Disney’s A Christmas Carol Opens in IMAX® Theatres on November 6, 2009

November 4, 2009 – 2:05 pm

Epic Fantasy From Director Robert Zemeckis and Starring Jim Carrey Comes to Life in IMAX® 3D

Film to Play in Record Number of IMAX® Theatres

IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures today announced that Disney’s A Christmas Carol, the spectacular Disney Digital 3D™ holiday release from director Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, will open in a record 181 IMAX® theatres domestically on November 6, 2009 and 57 IMAX theatres internationally starting on November 5th, 2009. Disney’s A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology.

Commenting on the announcement, Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group, said, “Seeing Disney’s A Christmas Carol in IMAX® 3D is the ultimate way to experience this extraordinary motion picture from acclaimed filmmaker Robert Zemeckis. With its enormous screens, incredible sound, and crystal clear imagery, moviegoers will feel like they’re actually in the Victorian world of Scrooge and the other classic Dickens’ characters. ‘Disney’s A Christmas Carol‘ takes the Disney Digital 3D experience to a delightful new level of enjoyment, and the IMAX 3D engagements take that experience to the maximum. Audiences are going to love seeing Jim Carrey and this wonderful cast as they bring this holiday classic to life as never before.”

“Robert Zemeckis has consistently delivered brilliant content that is ideally suited to IMAX 3D and we’re certainly looking forward to this next big 3D adventure,” said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. “Our growing theatre network enables us to reach the widest audience ever for an IMAX opening, which is very encouraging given the tremendous buzz surrounding the film.”

“This film brings together the extraordinary talents of Robert Zemeckis, who is a true 3D visionary, the marketing savvy of Disney, our friend Jim Carrey and The IMAX Experience to create a major motion picture Holiday event,” added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. “We’re very excited to kick off the holiday season with this highly anticipated 3D movie that is sure to transport IMAX audiences right into the classic Dickens tale with a cool 2009 edge.”

Robert Zemeckis’ takes the art of performance capture to the next level with Disney’s A Christmas Carol. This multi-sensory 3D motion picture captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking motion picture event. Ebeneezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gary Oldman), and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come (all played by Carrey) take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Disney’s A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience is scheduled to open at the following IMAX® Theatres beginning November 6th.

UNITED STATES

Arizona
Glendale – Westgate 20
Mesa – Dickinson Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre
Phoenix – AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX
Phoenix – Desert Ridge 18 with IMAX*

Arkansas
Little Rock – Dickinson Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre

California
Alhambra – Edwards Renaissance Stadium 14 + IMAX
Aliso Viejo – Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20 & IMAX
Anaheim – CinemaFusion 14 + IMAX
Arcadia – AMC Santa Anita 16 & IMAX
Burbank – AMC Burbank 16 & IMAX
Camarillo – Edwards Camarillo Palace Stadium 12 & IMAX
Cathedral City – Desert IMAX Theatre
Covina – AMC Covina 30 with IMAX
Cupertino – AMC Cupertino 16 & IMAX
Dublin – Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 & IMAX
El Dorado Hills – Regal Cinemas El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 & IMAX
Emeryville – AMC Bay Street 16 & IMAX
Escondido – Regal Escondido Stadium 16 & IMAX
Fairfield – Edwards Fairfield Stadium 16 & IMAX
Fresno – Fresno Stadium 21 + IMAX
Irvine – Edwards Irvine Spectrum IMAX
Long Beach – Edwards Long Beach 26 & IMAX
Los Angeles – AMC Century City 15 & IMAX
Los Angeles – IMAX Theatre at The Bridge: cinema de lux
Los Angeles – AMC Universal CityWalk Stadium 19 with IMAX
National City – AMC Plaza Bonita 14 & IMAX
Ontario – Edwards Ontario Palace 22 & IMAX
Riverside – Tyler Galleria 16 with IMAX-
Rowland Heights – AMC Puente Hills 20 with IMAX
Sacramento – Esquire IMAX
San Diego – AMC Palm Promenade 24 & IMAX
San Diego – Edwards Mira Mesa Stadium 18 & IMAX
San Jose – AMC Eastridge Mall 15 & IMAX
San Francisco – AMC Loews Metreon 16 with IMAX
Santa Clara – AMC Mercado 20 & IMAX
Simi Valley – Regal Civic Center Plaza 16 & IMAX
South Gate – Edwards South Gate Stadium 20 & IMAX
Stockton – Regal City Centre Stadium 16 & IMAX
Temecula – Temecula Stadium15
Torrance – AMC Del Amo 18 & IMAX
Woodland Hills – AMC Promenade 16 & IMAX

