IMAX screen

Giant theater projection

An IMAX screen is the oversized movie screen used in IMAX theaters, distinguished by its exceptional height and width compared to standard cinema screens.

IMAX screens can span several stories tall and wrap slightly around the audience's peripheral vision, creating an immersive viewing experience: The dinosaurs looked enormous on the IMAX screen.

The term often appears in discussions of which format to choose for blockbuster films.

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