Adlabs-IMAX to set up Dome Theatre in Mumbai

Adlabs Films, one of India’s leading motion picture processing laboratories, has recently signed an agreement with IMAX Corporation - Canada, for the setting up of an IMAX Dome Theatre in Mumbai.

Almost eight-storey high, the 15/70 image IMAX screen is 10 times larger than a conventional 35mm frame and five times bigger than a standard 70mm frame. Constructed of a special diffused matte white vinyl perforated with thousands of tiny holes, the IMAX screen is specially made for "acoustical transparency". Sound is the other critical element of the IMAX Experience!

The IMAX six channel, high-fidelity motion picture sound system, with sub-bass, eliminates variation in volume and sound quality over the theatres seating area. This allows all the members of the audience to experience superb sound quality regardless of where they are seated.

The 520-seater IMAX Dome Theatre, which will be located in Wadala in Mumbai, is to be part of a four-cinema multiplex and is scheduled to open its doors for Mumbai’s movie going public by the end of this year.

Incidentally, the IMAX Dome, which is 30 meters wide in diameter, is the largest IMAX dome in the world and the first of its kind in the Indian subcontinent. The theatre, housed in an area of 942.83 square meters, will feature 10 shows a day, with each film running approximately for 45 to 50 minutes. Adlabs Films, will operate the multiplex.

"We are pleased to bring to the Indian public this eight-storey screen, which is a Cinematic wonder of the world and we feel that the IMAX Experience will add another dimension to Adlabs’ entertainment mix. We are very excited to be bringing the world’s premier motion picture technology to our Indian shores," said Adlabs Managing Director, Manmohan Shetty.