Colorado
Colorado Springs – Carefree Circle 16 + IMAX
Denver – UA Colorado Center Stadium 9 & IMAX
Highlands Ranch – AMC Highlands Ranch 24 & IMAX
Westminster – AMC Orchard 12 & IMAX
Westminster – AMC Westminster Promenade 24 & IMAX

Connecticut
Manchester – IMAX Theatre at Cinema de Lux Buckland Hills 18

Florida
Altamonte Springs – AMC Altamonte Mall 18 & IMAX
Aventura – AMC Aventura 24 & IMAX
Fort Myers – Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 & IMAX
Ft. Lauderdale – AutoNation IMAX – MODS
Jacksonville – AMC Regency 24 & IMAX
Oldsmar – Woodlands Square 20 with IMAX
Orange Park – AMC Orange Park 24 & IMAX
Orlando – Loews Universal Cineplex 20*
Orlando – Regal Waterford Lakes Stadium 20 & IMAX
Orlando – Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 + IMAX
South Miami – AMC Sunset Place 24 & IMAX
St. Petersburg – Baywalk 19 + IMAX
Tallahassee – AMC Tallahassee Mall 20 with IMAX
Tampa – Channelside Cinemas Stadium 9 + IMAX
Tampa – AMC Veterans 24 & IMAX
West Palm Beach – Muvico Parisian IMAX

Georgia
Augusta – Regal Augusta Exchange Stadium 20 & IMAX
Buford – Mall Of Georgia Stadium 20 + IMAX
Kennesaw – AMC Barrett Commons 24 & IMAX
Morrow – AMC Southlake Pavilion 24 & IMAX

Hawaii
Honolulu – Regal Dole Cannery 18 & IMAX

Idaho
Boise – Edwards Boise Stadium 22 & IMAX

Illinois
Batava – Randall 14 + IMAX
Chicago – Navy Pier IMAX Theatre
Hodgkins – Loews Quarry Cinemas 14 with IMAX
Lincolnshire – Lincolnshire Stadium 20 + IMAX
South Barrington – AMC Barrington 30 & IMAX
Woodridge – Cinemark 16 + IMAX

Indiana
Evansville – Showplace East 18 + IMAX
Indianapolis – Indiana State Museum*
Indianapolis – Showplace 16 + IMAX
Noblesville – Hamilton 16 IMAX
Portage – Portage 15 + IMAX

Iowa
Council Bluffs – Kerasotes Star Cinemas 16 & IMAX

Kansas
Olathe – AMC Studio 30 & IMAX

Kentucky
Louisville – Stoney Brook IMAX
Newport – Newport Levee 20 with IMAX

Louisiana
Harahan – Elmwood Palace 20 with IMAX

Maine
Saco – Cinemagic & IMAX in Saco

Maryland
Baltimore – Maryland IMAX – MD Sci Ctr
Baltimore – AMC Loews White Marsh 16 & IMAX
Columbia – AMC Columbia 14 & IMAX

Massachusetts
Danvers – AMC Liberty Tree Mall 20 & IMAX
Methuen – Loews Methuen 20 with IMAX
Natick – Jordan’s Furniture IMAX – Natick
Reading – IMAX 3D Theatre in Reading – Jordan’s Furn

Michigan
Auburn Hills -Lakes 25 with IMAX
Dearborn – Henry Star Great Ford IMAX
Grand Blanc – NCG Trillium Cinema + IMAX
Grand Rapids – Celebration! Cinema IMAX Theatre
Lansing – Celebration – Lansing 19 + IMAX
Livonia – Livonia 20
Sterling Heights – AMC Forum 30 & IMAX
Ypsilanti – Showcase Ann Arbor 20 + IMAX

Minnesota
Apple Valley – Great Clips Imation IMAX
Edina – Southdale 16 with IMAX
Roseville – AMC Rosedale 14 & IMAX

