World’s Top IMAX Theaters Draw Movie Fans Globally

A curated list of the 15 most popular IMAX venues highlights the most visited and technically impressive locations worldwide. The Traumpalast Leonberg in Germany hosts the largest permanent IMAX screen, measuring roughly 127 feet wide and 68 feet tall. Melbourne’s IMAX at the museum and Sydney’s Darling Harbour offer some of the tallest screens in the Southern Hemisphere. The United Kingdom’s BFI IMAX in London, the United States’ AMC Lincoln Square in New York and Broadway’s TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood are noted for their historic premieres and 70 mm film capabilities. North America also includes the Universal CityWalk IMAX in Orlando and the Cinesphere in Toronto, which opened the world’s first permanent IMAX theater in 1971. These venues collectively attract tens of millions of tickets annually, cementing IMAX as a flagship cinema format for blockbuster releases.