Why 70mm IMAX?
70mm film runs through the projector sideways, in the tallest aspect ratio in wide release. Everything else crops into a shorter frame.
Star Wars was shot in the wide 2.39:1 frame, so it plays at that shape on any screen. On an IMAX 70mm print, the gain is the size and clarity of the picture, not its height.
Questions about Star Wars (1977) in 70mm
- Where can I see Star Wars (1977) in IMAX 70mm?
- At the 34 theaters in the US and Canada with an IMAX 70mm film projector. Each has one such auditorium.
- Are Star Wars (1977) IMAX 70mm tickets on sale?
- Tickets not on sale yet.
- How do I find out when seats open up?
- Set a watch with your email. We watch the rooms you pick and email you the seats that match your party when they open.
- Does an alert reserve the seat?
- No. Tickets are sold by the theaters, and an alert only tells you the seats are there. You book them yourself on the theater’s own site.
Where it plays in 70mm
Every theater with an IMAX 70mm projector.