AutoNation IMAX, Museum of Discovery & Science
Fort Lauderdale · United StatesVerified
Museum-based institutional IMAX and Florida's only 70mm film venue for The Odyssey.
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IQ 81Excellent large-format presentation.
Spec sheet
- Projection
- IMAX 15/70mm Film
- Screen
- 24.4 m × 18.3 m (447 m²)
- Screen shape
- 1.33:1 — the fabric itself
- Picture shown
- 1.43:1 — full IMAX frame
- 15/70mm film
- Yes — confirmed, ran The Odyssey in 70mm
- Sound
- IMAX 6-channel
- Seats
- 294
- Screen type
- flat
- Opened
- 1992
- Operator
- Independent
Why IQ 81
Screen size23/38
Projection36/36
Full 1.43 frame18/18
Sound4/8
Scale check
Familiar objects, same scale as the screen
8 double-decker buss fit on this screen (2 across × 4 up · 447 m² total)
What you actually see
Switch format — watch what lights up on this screen · why this matters
The full IMAX frame — the tallest picture that exists
dark
- Screen
- 447 m²
- Picture
- 416 m²
- Screen used
- 93%
1.2 m of this screen — 7% of it — stays dark for a IMAX 1.43 showing.
Worth travelling for?
Your nearest premium screen isn't always the best one in reach
Nothing materially better within 75 mi — this is your best option locally.
Where this comes from
Verified- Screen dimensions
- published figure
- Projector
- corroborated against an independent database
- 15/70mm film
- confirmed — on IMAX's own Odyssey 70mm engagement list
- Aspect capability
- community database (r/imax)
- Projector model
- IMAX GT Laser
- Digital system
- imax gt laser — imax.com (IMAX with Laser)
- Operating status
- verified open
- Corroborated against
- imaxguide
Showtimes
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