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China National Film Museum IMAX

Beijing · ChinaPublished figures

Beijing's giant-screen IMAX GT auditorium (27x21m) at the national film museum, upgraded from 15/70 film to GT laser.

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IQ 86

Destination screen. Worth travelling for.

Spec sheet

Projection
IMAX GT Dual Laser
Screen
27 m × 21 m (567 m²)
Picture area
510 m² — 10% of the screen is never lit
Screen shape
1.29:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown
1.43:1 — full IMAX frame
15/70mm film
No
Sound
IMAX 12-channel
Seats
402
Screen type
flat
Opened
2007
Operator
China National Film Museum

Why IQ 86

Screen size28/38
Projection32/36
Full 1.43 frame18/18
Sound8/8

⌷ Size is scored on the picture, not the fabric. This screen is taller than its projector's frame, so a chunk of it is never lit and doesn't count.

How big, really?

Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX38.8×21m3% of this screen is never litChina National Film Museum IMAX27×21m10% of this screen is never litBFI IMAX26×20m9% of this screen is never litTypical multiplex screen12×5m

Drawn to scale · figure = 1.7 m

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Scale check

Familiar objects, same scale as the screen

8 double-decker buss fit on this screen (2 across × 4 up · 567 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
567
Picture
510
Screen used
90%

2.1 m of this screen — 10% 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

Published figures
Screen dimensions
published figure
Projector
imax.com (IMAX with Laser)
Aspect capability
community database (r/imax)
Operating status
verified open

This record hasn't been checked against an independent database. 343 of our IMAX venues have been; the rest, mostly in China, rely on the source data alone.

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