James Cameron, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media and Wayfare Entertainment's Sanctum Opens in IMAX(R) Theatres This Friday
LOS ANGELES, Feb 1, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX), and Universal Pictures today announced that the 3D epic underwater adventure Sanctum, from three-time Oscar(R)-winning executive producer James Cameron, will be released in the immersive IMAX(R) 3D format on Friday, February 4. The film will open on 178 IMAX screens domestically, simultaneous with its North American wide release. Sanctum will also open on at least 16 IMAX screens internationally this Friday. Additional international playdates are expected to be booked in the coming days.
Sanctum: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-mastering) technology for presentation in IMAX 3D. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique immersive environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.
About Sanctum:
The 3D action-thriller Sanctum from director Alister Grierson follows a team of underwater cave divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth. When a tropical storm forces them deep into the caverns, they must fight raging water, deadly terrain and creeping panic as they search for an unknown escape route to the sea.
Master diver Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team-including 17-year-old son Josh (Rhys Wakefield) and financier Carl Hurley (Ioan Gruffudd) are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out. Soon, they are confronted with the unavoidable question: Can they survive, or will they be trapped forever?
Shot on location off the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, Sanctum employs 3D photography techniques Cameron developed to lens Avatar. Designed to operate in extreme environments, the technology used to shoot the action-thriller will bring audiences on a breathless journey across plunging cliffs and into the furthest reaches of our subterranean world. www.sanctummovie.com
Opening nationwide in theatres and IMAX, the film will be presented in 3D and distributed in domestic and select international markets by Universal Pictures.
The film has been rated "R" by the MPAA for language, some violence and disturbing images.
Sanctum: An IMAX 3D Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following IMAX theatres beginning February 4:
UNITED STATES Alabama Birmingham -- Rave Patton Creek 15 + IMAX Alaska Anchorage -- Regal Tikahtnu Stadium 16 & 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 Tucson -- AMC Foothills 15 with IMAX Arkansas Little Rock -- Dickinson Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre California Alhambra -- Regal 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 Palace Stadium 12 & IMAX Covina -- AMC Covina 30 with IMAX Cupertino -- AMC Cupertino Square 16 with 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 Long Beach -- Regal Long Beach Stadium 26 & IMAX Los Angeles -- AMC Century City 15 with IMAX National City -- AMC Plaza Bonita 14 with IMAX Orange -- AMC 30 At The Block with IMAX Riverside -- AMC Tyler Galleria 16 with IMAX Rowland Heights -- AMC Puente Hills 20 with IMAX San Diego -- AMC Mission Valley 20 with IMAX San Diego -- AMC Palm Promenade 24 with IMAX San Diego -- Regal Mira Mesa Stadium 18 & IMAX San Jose -- AMC Eastridge Mall 15 with IMAX Santa Clara -- AMC Mercado 20 with IMAX Santa Clarita -- Regal Valencia Stadium 12 & IMAX Simi Valley -- Regal Civic Center