Missouri
Independence – AMC Independence Commons 20 & IMAX
Kansas City – AMC BarryWoods 24 & IMAX
St. Louis – Ronnies Cinemas 19 + IMAX

Nevada
Henderson – Regal Sunset Station Stadium 13 & IMAX
Las Vegas – Brenden Palms 13 + IMAX
Las Vegas – Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 & IMAX
North Las Vegas – Regal Aliante Stadium 16 & IMAX

New Hampshire
Hooksett – Cinemagic & IMAX in Hooksett

New Jersey
Atlantic City – IMAX & the Tropicana
Cherry Hill – AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24 & IMAX
Elizabeth – Jersey Gardens 20
Hamilton – AMC Hamilton 24 & IMAX
New Brunswick – Loews New Brunswick 18 with IMAX
Paramus – Garden State 16*
Rockaway – Rockaway 16 with IMAX*

New York
Albany – Regal Crossgates Mall 18 & IMAX
Brooklyn – Sheepshead Bay 14 with IMAX
Dear Park – Deer Park Stadium 16 and IMAX
New Rochelle – New Roc City Stadium 18 + IMAX
New York City – AMC Loews 34th Street 14 & IMAX
New York City – AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 & IMAX
Rochester – Tinseltown 16 + IMAX
Stony Brook – AMC Stony Brook 17 & IMAX
West Nyack – IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center
White Plains – City Center 15 IMAX
Williamsville – Transit Center Stadium 18 + IMAX

North Carolina
Charlotte – Regal Stonecrest At Piper Glen Stadium 22 & IMAX
Concord – AMC Concord Mills 24 & IMAX
Raleigh – Wachovia IMAX Theatre

Ohio
Cincinnati – Showcase Springdale 18 IMAX
Columbus – Lennox Town Center 24 with IMAX
Columbus – Lennox Town Center 24 with IMAX

Oklahoma
Oklahoma City – Quail Springs 24*
Tulsa – Cinemark 17 + IMAX

Oregon
Tigard – Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 & IMAX

Pennsylvania
Bensalem – AMC Neshaminy 24 & IMAX
Harrisburg – The Whitaker Center for Science & the Arts IMAX
Homestead – AMC Waterfront 22 & IMAX
King of Prussia – UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX
Reading – RC Reading Movies 11 + IMAX
Tarentum – Pittsburgh Mills Mall 17 + IMAX

Rhode Island
Providence – Providence Place Cinemas 16 & IMAX

South Carolina
Charleston – Southeast Cinemas

Tennessee
Knoxville – Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 at Turkey Creek
Nashville – Regal Opry Mills 20 & IMAX

Texas
Austin – IMAX Theater Austin – Bob Bullock
Colleyville – Colleyville Cinema Grille & IMAX
Dallas – Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17
Frisco – Stonebriar 24 with IMAX
Galveston – Moody Gardens
Garland – AMC Firewheel 18 & IMAX
Houston – AMC Gulf Pointe 30 & IMAX
Houston – Edwards Houston Marq*e 23 & IMAX
Houston – Wortham IMAX Theater
Mesquite – AMC Mesquite 30 & IMAX
San Antonio – IMAX Rivercenter – 3D
San Antonio – Santikos Palladium 18 IMAX Theatre
Sugar Land – AMC First Colony 24 & IMAX
Tomball – Silverado 19 IMAX

Utah
Sandy – Jordan Commons 16 + IMAX

Virginia
Alexandria – AMC Hoffman Center 22 & IMAX
Hampton – Hampton Towne Centre 24 with IMAX
Hampton – VASC IMAX Theatre
Midlothian – Regal Commonwealth 20 & IMAX
Virginia Beach – AMC Lynnhaven 18 & IMAX
Virginia Beach – Marine Science Museum IMAX
Woodbridge – AMC Potomac Mills 18 & IMAX

Washington
Bellevue – Lincoln Square Cinemas IMAX Theatre
Kent – Kent Station 14 with IMAX
Lacey – Regal Martin Village Stadium 16 & IMAX
Seattle – Boeing IMAX – Pacific Science Center
Seattle – Regal Thornton Place Stadium 14 & IMAX
Spokane – River Park Square 20 with IMAX*
Tukwila – AMC Southcenter 16 & IMAX

