Twentieth Century Fox's The Day The Earth Stood Still Opens in IMAX(R) Theatres December 12, 2008

Twentieth Century Fox's The Day The Earth Stood Still Opens in IMAX(R) Theatres December 12, 2008

Growth of IMAX Network Enables More Audiences in More Locations to Experience it in IMAX

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that The Day The Earth Stood Still, directed by Scott Dickerson and starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, John Cleese and Jaden Smith, will open domestically on December 12, 2008 in 123 IMAX(R) theatres, including 38 new locations equipped with IMAX's digital projection system, in conjunction with the film's nationwide release.

The film will also open in 26 IMAX theatres internationally, including six new locations equipped with IMAX's digital projection system, during the days and weeks following the domestic launch. The Day The Earth Stood Still has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with IMAX DMR(R) technology.

"The suspense, action and sheer intensity of The Day The Earth Stood Still is ideally suited to IMAX's immersive format," said Bruce Snyder, President, Domestic Distribution, Twentieth Century Fox. "We're able to offer this unique experience to a much wider audience thanks to the recent opening of so many new IMAX theatres."

"We're very excited to kick off the holiday season with the first of three event films from Twentieth Century Fox slated for release to IMAX theatres during the next 12 months," said Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "Fans of science fiction films are particularly dialed into IMAX, and they seek us out whenever films they are passionate about play in our format. This film already packs a real punch, and we're delighted to take it to the next level by offering moviegoers a chance to Experience it in IMAX, with crystal clear images, powerful digital sound and customized theatre geometry, which puts you IN the movie."

In THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, a contemporary reinvention of the 1951 science fiction classic, renowned scientist Dr. Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. When forces beyond Helen's control treat the extraterrestrial as a hostile and deny his request to address the world's leaders, she and her estranged stepson Jacob (Jaden Smith) quickly discover the deadly ramifications of Klaatu's claim that he is "a friend to the Earth." Now Helen must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy us that mankind is worth saving - but it may be too late. The process has begun.

The Day the Earth Stood Still: The IMAX Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following IMAX theatres beginning December 12th.

