IMAX Theater at Tennessee Aquarium
Chattanooga · United StatesVerified
Six-story aquarium-run 1.43 screen (87.3 x 68.9 ft), one of the largest institutional film screens in the US.
Destination screen. Worth travelling for.
Spec sheet
- Projection
- IMAX 15/70mm Film
- Screen
- 26.6 m × 21 m (559 m²)
- Picture area
- 495 m² — 11% of the screen is never lit
- Screen shape
- 1.27:1 — 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
- 291
- Screen type
- flat
- Opened
- 1996
- Operator
- Independent
Why IQ 85
⌷ 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
8 double-decker buss fit on this screen (2 across × 4 up · 559 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
- 559 m²
- Picture
- 495 m²
- Screen used
- 89%
2.4 m of this screen — 11% 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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