IMAX expands Hubble 3D universe

IMAX expands Hubble 3D universe

The Hubble space telescope once needed a set of glasses to clear its blurry image. Now mass audiences will get a chance to put on glasses of their own to get a look at the Hubble spacecraft and its extraordinary mission and images.

IMAX is tripling the number of theaters showing the 43-minute “Hubble 3D” documentary from the 55 mostly giant-screen theaters it has been playing in since March 19 to more mainstream (and smaller) auditoriums as of this Friday, Aug. 20. Most will be in 3D, but some will even be shown in 2D, and some will get the film a little later.

The movie, narrated by Leonardo, which in most cases replaces the DiCaprio starring “Inception,” will play for a special limited time engagement. The following Friday, Aug. 27, a special edition of “Avatar,” with additional footage, returns for a limited engagement through Sept. 9 in about 175 IMAX theaters, exclusively in 3D. “Hubble 3D” will continue playing matinees at many of those theaters adding “Avatar: Special Edition.”

“We are fortunate (DiCaprio) lent his tremendous talent as the narrator, and we are proud that ‘Hubble 3D’ contributes to the great legacy of IMAX space films.” said Greg Foster, President and Chairman, IMAX Filmed Entertainment.

Thus far “Hubble 3D” has generated gushing reviews, including here at 3DHollywood.net (with interview of director/producer Toni Myers and astronaut Mike Massimino), and grossed more than $14 million from its domestic and 15 international locations.

“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,” said producer/director Toni Myers.

“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. “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.”

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

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