   UNITED STATES    Arizona    Mesa - Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre   Phoenix - AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX    Arkansas    Little Rock - Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre    California    Anaheim - The Movie Experience 14 at Anaheim Gardenwalk   Arcadia - AMC Santa Anita 16 & IMAX   Burbank - AMC Burbank 16 & IMAX   Cathedral City - Desert IMAX Theatre   Dublin - Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 & IMAX   Emeryville - AMC Bay Street 16 & IMAX   Fresno - Edwards Fresno Stadium 22 & IMAX   Irvine - Edwards Irvine Spectrum IMAX   Los Angeles - AMC Century City 15 & IMAX   Los Angeles - AMC CityWalk Stadium 19 with IMAX   Los Angeles - IMAX Theatre at The Bridge: cinema de lux   Ontario - Edwards Ontario Palace 22 & IMAX   Sacramento - Edwards Fairfield Stadium 16 & IMAX   Sacramento - Regal Cinemas El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 & IMAX   San Diego - 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 Theatre & IMAX   Simi Valley - Civic Center Stadium 16 & IMAX   Stockton - Regal City Centre Stadium 16 & IMAX   Torrance - AMC Del Amo 18 & IMAX    Colorado    Colorado Springs - Cinemark Carefree Circle IMAX Theatre   Denver - AMC Orchard 12 & IMAX   Denver - UA Colorado Center Stadium 9 & IMAX    Connecticut    Manchester - IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills    Florida    Altamonte Springs - AMC Altamonte Mall 18 & IMAX   Aventura - AMC Aventura 24 & IMAX   Fort Lauderdale - AutoNation(R) IMAX(R) Theater at Museum of Discovery   and Science   Fort Myers - Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 & IMAX   Jacksonville - AMC Regency 24 & IMAX   Orange Park - AMC Orange Park 24 & IMAX   Orlando - Pointe Orlando 20 & IMAX   St. Petersburg - Muvico Baywalk 20 & IMAX   Tampa - Channelside Cinemas IMAX   Tampa - AMC Veterans 24 & IMAX   West Palm Beach - Muvico Parisian 20 & IMAX    Georgia    Augusta - Augusta Exchange Stadium 20 & IMAX   Buford - Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 & IMAX    Idaho    Boise - Edwards Boise Stadium 22 & IMAX    Illinois    Batavia - Randall 15 IMAX   Chicago - Navy Pier IMAX Theatre   Lincolnshire - Regal Lincolnshire 20 & IMAX   Woodridge - Cinemark Seven Bridges IMAX Theatre    Indiana    Evansville - IMAX Theatre at Showplace Cinemas East 18   Indianapolis - Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 & IMAX   Noblesville - Hamilton Towne Center 16 + IMAX   Portage - Portage 16 IMAX    Iowa    Council Bluffs - Kerasotes Star Cinemas 16 & IMAX    Kansas    Olathe - AMC Studio 30 & IMAX    Kentucky    Louisville - IMAX Cinema De Lux 20: Stonybrook    Maryland    Baltimore - AMC Loews White Marsh 16 & IMAX   Columbia - AMC Columbia 14 & IMAX    Massachusetts    Natick - Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture - Natick   Reading - Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture - Reading    Michigan    Grand Blanc - NGC Trillium Cinema IMAX Theatre   Grand Rapids - Celebration! Cinema IMAX Theatre   Lansing - Celebration! Cinema IMAX Theatre   Sterling Heights - AMC Forum 30 & IMAX   Ypsilanti - Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor IMAX    Minnesota    Apple Valley - Great Clips IMAX Theatre    Missouri    Kansas City - AMC BarryWoods 24 & IMAX   St. Louis - Wehrenberg Theatres Ronnies 20 Cine IMAX    Nevada    Henderson - Regal Sunset Station 13 & IMAX   Las Vegas - Brenden Theatres and IMAX at the Palms Casino Resort   Las Vegas - Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 & IMAX   Las Vegas - Regal Aliante Stadium 16 & IMAX    New Hampshire    Hooksett - Cinemagic IMAX Theatre    New Jersey    Atlantic City - Tropicana Casino and Resort IMAX Theatre   Cherry Hill - AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24 & IMAX   Hamilton - AMC Hamilton 24 & IMAX    New York    Albany - Regal Crossgates Mall 18 & IMAX   Brooklyn - UA Sheepshead Bay Stadium 14 & IMAX   Deer Park - Regal Deer Park Stadium 16 & IMAX   Garden City - Grumman IMAX at Cradle of Aviation   New Rochelle - Regal New Roc City 18 & IMAX   New York City - AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 & IMAX   New York City - AMC Empire 25 & IMAX   Rochester - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Tinseltown USA   West Nyack - IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center   White Plains - IMAX Theatre at City Center: Cinema De Lux 15   Williamsville - Regal Transit Center 18 & IMAX    North Carolina    Raleigh - Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum    Ohio    Springdale - IMAX Theatre at Springdale 18: Cinema De Lux   Columbus - IMAX Theatre at AMC Easton