 Original pre-renovation appearance | |
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| Address | 5 Towne Center Ct Pooler United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°08′48″N81°15′08″W / 32.146770°N 81.252180°W | |
| Owner | Royal Cinemas |
| Type | Cinema |
| Website | |
| https://www.royalcinemaspooler.com/ | |
Royal Cinemas 14 & World's Tallest IMAX is an IMAX movie theater in Pooler, Georgia, United States. It is the tallest IMAX theater in the world. [1] It is owned and operated by Royal Cinemas, and features IMAX's dual laser projector. [2] [3]
In 2012, it was announced that Pooler, Georgia would receive an IMAX theater. [4] The theater was projected to cost $3 million and would contain 350 seats. [4]
The cinema first opened on September 14, 2012. [5]
In 2022, as the theater's 10 year contract came up for renewal, it was decided that a new IMAX auditorium would be built adjacent to the original one. [6] The new auditorium would contain the worlds tallest IMAX screen with a height of 76 feet and width of 101 feet. [7] [8] The screen was so large that a robotic arm was required to paint it. [7] [8] The new auditorium would also feature IMAX's dual laser projection system and 363 recliner seats. [6] [9]
The new auditorium opened in February 2022, at the same time the original auditorium closed. [10]
Currently, Royal Cinemas 14 & World's Tallest IMAX contains the world's third largest IMAX screen, after Traumpalast Leonberg and IMAX Melbourne. [11] [12] However Royal Cinemas 14 & World's Tallest IMAX is taller than both venues. Additionally Traumpalast Leonberg is limited to a 1.90:1 aspect ratio meaning that it is unable to project IMAX's full GT aspect ratio, [13] while Royal Cinemas 14 & World's Tallest IMAX and IMAX Melbourne can.
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