IMAX

"Never Compromise"

- Tagline.

IMAX is a system of high-resolution cameras, film formats and film projectors. Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Robert Kerr, and William C. Shaw developed the first IMAX cinema projection standards in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Canada. Unlike conventional projectors, the film runs horizontally (see diagram sprocket holes) so that the image width is greater than the width of the film. Since 2002, some feature films have been converted into IMAX format for displaying in IMAX theatres, and some have also been (partially) shot in IMAX. IMAX is the most widely used system for special-venue film presentations. By late 2017, 1,302 IMAX theatre systems were installed in 1,203 commercial multiplexes, 13 commercial destinations, and 86 institutional settings in 75 countries.

Involvement with Universal
Universal Pictures became the second studio to release movies in IMAX after Walt Disney Pictures. Their first IMAX movie is Apollo 13, the first IMAX DMR film.

Universal animated films shown in IMAX

 * Kung Fu Panda (2008)
 * Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
 * Woo La La (2009) (In 3D)
 * Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) (In 3D)
 * Computeropolis 3 (2010)
 * How to Train Your Dragon (2010) (In 3D)
 * Shrek Forever After (2010) (In 3D)
 * Megamind (2010) (In 3D. Limited engagement)
 * Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) (In select IMAX 3D theaters. Limited engagement)
 * Puss in Boots (2011) (In 3D. Limited engagement)
 * The Lorax (2012) (In 3D)
 * Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) (In select IMAX 3D theaters)
 * Rise of the Guardians (2012) (In 3D. (Limited engagement)
 * Quest (2013) (In select IMAX theatres. Limited engagement)
 * Despicable Me 2 (2013) (In select IMAX 3D theatres. Limited engagement)
 * How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) (In 3D. Limited engagement)
 * Gabriel Garza 2 (2014) (In select IMAX theatres. Limited engagement)
 * Penguins of Madagascar (2014) (In select IMAX 3D theatres)
 * Paradoria (2015) (In 3D. Limited engagement)
 * Minions (2015) (In 3D. Limited engagement)
 * Luna & Zak (2015) (In 3D. Limited engagement)
 * Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) (In 3D; China, Thailand, and the U.K. only)
 * The Secret Life of Pets (2016) (In 3D. Limited engagement)
 * Imagimals (2016) (In 3D. Limited engagement)
 * Sing (2016) (In 3D; China and Japan only. Limited engagement)
 * Gabriel Garza 3 (2017)
 * Despicable Me 3 (2017)
 * Lix (2017)
 * Computeropolis: The Deep Web (2018) (Released in 2D in North America and United Kingdom, released in 3D in other territories)
 * The Grinch (2018) (In select IMAX theatres. Released in 2D in North America, released in 3D in selected territories. Limited engagement)
 * How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) (In select IMAX theatres. Released in 2D in North America and some select territories, released in 3D in selected territories)
 * Paradoria 2: Enchanted Realm (2019) (Released in 2D in North America, released in 3D in other territories. Limited engagement in North America and United Kingdom)
 * The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) (In select international IMAX 3D theatres.)