IMAX Sydney (Darling Harbour)
Sydney · AustraliaPublished figures
Rebuilt 2023 with GT dual-laser and a 692 sq m 1.43:1 screen billed as the third largest in the world.
Destination screen. Worth travelling for.
Spec sheet
- Projection
- IMAX GT Dual Laser
- Screen
- 29 m × 24 m (696 m²)
- Picture area
- 588 m² — 16% of the screen is never lit
- Screen shape
- 1.21:1 — the fabric itself
- Picture shown
- 1.43:1 — full IMAX frame
- 15/70mm film
- No
- Sound
- IMAX 12-channel
- Seats
- 430
- Screen type
- flat
- Opened
- 2023
- Operator
- EVT / IMAX Theatres
Why IQ 90
⌷ 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.
Scale check
Familiar objects, same scale as the screen
10 double-decker buss fit on this screen (2 across × 5 up · 696 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
- 696 m²
- Picture
- 588 m²
- Screen used
- 84%
3.7 m of this screen — 16% 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
- 2021 industry listing — not re-confirmed
- 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.
Showtimes
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