IMAX Melbourne
Melbourne · AustraliaPublished figures
At Melbourne Museum; one of the world's largest 1.43 screens and the Southern Hemisphere's only IMAX 70mm film venue (also has GT dual laser).
Destination screen. Worth travelling for.
Spec sheet
- Projection
- IMAX 15/70mm Film
- Screen
- 32 m × 23 m (736 m²)
- Screen shape
- 1.39:1 — the fabric itself
- Picture shown
- 1.43:1 — full IMAX frame
- 15/70mm film
- Yes — confirmed, ran The Odyssey in 70mm
- Sound
- IMAX 12-channel
- Seats
- 462
- Screen type
- flat
- Opened
- 1998
- Operator
- Independent
Why IQ 100
Scale check
Familiar objects, same scale as the screen
10 double-decker buss fit on this screen (2 across × 5 up · 736 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
- Screen
- 736 m²
- Picture
- 716 m²
- Screen used
- 97%
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
- 2021 industry listing — not re-confirmed
- 15/70mm film
- confirmed — on IMAX's own Odyssey 70mm engagement list
- Aspect capability
- community database (r/imax)
- Projector model
- IMAX GT Laser + IMAX GT3D 15/70 mm, (2D Only)
- Digital system
- imax gt laser
- 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.
Showtimes
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