IMAX FUN FACTS

IMAX® film is the largest commercial film format ever invented.
The IMAX® camera weighs up to 100 pounds.
Average IMAX® screen is 4500 times bigger than an average TV screen.
IMAX film is strong enough to pull a truck.
Film frame used by IMAX® projection system is 10 times the size of a conventional 35mm frame.
IMAX® screens are designed to encompass your peripheral vision.
These screens are painted silver to maximize the amount of light reflected back to the audience.
IMAX® uncompressed digital, wrap-around sound is a patented Proportional Point Source (TM) Loudspeaker system that delivers exacting volume and quality at every seat.

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The Polar Express 3D

	In the story a young boy lies awake in his room one snowy Christmas Eve. Suddenly, he is startled by a thunderous roar. Clearing the mist from his window he sees the most amazing sight—a gleaming black train rumbles to a stop right in front of his house. “The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience” is the first full-length feature ever converted into IMAX® 3D. Using state-of-the-art CGI and performance capture technology to create a unique blend of realism and fantasy. It tells of a doubting young boy who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole and embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
"The Polar Express is a movie for more than one season; it will become a perennial, shared by the generations." Roger Ebert / SunTimes.com

In the story a young boy lies awake in his room one snowy Christmas Eve. Suddenly, he is startled by a thunderous roar. Clearing the mist from his window he sees the most amazing sight—a gleaming black train rumbles to a stop right in front of his house.

“The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience” is the first full-length feature ever converted into IMAX® 3D. Using state-of-the-art CGI and performance capture technology to create a unique blend of realism and fantasy. It tells of a doubting young boy who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole and embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

"The Polar Express is a movie for more than one season; it will become a perennial, shared by the generations."
Roger Ebert / SunTimes.com

The Polar Express official web site

Click here for classroom activities for the Polar Express reading challenge.

Play Polar Bowler and see how well you bowl.

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