TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX
Los Angeles · United StatesPublished figures
Historic 1927 movie palace and largest IMAX auditorium by seats; dual 15/70 film and IMAX laser, but its 1.90 screen means 1.43 film is presented pillarboxed.
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IQ 74Excellent large-format presentation.
Spec sheet
- Projection
- IMAX 15/70mm Film
- Screen
- 28.7 m × 14 m (402 m²)
- Screen shape
- 2.05:1 — the fabric itself
- Picture shown
- 1.90:1
- 15/70mm film
- Yes — confirmed, ran The Odyssey in 70mm
- Sound
- IMAX 12-channel
- Seats
- 932
- Screen type
- curved
- Opened
- 1927
- Operator
- Independent
Why IQ 74
Screen size22/38
Projection36/36
Full 1.43 frame8/18
Sound8/8
Scale check
Familiar objects, same scale as the screen
6 double-decker buss fit on this screen (2 across × 3 up · 402 m² total)
What you actually see
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- Screen
- 402 m²
- Picture
- 402 m²
- Screen used
- 100%
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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
- derived from projector type, vetoed by screen geometry
- 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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