Town Center 30 & IMAX    Oklahoma    Tulsa - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at the Tulsa    Oregon    Tigard - Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 & IMAX    Pennsylvania    Bensalem - AMC Neshaminy 24 & IMAX   Harrisburg - Select Medical IMAX Theater at The Whitaker Center   King of Prussia - UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX   Philadelphia - Tuttleman IMAX Theatre at The Franklin Institute   Reading - RC Reading Movies 11 & IMAX   Tarentum - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at the Galleria Pittsburgh Mills    Rhode Island    Providence - Providence Place Cinemas 16 & IMAX    Tennessee    Knoxville - Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 & IMAX   Nashville - Regal Opry Mills 20 & IMAX    Texas    Colleyville - Colleyville Cinema & Grille IMAX Theatre   Dallas - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17   Houston - AMC Gulf Pointe 30 & IMAX   Houston - Edwards Houston Marq*E 23 & IMAX   San Antonio - Santitos Palladium 18 IMAX Theatre   Sugar Land - AMC First Colony 24 & IMAX   Tomball - Santikos Silverado Station 18 IMAX    Utah    Sandy - Megaplex 17 IMAX at Jordan Commons    Virginia    Alexandria - AMC Hoffman Center 22 & IMAX   Hampton - Riverside IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air & Space Center   Richmond - Science Museum of Virginia Ethyl IMAX Dome   Virginia Beach - AMC Lynnhaven 18 & IMAX   Woodbridge - AMC Potomac Mills 18 & IMAX    Washington    Lacey - Regal Martin Village Stadium 16 & IMAX   Seattle - Pacific Science Center Boeing IMAX Theatre   Spokane - Riverfront Park IMAX   Tukwila - AMC Southcenter 16 & IMAX    Wisconsin    Fitchburg - Kerasotes Star 18 & 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, Bayer's Lake    Ontario    Mississauga - Cineplex Coliseum Mississauga IMAX Theatre   Ottawa - Cineplex SilverCity Gloucester IMAX Theatre   Toronto - Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Toronto IMAX Theatre   Woodbridge - Cineplex Colossus Woodbridge IMAX Theatre    Quebec    Montreal - Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Montreal IMAX Theatre     INTERNATIONAL    Argentina    Buenos Aires - IMAX Theatre Center Norte*    Australia    Melbourne - Hoyts Melbourne Highpoint*   Melbourne - IMAX Theatre, Melbourne Museum*   Perth - Hoyts Perth Carousel*   Sydney - Hoyts Sydney Entertainment Quarter*    China    Hong Kong - UA MegaBox IMAX Theatre    France    Paris - Gaumont Disney Village IMAX    Korea    Seoul - CGV Yongsan*    Mexico    Cuernavaca - Cinemex Diana IMAX Theatre   Guadalajara - Cinepolis Galerias Guadalajara IMAX Theatre   Metepec - Cinepolis Metepec IMAX Theatre   Monterrey - Cinepolis Galerias Valle Oriente IMAX Theatre   Perisur - Cinepolis Perisur IMAX Theatre   Universidad - Cinepolis Universidad IMAX Theatre    Netherlands    Amsterdam - Pathe Arena IMAX    Philippines    Manila - San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theatre    Russia    St. Petersburg - Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar City    Taiwan    Taipei - Samsung IMAX Miramar Cinemas*    Thailand    Bangkok - KrungSri IMAX Siam Paragon    UK    Greenwich - Odeon Greenwich   Glasgow - Glasgow Science Center IMAX Cinema   London - BFI London IMAX Cinema   Manchester - ODEON Manchester IMAX Cinema at The Printworks   Wimbledon - Odeon Wimbledon    Turkey    Ankara - AFM Ankara IMAX   Istinye - AFM Istinye Park IMAX    * Denotes a later launch   

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

About IMAX Corporation

IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies, specializing in immersive motion picture technologies. The worldwide IMAX network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event Hollywood films around the globe, with IMAX theatres delivering the world's best movie presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX(R) 3D, and IMAX DMR, technology. IMAX DMR is the Company's groundbreaking digital re-mastering technology that allows it to digitally transform virtually any conventional motion picture into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience. IMAX's renowned projectors display crystal-clear images on the world's biggest screens, and the IMAX brand is recognized throughout the world for extraordinary and immersive entertainment experiences for consumers. As of September 30, 2008, there were 320 IMAX theatres operating in 42 countries.

IMAX(R), IMAX(R) 3D, IMAX DMR(R), IMAX MPX(R), and The IMAX Experience(R) are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information on the Company can be found at www.imax.com.

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