Stadium 16 & IMAX South Gate -- Regal South Gate Stadium 20 & IMAX Stockton -- Regal City Centre Stadium 16 & IMAX Temecula -- Regal Temecula Stadium15 & IMAX Torrance -- AMC Del Amo 18 with IMAX Woodland Hills -- AMC Promenade 16 with IMAX Colorado Highlands Ranch -- AMC Highlands Ranch 24 & IMAX Westminster -- AMC Orchard 12 with IMAX Westminster -- AMC Westminster Promenade 24 with IMAX Connecticut Manchester -- Rave Buckland Hills 18 + IMAX Milford -- Rave Connecticut Post 14 + IMAX Plainville -- AMC Plainville 20 with IMAX Florida Altamonte Springs -- AMC Altamonte Mall 18 with IMAX Aventura -- AMC Aventura 24 with IMAX Brandon -- AMC The Regency 20 with IMAX Destin -- Rave Destin Commons 14 + IMAX Fort Myers -- Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 & IMAX Jacksonville -- AMC Regency 24 with IMAX Lakeland -- Lakeside 18 & IMAX Oldsmar -- AMC Woodlands Square 20 with IMAX Orange Park -- AMC Orange Park 24 with IMAX Orlando -- AMC Universal Cineplex 20 with IMAX Orlando -- Regal Waterford Lakes Stadium 20 & IMAX South Miami -- AMC Sunset Place 24 with IMAX St. Augustine -- World Golf Village 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 Atlanta -- Regal Atlantic Station 16 & IMAX Augusta -- Regal Augusta Exchange Stadium 20 & IMAX Kennesaw -- AMC Barrett Commons 24 with IMAX Morrow -- AMC Southlake Pavilion 24 with IMAX Hawaii Honolulu -- Regal Dole Cannery 18 & IMAX Illinois Batavia -- Goodrich Randall 15 IMAX Hodgkins -- AMC Quarry Cinemas 14 with IMAX Lombard -- AMC Yorktown 17 with IMAX Naperville -- AMC Showplace 16 Naperville with IMAX Schaumburg -- AMC Streets of Woodfield 20 with IMAX Skokie -- AMC Showplace Village Crossing 18 with IMAX South Barrington -- AMC Barrington 30 with IMAX Indiana Evansville -- Showplace East 18 & IMAX Indianapolis -- AMC Showplace 16 with IMAX Noblesville -- Goodrich Hamilton 16 IMAX Portage -- Goodrich Portage 16 IMAX Iowa Davenport -- Rave Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX Kansas Leawood -- AMC Town Center 20 with IMAX Olathe -- AMC Studio 30 with IMAX Wichita -- Warren 17 with IMAX Kentucky Louisville -- Rave Stonybrook 20 + IMAX Newport -- AMC Newport Levee 20 with IMAX Louisiana Harahan -- AMC Elmwood Palace 20 with IMAX Maine Saco -- Cinemagic & IMAX in Saco Maryland Baltimore -- AMC Loews White Marsh 16 with IMAX Columbia -- AMC Columbia 14 with IMAX Silver Spring -- Regal Majestic Stadium 20 & IMAX Massachusetts Boston -- AMC Loews Boston Common 19 with IMAX Danvers -- AMC Liberty Tree Mall 20 with IMAX Methuen -- AMC Methuen 20 with IMAX Randolph -- Showcase Randolph 16 & IMAX Michigan Auburn Hills -- AMC Star Great Lakes 25 with IMAX Grand Blanc -- NCG Trillium Cinema & IMAX Lansing -- Celebration Lansing 19 + IMAX Livonia -- AMC Livonia 20 with IMAX Sterling Heights -- AMC Forum 30 with IMAX Ypsilanti -- Rave Ann Arbor 20 IMAX Minnesota Eden Prairie -- AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18 with IMAX Edina -- AMC Southdale 16 with IMAX Maple Grove -- AMC Arbor Lakes 16 with IMAX Roseville -- AMC Rosedale 14 with IMAX Missouri Hazelwood -- Regal St. Louis Mills 18 & IMAX Independence -- AMC Independence Commons 20 with IMAX Kansas City -- AMC BarryWoods 24 with IMAX Nebraska Omaha -- AMC Oakview Plaza 24 with IMAX 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 Cherry Hill -- AMC Loews 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 16 & IMAX New York City -- AMC 34th Street 14 with IMAX New York City -- AMC Empire 25 with IMAX