The Dark Knight Gets One-Week IMAX Laser Run in Japan
The screening gives Japanese audiences a rare chance to see the film in the 1.43:1 aspect ratio, available domestically at only two theaters.
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Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro will screen Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight in IMAX Laser from August 21 to August 27, a one-week limited engagement. Some scenes will play in IMAX's 1.43:1 aspect ratio, a format available in Japan only at this theater and 109 Cinemas Osaka Expo City. Tickets go on sale with tiered advance windows.
The Dark Knight returns to Japanese theaters in IMAX Laser for one week, from August 21 through August 27, at Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro. The theater announced the engagement on its official X account on August 13.
Select scenes will be shown in IMAX's 1.43:1 aspect ratio, a format that can only be experienced in Japan at Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro and 109 Cinemas Osaka Expo City, both of which use IMAX Laser with GT technology. The screening fee adds 900 yen to the regular ticket price, with an extra charge for special seats.
Tickets go on sale in stages: PLATINUM members get the earliest window three days before each screening date at 8:30 p.m., followed by all moviegoer's CLUB members at 9 p.m., with general online sales starting two days before at midnight. Box office sales begin two days prior at theater opening.
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