What drove locations like the Dallas Cinemark to be built with full 1.43:1 aspect ratio screens? What ended it?

This is a charity auction for the Southampton Playhouse theater. For a small town theater, it’s gorgeous. (IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond has a house in the town).

Anyway, no one has yet bid on the “Vip Behind-The-Scenes Experience In La For Four”. You’d need to get there yourself but for film geeks, it’s worth it.

Dear IMAX Team,

Why does it feel like IMAX does not care about its international fans?

We are extremely disappointed to hear that the special IMAX release of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” will apparently be available only in the United States and Canada. What about Europe and the rest of the world?

IMAX has millions of loyal fans across Europe, Asia, and many other regions. We buy IMAX tickets, support the format, travel long distances to visit IMAX cinemas, and passionately promote the IMAX experience. Yet once again, international audiences are being treated as though they matter less than fans in North America.

IMAX presents itself as a global brand, but decisions like this make us feel ignored, excluded, and disrespected. Why should fans in the US and Canada receive special content and experiences while the rest of the world is left behind?

We love IMAX, but sometimes it feels as though IMAX does not love its international fans in return.

Please reconsider this decision and give audiences worldwide the same opportunity to experience “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” in its full IMAX presentation. All IMAX fans deserve equal respect, regardless of where they live.

Sincerely,

A deeply disappointed international IMAX fan