New York City -- AMC Kips Bay 15 with IMAX Port Chester -- AMC Port Chester 14 with IMAX Stony Brook -- AMC Stony Brook 17 with IMAX White Plains -- National Amusements City Center 15 IMAX Williamsville -- Regal Transit Center Stadium 18 & IMAX North Carolina Cary -- Regal Crossroads Stadium 20 & IMAX Charlotte -- Regal Stonecrest At Piper Glen Stadium 22 & IMAX Concord -- AMC Concord Mills 24 with IMAX Raleigh -- Marbles Kids Museum Wachovia IMAX Theatre Ohio Beavercreek -- Rave The Greene 14 + IMAX Columbus -- AMC Easton Town Center 30 with IMAX Columbus -- AMC Lennox Town Center 24 with IMAX Springdale -- Showcase Springdale IMAX 16 Westlake -- Regal Crocker Park Stadium 16 & IMAX Oklahoma Oklahoma City -- AMC Quail Springs 24 with IMAX Tulsa -- AMC Southroads 20 with IMAX Oregon Tigard -- Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 & IMAX Pennsylvania Bensalem -- AMC Neshaminy 24 with IMAX Dickson City -- Great Escape Dickson City 14 IMAX Homestead -- AMC Waterfront 22 with IMAX Lititz -- Penn Cinema IMAX Philadelphia -- AMC Franklin Mills 14 with IMAX Reading -- RC Reading Movies 11 & IMAX South Carolina Charleston -- Citadel Mall Stadium 16 with IMAX Simpsonville -- Great Escape 14 & IMAX Tennessee Chattanooga -- Rave East Ridge 18 + IMAX Knoxville -- Regal Pinnacle Stadium Cinemas 17 & IMAX Texas Arlington -- AMC The Parks At Arlington 18 with IMAX Dallas -- AMC Northpark 15 with IMAX Frisco -- AMC Stonebriar 24 with IMAX Garland -- AMC Firewheel 18 with IMAX Houston -- AMC Gulf Pointe 30 with IMAX Mesquite -- AMC Mesquite 30 with IMAX Sugar Land -- AMC First Colony 24 with IMAX Tomball -- Santikos Silverado 19 IMAX Utah Sandy -- Megaplex 17 & IMAX at Jordan Commons South Jordan -- Megaplex 20 & IMAX at The District Virginia Alexandria -- AMC Hoffman Center 22 with IMAX Hampton -- AMC Hampton Towne Centre 24 with IMAX Hampton -- Virginia Air and Space Center IMAX Theater McLean -- AMC Tysons Corner 16 with IMAX Midlothian -- Regal Commonwealth 20 & IMAX Virginia Beach -- AMC Lynnhaven 18 with IMAX Woodbridge -- AMC Potomac Mills 18 with IMAX Washington Bellevue -- Lincoln Square Cinemas IMAX Theatre Kent -- AMC Kent Station 14 with IMAX Lacey -- Regal Martin Village Stadium 16 & IMAX Lynnwood -- AMC Alderwood Mall 16 with IMAX Seattle -- Regal Thornton Place Stadium 14 & IMAX Spokane -- AMC River Park Square 20 with IMAX Tukwila -- AMC Southcenter 16 with IMAX Wisconsin Wauwatosa -- AMC Mayfair Mall 18 with IMAX CANADA Ontario Kanata -- AMC Kanata 24 with IMAX Mississauga -- AMC Courtney Park 16 with IMAX Toronto -- Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Toronto & IMAX Whitby -- AMC Whitby 24 with IMAX INTERNATIONAL Australia Melbourne -- Highpoint Hoyts IMAX** Perth -- Carousel Hoyts IMAX** Sydney -- Entertainment Quarter Hoyts IMAX** Brazil Curitiba -- Dom Bosco IMAX Palladium Shopping Center Sao Paolo -- Espaço Unibanco Pompeia IMAX India Mumbai -- Big Cinemas IMAX Theatre United Kingdom Cardiff -- Odeon Cardiff Bay IMAX Gateshead -- Odeon Metrocentre IMAX Greenwich -- Odeon Greenwich IMAX Liverpool -- Odeon Liverpool ONE IMAX London -- Odeon Kingston IMAX Norwich -- Odeon Norwich IMAX Renfrew -- Odeon Braehead IMAX Southampton -- Odeon Southampton IMAX Uxbridge -- Odeon Uxbridge IMAX Wimbledon -- Odeon Wimbledon IMAX
Please check local listings or IMAX.com for final theatre listings, launch dates and showtimes.
** denotes earlier launch * denotes later launch
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