Wisconsin
Fitchburg – Kerasotes Star 18 & IMAX
Wauwatosa – Mayfair Mall 18 with IMAX

CANADA

Alberta
Calgary – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Chinook IMAX Theatre
Edmonton – Cineplex Scotiabank West Edmonton Mall IMAX Theatre

British Columbia
Langley – Cineplex Colossus Langley IMAX Theatre
Richmond – Cineplex SilverCity Riverport IMAX Theatre

Nova Scotia
Halifax – Empire IMAX Theatre

Ontario
Gloucester – Cineplex SilverCity Gloucester IMAX Theatre
Mississauga – Cineplex Coliseum Mississauga IMAX Theatre
Woodbridge – Cineplex Colossus Woodbridge IMAX Theatre

Quebec
Montreal – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Montreal IMAX Theatre
Quebec City – IMAX Le Theatre At Quebec

INTERNATIONAL

Argentina
Buenos Aires – IMAX Showcase Norte*

Australia
Melbourne – Highpoint Hoyts IMAX~
Melbourne – Melbourne Museum IMAX~
Perth – Carousel Hoyts IMAX~
Sydney – Entertainment Quarter Hoyts IMAX~
Sydney – LG IMAX Theatre Sydney~

Austria
Graz – Cineplexx 8055 Graz~
Vienna – Cineplexx Apollo Das Kino~

Brazil
Curitiba – Palladium Shopping Center IMAX
Sao Paolo – Bourbon Shopping Center Espaco Unibanco Pompeia IMAX

Czech Republic
Prague – Oskar IMAX Palace Flora*

Germany
Berlin – CineStar Potsdamer Platz IMAX 3D~

Hong Kong
Kowloon – UA MegaBox IMAX Theatre*
Hong Kong SAR – I Square – Lark Intl. Multimedia Ltd.*

Hungary
Budapest – Cinema City Arena IMAX Hungary~

India
Hyderabad – Prasad IMAX Theatre*
Kolkata – Cinemax Kolkata*
Mumbai – Big Cinemas IMAX Theatre*

Japan
Kanagawa – 109 Cinemas Kawasaki*
Minoh – 109 Cinemas Minoh*
Saitama – 109 Cinemas Shobu*

Korea
Gwangju – CGV Gwangju*
Seoul – CGV Yongsan*

Mexico
Guadalajara – Cinepolis Galerias
Juarez – Cinepolis Las Misiones Cd. Juarez IMAX Theatre
Mexicali – Sol del Nino
Mexico City – Cinepolis Perisur IMAX Theatre
Mexico City – Cinepolis Universidad IMAX Theatre
Monterrey – Galerias Valle Oriente
Toluca – Cinepolis Galerias Metepec IMAX Theatre

Netherlands
Amsterdam – Pathe*

New Zealand
Auckland – SKYCITY IMAX Queen Street~

Philippines
Manila – San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX*
Manila – SM City North Edsa Mall IMAX*

Poland
Katowice – Orange IMAX Katowice*
Krakow – Orance IMAX Krakow*
Lodz – Orange IMAX Manufaktura*
Poznan – Poznan IMAX*
Warsaw – Orange IMAX Sabyda*

Russia
Moscow – KinoStar City @ Mega Belaya Dacha*
Moscow – Nescafe IMAX*
St. Petersburg – Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar City*

Spain
Barakaldo – Megapark*
Malaga – Plaza Mayor*

Taiwan
Taipei – Samsung IMAX Theatre Miramar Cinema
Taipei – Viewshow

Thailand
Bangkok – KrungSri IMAX Siam Paragon*

UK
Birmingham – Birmingham IMAX Millennium Point
Bradford – National Media Museum IMAX Bradford
Glasgow – Glasgow Science Centre IMAX Cinema
Greenwich – ODEON Greenwich IMAX
London – BFI London IMAX Cinema
Manchester – Manchester IMAX @ The Printworks
Wimbledon – ODEON Wimbledon IMAX

Ukraine
Kiev – Utel IMAX Theatre*

~denotes earlier launch *denotes later launch

Additional theatres will be confirmed. Please check local listings or IMAX.com for final theatre listings, launch dates and showtimes.

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