24 with IMAX |
| Jersey City – Liberty Science Center IMAX Dome Theatre# |
| New Brunswick – Loews New Brunswick 18 with IMAX |
| Paramus – AMC Garden State 16 with IMAX |
| Rockaway – AMC Rockaway 16 with IMAX |
| New Mexico |
| Alamogordo – Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theatre# |
| New York |
| Albany – Regal Crossgates Mall 18 & IMAX |
| Brooklyn – Regal Sheepshead Bay 14 & IMAX |
| Deer Park – Regal Deer Park Stadium 16 & 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 – American Museum of Natural History IMAX Theater# |
| Stony Brook – AMC Stony Brook 17 with IMAX |
| West Nyack – Palisades Center IMAX Theatre |
| White Plains – City Center 15 IMAX |
| North Carolina |
| Charlotte – Regal Stonecrest At Piper Glen Stadium 22 & IMAX |
| Concord – AMC Concord Mills 24 & IMAX |
| Raleigh – Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum |
| Ohio |
| Cleveland – Great Lakes Science Center Omnimax# |
| Columbus – AMC Easton Town Center 30 & IMAX |
| Columbus – AMC Lennox Town Center 24 with IMAX |
| Dayton – IMAX National Museum of the USAF# |
| Westlake – Regal Crocker Park Stadium 16 + IMAX |
| Oklahoma |
| Oklahoma City – AMC Quail Springs 24 with IMAX |
| Oregon |
| McMinnville – Evergreen Aviation Museum IMAX Theatre |
| Portland – OMNIMAX Theater at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry# |
| Pennsylvania |
| Harrisburg – Whitaker Center Select Medical IMAX Theatre |
| Philadelphia – Tuttleman IMAX Theatre at the Franklin Institute# |
| Pittsburgh – Carnegie Science Center/Rangos Omnimax* |
| Reading – RC Reading Movies 11 with IMAX |
| South Carolina |
| Charleston – Citadel Mall Stadium 16 with IMAX |
| Myrtle Beach – Myrtle Beach IMAX 3D Theatre |
| Simpsonville – Great Escape 14 & IMAX |
| Tennessee |
| Chattanooga – Tennessee Aquarium IMAX Theater |
| Knoxville – Regal Pinnacle Stadium Cinemas 17 & IMAX |
| Memphis – Union Planters IMAX Theatre* |
| Texas |
| Arlington – AMC The Parks At Arlington 18 with IMAX |
| Austin – The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum IMAX Theatre |
| Frisco – AMC Stonebriar 24 with IMAX |
| Garland – AMC Firewheel 18 & IMAX |
| Houston – Wortham IMAX Houston Museum of Natural Science |
| Mesquite – AMC Mesquite 30 & IMAX |
| San Antonio – Rivercenter IMAX 3D |
| Utah |
| Salt Lake City – Clark Planetarium ATK IMAX Theatre |
| Virginia |
| Hampton – Riverside IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air & Space Center |
| Midlothian – Regal Commonwealth Stadium 20 + IMAX |
| Virginia Beach – AMC Lynnhaven 18 & IMAX |
| Washington |
| Kent – AMC Kent Station 14 with IMAX |
| Lacey – Regal Martin Village Stadium 16 & IMAX |
| Lynnwood – Loews Alderwood Mall 16 with IMAX |
| Seattle – Pacific Science Center Boeing IMAX Theatre |
| Spokane – Riverfront Park IMAX Theatre# |
| Wisconsin |
| Fitchburg – AMC Star 18 with IMAX |
| Milwaukee – Humphrey IMAX Dome Theatre* |
| CANADA |
| British Columbia |
| Victoria – National Geographic IMAX Theatre# |
| Manitoba |
| Winnipeg – IMAX Theatre at Portage Place |
| Nova Scotia |
| Halifax – Empire 17 & IMAX Theatre |
| Ontario |
| Sudbury – IMAX Theatre Sudbury* |
| Toronto – Ontario Science Centre Omnimax Theatre# |
| Quebec |
| Gatineau – Canadian Museum of Civilization IMAX Theatre# |
| Montreal – Montreal Science Centre's IMAX Telus Theatre |
| Quebec City – IMAX des Galeries de la Capitale |
| INTERNATIONAL |
| Australia |
| Melbourne – Highpoint Hoyts IMAX |
| Melbourne – Melbourne Museum IMAX |
| Perth – Carousel Hoyts IMAX |
| Sydney – Entertainment Quarter Hoyts IMAX |
| Sydney – LG IMAX Theatre Sydney |
| China |
| Guangdong – Guangdong Science Centre |
| Czech Republic |
| Prague – Panasonic IMAX Theatre* |
| Denmark |
| Copenhagen – Tycho Brahe Planetarium# |
| France |
| Paris – La Geode* |
| Toulouse – IMAX Cite de L'Espace |
| Germany |
| Sinsheim – IMAX 3D Theatre at Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim |
| Hong Kong |
| Kowloon – Hong Kong Space Museum Stanley Ho Space Theatre* |
| Japan |
| Osaka – Suntory Museum IMAX 3D Theatre |
| Kuwait |
| Salmiya – Scientific Center IMAX Theatre* |
| Mexico |
| Guadalajara – Cinepolis Galerias* |
| Juarez-Chihuahua – Cinepolis Las Misiones Cd. Juarez* |
| Mexico City – Cinepolis Perisur* |
| Mexico City – Cinepolis Universidad* |
| Monterrey – Galerias Valle Oriente* |
| Toluca – Cinepolis Galerias Metepec* |
| Toluca – Museo Modelo De Ciencias e Industria IMAX |
| Netherlands |
| The Hague – Omniversum* |
| Poland |
| Katowice – Orange IMAX Katowice* |
| Krakow – Orange IMAX Krakow* |
| Lodz – Orange IMAX Manufaktura* |
| Poznan – Poznan IMAX* |
| Warsaw – Orange IMAX Sadyba* |
| Russia |
| Moscow – Nescafe IMAX* |
| Sweden |
| Stockholm – Swedish Museum of Natural History * |
| Taiwan |
| Taichung – National Museum of Natural Science# |
| Taipei – Taipei Astronomical Museum |
| Ukraine |
| Kiev – Utel IMAX* |
| United Kingdom |
| Glasgow – IMAX Theatre at Glasgow Science Center |
| London – Science Museum IMAX Cinema |
| *denotes later launch #denotes 2D theatre |
| Please check local listings or IMAX.com for final theatre listings, launch dates and showtimes. |
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