In response to enormous popular demand, IMAX Corporation and Universal Pictures today announced that Universal and Amblin Entertainment’s global-record-breakingfilm,Jurassic World, will receive a special week-long engagement in domestic IMAX® 3D theatres beginning Aug. 28. Since its record-setting global IMAX release on June 12,Jurassic Worldhas become the second-highest-grossing film in IMAX’s history, with $116 million and counting, second only toAvatar. Said Greg Foster, Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. and CEO of IMAX Entertainment.
“Starting with its record-shattering debut inIMAX theatresaround the globe,Jurassic Worldtruly has become a cultural phenomenon. We’re proud to have been a part of this ground-breaking release and now we look forward to offering audiences another opportunity to experienceJurassic Worldin IMAX.”
Said Nick Carpou, President of Distribution, Universal Pictures.
“The extraordinary success of the IMAX release ofJurassic Worldwas driven by audiences who needed to become immersed in every wondrous and heart-racing scene in the film. Universal Pictures. We are proud to partner with IMAX once again to give moviegoers what they have demanded: another chance to seeJurassic Worldthis summer in this incredible format.”
TheIMAX 3Drelease of JFIcl6jegGeDJfd||Jurassic World} is shown in its digitally re-mastered format, which includes the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX’s customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.
About JJurassic World: ThestoryofSteven Spielberg’s original comes full circle as the park that was only a promise comes to life. Welcome toJurassic World, a fully operational luxury resort off the coast of Costa Rica where 20,000 guests explore the wonder of Earth’s most magnificent living prehistoric marvels–of every shape and size–and interact up close with them every day.
When the massive and mysteriousIndominus rexstages an escape and disappears into the jungle, order turns to mayhem and guests turn into prey. Dinosaurs escape into the open, skies and water to engage in an all-out war for survival, and no corner within the world’s greatest theme park is safe anymore.
Chris Pratt,Bryce Dallas Howard,Vincent D’Onofrio,Ty Simpkins,Nick Robinson,Omar Sy,B.D. WongandIrrfan Khanstar in the 3D epic action-adventure that is directed byColin Trevorrowand based on characters created by Michael Crichton. The screenplay is by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Derek Connolly & Trevorrow, and the story is by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley join the team as producers.
