Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: The IMAX Experience opens in IMAX(R) theatres Friday, May 22, 2009

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: The IMAX Experience opens in IMAX(R) theatres Friday, May 22, 2009

LOS ANGELES, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat and Robin Williams and directed by Shawn Levy, will open in 160 IMAX(R) theatres domestically, simultaneously with its wide release this Friday, May 22, 2009. The film had its world premiere last week at the Smithsonian Institution's Lockheed Martin IMAX theatre in Washington D.C. The IMAX release will also open in 38 IMAX theatres internationally.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is the sequel to the box office hit Night at the Museum, which grossed $251 million at the box office with $18.3 million coming from 113 IMAX theatres. This highly anticipated next installment in the series has also been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-mastering) technology.

"We're delighted to be back in IMAX theatres for this next Night at the Museum adventure, where fans can experience the enhanced image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience," said Bruce Snyder, President, Domestic Distribution, Twentieth Century Fox. "The rollout of IMAX's digital theatres has expanded the audience for our IMAX release and we look forward transporting even more people into the magical museum exhibits, this time at the Smithsonian, with the hilarious cast from the first film."

"Our summer film slate is off to a great start and this exciting film delivers all the elements that are ideally suited to The IMAX Experience," said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. "With more IMAX theatres for people to choose from, audiences have more choices of when and where they want to experience the IMAX release, and the extra options have already proven to be a huge success this summer. Twentieth Century Fox has delivered another top quality film and we look forward to sharing it with IMAX moviegoers."

"Shawn Levy and Twentieth Century Fox have created another wonderful adventure for the whole family," added Greg Foster, Chairman and President, IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "This film plays well for people of all ages, and we're very excited to offer it to IMAX moviegoers in multiplexes and many museums."

It's a new "Night" and "Museum" for Ben Stiller, who is joined by several other stars from the original film, as well as new characters from history -- including Amy Adams as famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart, Hank Azaria as villainous Egyptian pharaoh Kahmunrah, Christopher Guest as Russian tyrant Ivan the Terrible and Alain Chabat as Napoleon. Owen Wilson is back as cowboy Jedediah, and Robin Williams again rides into history as Teddy Roosevelt. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world's largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone's rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy's ruby red slippers and Archie Bunker's lounge chair. No major film has ever shot inside the Smithsonian in Washington...until Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. The "Battle" begins in theaters and IMAX everywhere May 22.

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